Press Statements
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20 States Sue to End Protections for LGBTQ Youth: Our Statement
The first priority of education should be to put young people’s needs first – and that includes transgender young people. Why have these states chosen to abandon that mission? What…
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Statement on the Supreme Court’s Lifting of the Eviction Moratorium
Advocates for Youth condemns the Supreme Court’s decision to lift the eviction moratorium ordered by the Biden Administration. Housing is a right. Young people are more likely than adults to…
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Op-ed: Asexual Benefits of Comprehensive Sexual Education
An op-ed about how Sexual Risk Avoidance sex ed programs leave many young people in the dark about sex, sexuality and healthy relationships, and why we to work together to…
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Advocates for Youth activist Kayla Quimbley appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
The Child Tax Credit offers parents—and importantly, young parents — the opportunity to put food on the table, cover the costs of school supplies, and secure safe daycare options for…
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Advocates for Youth Applauds the Biden/Harris Administration for Expanding the Child Tax Credit
The Child Tax Credit offers parents—and importantly, young parents — the opportunity to put food on the table, cover the costs of school supplies, and secure safe daycare options for…
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New Resource Outlines How Youth-Serving Professionals Can Build Cultural Responsiveness
The Resolution works to replace an outdated and ineffective National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month to better provide young people with complete, accurate, and inclusive sexual health information and…
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Advocates for Youth Reacts to SCOTUS Fulton Decision
“LGBTQ families in Philadelphia are hurting, as the Supreme Court’s ruling allows for Catholic Charities to continue to discriminate against them. However, the Supreme Court had an opportunity to em…
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Advocates for Youth welcomes the reintroduction of the Women’s Health Protection Act
“A federal budget without Hyde is the result of years of organizing by young people, low income folks, and people of color – all dedicated to the basic idea that…