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What are you thankful for? It has been awhile since we last posted but we do want to give a great big “thank you” to everyone who has helped SacPOP reach out to various people in the Sacramento community. We have made a huge impact in Sacramento and we want […]

Being Thankful

November 27, 2013 in Outreach tagged Condoms / Get Tested / HIV / LGBT / LGBTQ / Outreach / Partner / Partners / relationships / safe sex / safety / sex / SexED / sexuality / Testing / Youth / YPE

This has been a great year for our Youth Peer Educators! We have reached out to various populations and encouraged many youth to get tested for HIV and STDs. They have been such a great group of youth to work with and they all made a difference in helping with […]

Thank you to the 2013 Youth Peer Educators!

November 1, 2013 in HIV and STIs / Outreach / Prevention tagged Ask Us / Get Tested / HIV / LGBT / LGBTQ / Outreach / Peer / Peers / POP This! / safety / STDs / Youth / YPE

Hello Everyone! SacPOP is hosting one last party for this year at Shenanigans in downtown Sacramento! There will be tons of giveaways and even gift cards to the first 30 people to get tested. It is important to know your status! See you all tonight, we will be there […]

Nightmare on J Street

October 29, 2013 in Outreach tagged African American / Condoms / Get Tested / Hispanic / LGBT / LGBTQ / Outreach / Party / Partying / Youth / YPE

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

October 15, 2013 in Outreach tagged AIDS / Condoms / Get Tested / Hispanic / HIV / Latino / LGBT / LGBTQ / National Latino AIDS Awareness Day / NLAAD / Outreach / Party / Partying / Prevention / Youth

There are so many types of condoms that you can use. There are ribbed, studded, thin, flavored, glow in the dark, snug fit, larger fit, scented, latex or non-latex and there are colorful ones as well! Don’t forget about the female condoms, they can also help protect you. Which condom is […]

POP This! – If I were a condom…

September 24, 2013 in Condoms tagged Ask Us / Condoms / Get Tested / HIV / LGBTQ / lube / POP This! / Prevention / safe sex / safety / sex / STDs / Youth / YPE

The Youth Peer Educators were asked: Do you feel that sex changes relationships? If so or if not, why? I do feel that sex changes relationships. When people who are looking for a serious relationship and have sex, they see it as more of a bond and begin to feel […]

POP This! – Sexy Relationships

August 16, 2013 in LGBTQ / Relationships / Sex tagged Ask Us / Condoms / First Time / Friends / Get Tested / HIV / LGBTQ / lube / Partner / Partners / Peer / Peer Pressure / Peers / POP This! / Prevention / relationships / safe sex / safety / sex / Youth / YPE

Many people do not know who they are dating when they are trying to hook up online. What if you went on a date and found out that you were dating a STD? That might make dating and hook-ups a bit easier but of course, it does not work […]

Dating STDs

August 8, 2013 in Condoms / HIV and STIs / Prevention / Sex / Sex Ed tagged Ask Us / Condoms / Dating / Get Tested / HIV / Internet / Outreach / POP This! / Prevention / safe sex / safety / sex / SexED / Testing / Youth / YPE

National HIV Testing Day

June 24, 2013 in Outreach tagged Activism / Get Tested / HIV / NHTD / Testing

Anyone can get HIV, including youth! According to the CDC, youth aged 13-29 accounted for 39% of all new HIV infections in 2009. That is way too high and we need to start getting tested. Know your status and protect yourself in order to end the spread of HIV among […]

Get Tested

February 25, 2013 in Prevention tagged Get Tested / HIV / Youth