Press Statements
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Young people led us to victory in California
Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the College Student Right to Access, or Senate Bill 24 by Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino). Advocates for Youth celebrates the signing of this historic…
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The Supreme Court Must Protect Abortion Access in Louisiana
Today, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear June Medical Services vs McGee, a case challenging a Louisiana law that would close every clinic in the state but one. …
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Statement on Planned Parenthood and Title X
It is deeply troubling that Planned Parenthood has been forced out of the Title X program – putting access to affordable birth control and other family planning services out of…
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Trump’s “Public Charge” Rule Puts Young People At Risk
The Trump administration has once again shown its xenophobia in finalizing a rule that punishes immigrants for using public assistance. The “Public Charge” rule – which is set to take…
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Mourning the Victims of Gun Violence and White Supremacy
The young people we work with are forced to live in a culture of hate which continues churning poisonous rhetoric and making our world unsafe. Though youth are leading the…
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Advocates for Youth and Trojan Team Up for the 13th Year to Promote Sexual Health on College Campuses Across the Country
Advocates for Youth and Trojan are opening the annual application window for The Condom Collective (formerly known as the Great American Condom Campaign), a youth-led grassroots movement to make condo…