Website History
This project is supported by HHPCs Youth Advisory Board or ∆ KABB, a group of young people from New York City.
∆ KABB is a group of young Black and Latino students ages 15 to 20 from New York City who inform other youth about safe sex, birth control, and emergency contraception. ∆ KABB believes that unintended pregnancy can easily be prevented through education and knowledge.
∆ KABB = Changing Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors
Front (left to right): Jasmine, Eboni, Melissa, Tamara, Minbiyew “Min”
Back (left to right): Ben, Jason, Damian, Imani, Jalan (Coordinator)
Members joined the Youth Advisory Board for different reasons...
Ben- “I wanted to help people and stay occupied to keep myself out of trouble while helping others get out of trouble.”
Damian- “I joined the YAB to help my community. Pregnancy is a major issue and I wanted to inform people of other methods to prevent pregnancy.”
Eboni- “I joined the YAB because my friends were getting pregnant and I wanted to get all the information I could to help them prevent pregnancy and not ruin their lives.”
Imani- “YAB appealed to me because I wanted to help the community, learn more myself and take something back to school with me.”
Jasmine- “It was something positive that I could do to help inform other youth, so I wanted to be a part of it.”
Jason- “YAB was a positive program that wants to help peoplein my community so I wanted to help.”
Melissa- “I wanted to join YAB because it seemed like something fun and informative that I could do over the summer.”
Minbiyew- “It was something I wanted to do for me and my community.”
Tamara- “I joined because I live in Harlem and I wanted to help youth in my community I think its really important for young people especially youth of color this project id do important because young people are helping each other.”
Vicki- “I joined because I enjoyed helping others especially young people anyway I can and this was a very good opportunity to do so.”
Damian- “I joined the YAB to help my community. Pregnancy is a major issue and I wanted to inform people of other methods to prevent pregnancy.”
Eboni- “I joined the YAB because my friends were getting pregnant and I wanted to get all the information I could to help them prevent pregnancy and not ruin their lives.”
Imani- “YAB appealed to me because I wanted to help the community, learn more myself and take something back to school with me.”
Jasmine- “It was something positive that I could do to help inform other youth, so I wanted to be a part of it.”
Jason- “YAB was a positive program that wants to help peoplein my community so I wanted to help.”
Melissa- “I wanted to join YAB because it seemed like something fun and informative that I could do over the summer.”
Minbiyew- “It was something I wanted to do for me and my community.”
Tamara- “I joined because I live in Harlem and I wanted to help youth in my community I think its really important for young people especially youth of color this project id do important because young people are helping each other.”
Vicki- “I joined because I enjoyed helping others especially young people anyway I can and this was a very good opportunity to do so.”
∆ KABB members at the Kick Off Celebration
∆ KABB members with Aimee Thorne-Thomsen, Executive Director of Pro-choice Public Education Project (PEP) during a messaging and ads campaign development training
∆ KABB with Planned Parenthood Consultant, Chanel Haliburton during a workshop on HIV, STIs, and safer sex.