Press Statements
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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The Resolution works to replace an outdated and ineffective National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month to better provide young people with complete, accurate, and inclusive sexual health information and…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…
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Advocates for Youth Applauds Biden Budget Without Discriminatory Hyde Amendment
“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…
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Advocates for Youth Applauds the Introduction of the Real Education & Access for Healthy Youth Act (REAHYA) in the 117th Congress
REAHYA would ensure that federal funding is allocated to comprehensive, inclusive sex education programs that provide young people with the skills and information they need to make informed, responsib…
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Advocates for Youth Stands with Those in Palestine & Israel Advocating for Justice
Advocates for Youth supports the rights of young people everywhere to live free from discrimination, violence, and fear. Young Palestinians must have the economic, social, and political power to exe…
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Statement on the Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act.
Advocates for Youth applauds the introduction of the Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act. The bill was introduced this morning by Representative Pramila Jayapal…