Advocates for Youth
For Support Of The Young Women Of Color Leadership Council
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Amount$300,000
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Program
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Date Awarded8/28/2018
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
This grant will support Advocates for Youth’s Young Women of Color Leadership Council program. This program prepares young women of color to run successful advocacy campaigns focused on reproductive issues on college campuses by training them on advocacy and organizing, developing their leadership skills, and identifying opportunities to elevate their voices for policy and cultural changes. Additionally, the grant will help Advocates for Youth expand their reach and program with the launch of their new campaign, The Future Is Young Women of Color. This campaign aims to refocus conversations on reproductive health, rights, and justice to center the needs and priorities of young women of color.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.advocatesforyouth.org
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Advocates for Youth works to promote policies and programs that recognize young people’s rights to sexual health information, accessible and affordable sexual health services, and the resources and opportunities necessary to create sexual health equity for all youth. The organization’s advocacy is strengthened by working in close partnerships with youth leaders, adult allies, and youth-serving organizations. (Strategy: U.S. Reproductive Equity)
for the production of a guide on integrating racial and social justice into sex education
This grant will support Advocates for Youth for the production of a guide on integrating racial and social justice into sex education. Advocates for Youth is a member of the Sex Education Collaborative (SEC), which includes national and state-based organizations that focus on improving sex education to make it more inclusive and comprehensive. To that effect, SEC will be producing training modules and guides for teachers and sex educators that will demonstrate how to integrate racial and social justice into their curriculums.
