Who's at Risk?
Young Women of Color and HIV

April 2009. New York City:
A new report, the result of hundreds of confidential interview of our peers and numbers crunching by social scientists, is done. The results are highly readable and dynamically tell our story. Read our newest report, We Speak.

Young Women & Girls Empowerment
Legislative Breakfast

On April 15th, 2009, YWCHAC partnered with Council Members Darlene Mealy and Leticia James who sponsored and hosted a legislative breakfast for nearly 100 young women ages 10-24 and eight community and faithbased organizations at 250 Broadway. The council members engaged the girls in a discssion about issues that impacted their lives. Issues included, HIV/AIDS, Sexual Harrassment, Abuse and Diseases and Reproductive Health. Read More.

YWCHAC on Television

Brooklyn Elected Officials, the Brooklyn Independent Television program, interviewed YWCHAC. The program was hosted by NYC Councilwoman Darlene Mealy (41st Dist.) and featured Claire Simon, Rocina Dalzell and Katherine Canady. See the segment below.

Own Your Power - Saving OurSelves
A Health Summit for Young Women of Color

YWCHAC convened its' annual health summit for young women of color on Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at St. Francis College. Over 200 young women attended as well as over 40 youth serving organizations tabled and provided information on health, financial and educational options. Read More.

YWCHAC Panel on Young Women of Color, STDs & the Link to HIV

In response to a widely reported CDC study estimating that one in four (26 percent) of young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States – or 3.2 million teenage girls – is infected with at least one of the most common sexually transmitted infections/diseases, the YWCHAC thought we all needed to talk.

YWCHAC organized a panel on May 9, 2008 that featured Dr. Sabrina Williams of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from Atlanta, GA and a large audience of young women. Watch Dr. Williams.