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November 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.

November Quarterly Newsletter

Our November Quarterly Newsletter is out now! Thank you to our Youth Advisory Board member, Derenice, who co-edited and co-wrote this newsletter. Read more for RHEP Updates, Our Youth Advisory Board work, and more!

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Foster Youth Vote

Check out some resources our Youth Advisory Board created on voting! 

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Teen Talk Foster Youth Interest Form

Teen Talk Foster Youth, is a free, virtual, community-based sex ed series specifically for youth in California foster care, coordinated by the Reproductive Health Equity Project. Sign up for the interest form to be notified of future updates!

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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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Resources, events, and more

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.

Cash Assistance and Other Benefits: The Experiences of EPY in CA Foster Care
RHEP worked to assess how Expectant and parenting youth (EPY) with foster care experience navigate financial benefit programs, especially those offering cash assistance, and determine whether a larger study of benefit and cash transfer programs would be of merit.
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Finding LGBTQ+ inclusive medical care
Read how our Youth Advisory Board member recounts the challenges and experiences she faced when accessing LGBTQ+ inclusive care and provides handy resources for foster youth in similar situations.
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Fostering Parenthood Podcast Episode
"Trauma, triggers and trying: trauma-informed parenting" In this episode, Dr. Dorit Saberi provides helpful insight and tips on how to help your foster youth cope with trauma.
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Self-Taught Podcast Episode
"Intersections of Identity in Foster Care" In this episode, Emilio talks about their intersectional identity, and how they found allies in the court system as well as advice for youth who don’t fit into the structures around them.
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