Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health

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  • Illinois Caucus For Adolescent health

  • 32 / Female
  • CHICAGO, Illinois, US
  • Last Login: 10/12/2009

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Interests

  • General

    Sexual health, reproductive health, parenting, reproductive justice, human rights, youth leadership development, grassroots organizing, public policy, advocacy, lobbying, training

Details

  • Status: Single
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Hometown: Chicago
  • Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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About me:

VISION

We envision a world in which all young adults in Illinois use their power to achieve health and well-being in their own lives and for their communities.

MISSION

In partnership with youth, we advocate sound policies and practices that promote a positive approach to adolescent sexual health and parenting.

We believe reproductive justice is an integral part of a broader human rights framework. Our reproductive justice work must align with other social justice movements to address the multilayered impact of oppression on at-risk youth. In all our projects, we focus on serving marginalized adolescent groups, including low-income, immigrant, homeless, LGBTQI, and pregnant and parenting youth.

We believe reproductive freedom for adolescents must encompass the choice to prevent pregnancy and disease with sexual health care information and services; to terminate a pregnancy through safe, accessible, legal abortion; and to bring a pregnancy to term and parent.

POLICY PRIORITIES

We work in partnership with youth and adult allies across Illinois to:
*Promote a positive approach to adolescent sexual health.
*Increase access to sexual health education in schools and communities.
*Ensure support for pregnant and parenting youth in completing their educational goals.

Check out our website at www.icah.org.

Who I'd like to meet:

Youth who are interested in making their voices heard and creating social change in their lives and for their communities.

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