The first priority of education should be to put young people’s needs first - and that includes transgender young people. Why have these states chosen to abandon that mission? What reason could be more compelling than our need to protect young people’s safety?
Advocates for Youth condemns the Supreme Court's decision to lift the eviction moratorium ordered by the Biden Administration. Housing is a right. Young people are more likely than adults to experience unemployment and poverty, and no young person should find themselves facing housing insecurity in the midst of a global pandemic.
The Child Tax Credit offers parents—and importantly, young parents -- the opportunity to put food on the table, cover the costs of school supplies, and secure safe daycare options for their children.
The Child Tax Credit offers parents—and importantly, young parents -- the opportunity to put food on the table, cover the costs of school supplies, and secure safe daycare options for their children.
"LGBTQ families in Philadelphia are hurting, as the Supreme Court’s ruling allows for Catholic Charities to continue to discriminate against them. However, the Supreme Court had an opportunity to empower religious institutions nationwide to violate non-discrimination laws, and we are grateful they chose a narrower path.
“A federal budget without Hyde is the result of years of organizing by young people, low income folks, and people of color - all dedicated to the basic idea that abortion is a fundamental right, no matter how much money you make, how old you are, or how you get your healthcare,” said Debra Hauser, President of Advocates for Youth.