Teens

I had the pleasure of working with two students from the FACES for the Future Sacramento Program. I spent five weeks with them and we were able to discuss how to prevent HIV, STIs and we even planned a community project in order to reach out to their peers. We plan […]

Art for Change

April 10, 2017 in Prevention / Sex Ed tagged Condoms / HIV / National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day / NYHAAD / Peers / Prevention / safe sex / sex positive / STDs / Teen / Teens / use condoms / Youth

Pop this! – School is starting soon, what advice would you give to someone for starting their next chapter? Or what have you learned this past year that you can reflect on? Soooo Beyonce ain’t Sorry, Riri & Drake rockin, Melanin Kings & Queens DOMINATED in the Olympics and Frank finally […]

School is back!

September 8, 2016 in Self Love tagged motivation / POP This! / school / Teen / Teens

POP This! – How did you know that your first time was the right time? Is there something you wish you knew before you had sex? In the movies, sex looks so easy and romantic. I realized my first time was nothing like the movies and television shows. My first experience was […]

POP This! – My First Time

August 30, 2016 in Peer Pressure / Relationships tagged First Time / Peer Pressure / POP This! / safe sex / sex / Teens

Sometimes I wonder why parents dread talking to their children about sex. The first time my mom talked about it, she drew what a uterus looked like on an old piece of mail and illustrated what happens when a woman gets pregnant. She felt like I wasn’t old or mature […]

The Daunting “Talk”

July 26, 2016 in Sex Ed tagged sex / sex positive / SexED / Teen / teen pregnancy / Teens

Today is National HIV Testing Day! We want to encourage everyone to get tested and treated for HIV. More than 90% of new HIV infections in the United States could be prevented by getting tested and by making sure that those who are living with HIV are receiving early, ongoing […]

National HIV Testing Day #NHTD

June 27, 2016 in Prevention tagged Get Tested / HIV / National HIV Testing Day / NHTD / Prevention / relationships / sex positive / Teens / Testing / use condoms

I remember the exact moment I realized that I was pregnant. It was June 8th, 2013. It was a Wednesday morning. I was 18 years old. My boyfriend and I thought we were practicing safe sex. I woke up feeling this heaviness in my lower stomach. I was in […]

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

May 30, 2016 in Prevention tagged Condoms / Partners / Pregnancy / Teen / teen pregnancy / Teens

March 10th is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This day is to bring more awareness about the risks of contracting HIV and to encourage more women and girls to get tested and treated for HIV. HIV remains a significant health issue for women and adolescent girls, with more […]

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 15, 2016 in HIV and STIs tagged African American / Girls / Hispanic / HIV / Latino / NWGHAAD / Outreach / relationships / safe sex / Teens / use condoms / Women / Youth

Relationships, companionship, love, and friendship are things we all long for but some of us often fall into ones that show us more love than hurt. I would like you to read a story about a young girl who loved her abuser more than herself. At eighteen I fell in […]

I Thought it was Love

February 29, 2016 in Relationships tagged Dating / Love / Peer Pressure / Prevention / relationships / self esteem / self love / Teen / teen dating violence / Teens

National HIV Testing Day is a day where we can all encourage people to get tested for HIV! Getting tested is the first step to help prevent the spread of HIV. Once you know your status, you can seek treatment, lower the amount of virus that is in your body […]

National HIV Testing Day 2014

June 27, 2014 in Condoms / HIV and STIs / Prevention tagged AIDS / Condoms / Dating / Friends / Get Tested / Hispanic / HIV / Internet / Latino / LGBT / LGBTQ / lube / NHTD / Outreach / Partner / Partners / Prevention / safe sex / safety / sex / STDs / Teens / Testing / Youth

Do you know yourself? Like, really know yourself? I am not talking about what you want to be when you grow up or what type of person people think you are. I am talking about your body. Do you know your body? May is National Masturbation Month and all I […]

National Masturbation Month

May 1, 2014 in Sex / Sex Ed / Sexuality tagged Dating / Gender / Hispanic / HIV / Latino / LGBT / LGBTQ / Masturbate / Masturbation / Parents / Partner / Partners / Peer / Peer Pressure / Peers / Prevention / relationships / safe sex / safety / sex / SexED / sexuality / STDs / Teen / Teens / Virginity / Youth

The Youth Peer Educators were asked: If you or a friend has ever had an STD or HIV, what was that like for you or them? Hello, my name is anonymous. Why do I refuse to give my name? Because I recently learned that being embarrassed, blushing, romance, and […]

POP This! – I got an STD

September 27, 2013 in Condoms / HIV and STIs / Prevention / Relationships / Sex tagged Ask Us / Condom / Dating / HIV / POP This! / relationships / sex / STDs / Teens / Youth / YPE