By Advocates Staff

As awards season begins (congrats, Modern Family!), Advocates is delighted to announce two winners in our own activism family.

Danny of the Ohio Advocates, a part of the Cultural Advocacy and Mobilization Initiative with partner organization AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, received the Choice USA Excellence in Leadership Award.  Danny was a driving force behind eliminating abstinence-only programs from Parma's schools, and with the Ohio Advocates is active in many other initiatives to help protect the sexual health and rights of Ohio's young people.

Urooj Arshad, Associate Director, Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Social Justice at Advocates for Youth, has been named an honoree at the Young Women of Color HIV/AIDS Coalition We Speak Awards.  The We Speak Awards recognize individuals and agencies in various sectors – non-profit, philanthropy, for-profit that support leadership development and HIV prevention for young women of color.

Congratulations to Urooj and Danny - it's great to see your hard work recognized!