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September celebrations & acknowledgments

For information and resources, please follow RHEP on Instagram, Bluesky‬, and X. We recognize that this list does not include all days of acknowledgments, celebrations, and remembrance.

2027 Youth Advisory Board Application Open!

RHEP 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. 

Apply by Oct.6

Your Voice, Your Vote:

A youth-led conversation for youth about finding your voice, getting informed, and making your vote count

Join young leaders from the Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC) and RHEP's Youth Advisory Board for an introduction to voting, by youth, for youth. We’ll talk about why voting matters, how to research candidates and issues, and how to register and vote - so you can feel informed and ready to use your voice on Election Day.

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New Series for Teen Talk Foster Youth! 

Teen Talk Foster Youth is a free, virtual, community-based sex ed series for youth in California foster care. The curriculum is compliant with the California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA) and the California Foster Youth Sexual Health Education Act (SB89).

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Self-Taught Season 3 Episode 4 is out now!

Our all-former-foster-youth squad chats about self-discovery, challenging gender norms, and self-care. Our speakers also discuss how to create a supportive community, and how to love yourself, even in a world that seems full of hate. You deserve self-love and the opportunity to find others who appreciate you for you! 

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THE RHEP CAMPAIGN

What is RHEP?

The Reproductive Health Equity Project for Foster Youth brings together youth in foster care and the agencies that serve them to promote systems that normalize, support, and promote the bodily autonomy and healthy sexual development of youth in foster care.  Check out our video for a quick explanation of who we are and what we do.

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Resource Highlights

RHEP focuses on uplifting youth voices, supporting policy change, creating connections between systems, and piloting innovative programs designed in collaboration with stakeholders and youth to better meet their needs. Below are some of our resources that we would like to highlight, aligning with this month’s celebrations and acknowledgments.

Self-Taught Season 3 Episode 3 is out now!
In the episode, abortion care: your needs before (and after) matter, we discuss the stigma that comes with choosing abortion care. The decision is yours, and we are here to empower you with knowledge and confidence.
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Abortion Insights from Conversations with Youth in Foster Care
RHEP conducted focus groups to deepen our understanding of foster youth’s attitudes, beliefs, and sources of information about abortion. Read key takeaways, youth responses, and potential solutions.
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In the foster system, I had to learn about sexual health on my own
Read our Youth Advisory Board member's experience about STI scares, figuring out where to turn, and critical education that foster youth are too often denied.
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Having an abortion can be scary. For me, pregnancy was much scarier.
Read how a member of our Youth Advisory Board shares their experiences navigating abortion care and breaking through stigma to prioritize their health
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