Spring 2025 Registration begins (Monday, October 28 -Monday, November 4)
Hello!
My name is Kayleen ‘Nino’ Denis and I am a Student Intern for Abortion Access in Massachusetts at Advocates for Youth, a national organization committed to supporting young people’s reproductive health, rights and justice.
In 2022, the Massachusetts legislature passed a bill increasing student access to abortion on campus. Because of this bill, ALL public universities in Massachusetts have to create a plan to provide medication abortion (also known as MAB) at their campus health centers, or provide abortion referrals. In response, we launched a Student Advisory Board to support student leadership and expand abortion access on campuses in Massachusetts.
For the past two years, we have worked with students to secure and expand knowledge about on-campus abortion access, and we are working to ensure student’s needs are being met in the implementation of this legislation. Additionally, we are expanding the Student Advisory Board to private schools to further expand abortion access at schools that are not impacted by the legislation.
The Student Advisory Board will consist of up to 24 public and private university and college students. Their role will be to work with other members of the board as well as their peers and administration on campus to improve abortion access. This includes advocating for medication abortion on campus, gathering information on how the health centers advertise and provide abortion care, as well as educating other students about its accessibility on campus.
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Student Advisory Board members will be paid a stipend of $100/month and be required to attend an in-person kickoff training with the rest of the Board in Boston September 27-29, 2024 (lodging, meals, and travel paid for by Advocates for Youth).
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This position will run from September 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025.
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Priority applications are due August 11th, 2024.
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You can find the application to apply here.
Please share this opportunity with any Massachusetts college student you think may be interested, or to anyone you know who may have connections with college students in the state. Attached below is a flier you can disperse digitally or on campus. It is crucial that students across Massachusetts have access to the abortion care they need, want, and deserve!
Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions!
In Solidarity,
Kayleen ‘Nino’ Denis