The Young Women of Color HIV/AIDS Coalition (YWCHAC) provides support services, training, workshops and events for youth and service providers in order to address rising HIV rates among young women of color 13-24. Third Wave supports the WE SPEAK program, in which young people receive sexual health education, advocacy and organizing training, and leadership development. YWCHAC is conducting a research and public education campaign that explores the connections between quality of life, schooling, and related socioeconomic indicators.
Link: Young Women of Color HIV/AIDS Coalition
Young Women of Color HIV/AIDS Coalition was funded in 2009 and 2010. They are based in the Northeast and work in Community Health & Healing, Comprehensive Sex Education, HIV/AIDS, Organizing & Advocacy and Racial Justice utilizing Leadership Development, Political/Peer Education and Research.