RHEP Foster Youth

Youth Advisory board

Youth Leadership Team

Meet the 2026 YAB Cohort!

The Reproductive Health Equity Project for Foster Youth (RHEP) convenes a Youth Advisory Board (YAB) made up of eighteen young people with lived experience in foster care that support RHEP in advancing reproductive and sexual health rights and increasing access to services for youth in the California foster care system.

The Youth Advisory Board provides input to the RHEP Leadership Teams, governmental agencies, community-based organizations, and others regarding how to improve access to sexual health care services and education for youth in foster care. The board is also a space to share lived experiences to generate ideas for policy changes and narrative shifting campaigns state-wide. 

The RHEP YAB members are passionate about lending their voice and expertise to change the current landscape of the foster care system with a focus on sexual and reproductive health.

Cristopher

Cristopher is a fourth-year student at UCLA majoring in Education and Social Transformation Studies. He serves

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Emilio

I have a strong passion for improving outcomes for marginalized communities in a compassionate, accessible, and

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Jen

I’m Jen, and I’m a Biology Major at CSUDH. I also work as a Medical Assistant

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Jessie

I am a Masters of Urban Planning student at USC, former foster youth and community advocate!

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Rashad

I am a Nurse Assistant and a Surgical Technologist. AVC student hoping to achieve my BSN.

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Sam

Sam is a first-year student studying Finance & Chinese at the University of Notre Dame. She

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Taneil

My name is Taneil, and I am the Training & Education Coordinator with LA Emissary, where

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Yin

Hello everyone!! I’m a third year student studying Cognitive Science at USC. This will be my

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Derenice

Jasmin

Quinn

Tamar

Wednesday

Zarah

Interested in Applying?​

The Reproductive Health Equity Project (RHEP) for Foster Youth is a partnership of policy experts, community partners, advocates, and foster youth working to dismantle systemic barriers to improve access to sexual and reproductive health care services & education for youth in care. The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) will be made up of 10-15 young people with lived experience in foster care. YAB members work on and advocate for the bodily autonomy & reproductive rights of young people in the foster system. 

In order to be eligible for YAB, applicants must:   

  • Be between the ages of 18-26
  • Be a current or former foster youth
  • Live in California
  • Have an interest in improving bodily autonomy & sexual and reproductive health care services for youth in foster care 

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