January 2023

Welcome to 2023! We are so excited for a year full of action, community and fun with all of you. We have a packed month ahead and hope to see you virtually and in-person to kick off the new year right!

Check back on the Monthly Activist Calendar page throughout the month. More events and actions will be added.

Rise Up for Repro Rights

Join Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic on Tuesday, January 10 at 7:00 p.m. to virtually celebrate abortion rights in New York and to recognize we still have work to do to protect and expand abortion access. We'll come together to hear dynamic guest speakers, listen to local artists, and be in community as we build a better future for sexual and reproductive health care.

Free and Party in a Box options are available. Party in a box tickets will come with themed drinkware, snacks, and PPHP swag. Inventory is limited, so sign up to get yours before we run out!

Day of Action 2023

Day of Action is going to be in person on January 24, 2023! 

With the fall of Roe, this has been the most difficult year for abortion rights we can remember – and that’s why we need your help. We need activists like you to remind our elected officials in Albany why sexual and reproductive health care matters. We can’t afford to be complacent. From ensuring the State budget funds sexual and reproductive health access to enshrining abortion rights in our state, our advocacy priorities are more urgent than ever.  

Registration is now open to join us in Albany!

Apply to our High School Advocacy Program!

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic is excited to announce our 2023 High School Advocacy Program! We are seeking young people from age 15-18 to join us in taking action, learning to advocate for themselves and their communities, and having fun. 

The group will meet twice a month starting January 31, 2023 ending May 9, 2023. All meetings will be held on Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. virtually.  

During our meetings, you will learn about Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, how to lobby your elected officials, how to take action in your community and much more! At the end of the program, you will work with your team to plan a community action or training.

Help Us Plan for 2023: Take PPHP's Activist Survey!

Help PPHP plan for next year's advocacy and events! We need you to tell us what is impacting your community and what you would like to see from Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic in 2023! 

This short survey will only take 3-5 minutes to complete, and as a thank you, PPHP will send you some swag to help you show that you stand with Planned Parenthood! 

Menstrual Product Drive

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic is partnering with New Hour for Women and Children to hold a menstrual product drive for women recently released from the carceral system in our area.

Returning home from incarceration is enormously challenging both financially and emotionally. The cost of menstrual products can sometimes be out of reach for recently released women, and your donation would help them transition into a new phase of their lives with dignity. Nobody should have to go without basic hygiene products. If you have the resources to contribute, please check out our Amazon wishlist.

Having an event? Encourage your attendees to bring a donation! It is a great way to educate and further your impact.

Any items can be shipped or delivered to our Smithtown Health Center. Please email tyler.davis@pphp.org for more information.

Looking for a regular/weekly volunteer opportunity?

Become a Health Center Advocacy Program Volunteer! Learn more at an upcoming HCAP Info Session. Upcoming dates and more information are available via the link below.

Check out our Medium Page!

Stories have the power to change lives. During this critical time, it is important that we center those most directly impacted by access to sexual and reproductive health care – you.  

This page is open to anyone who wishes to share why access to sexual and reproductive health care is important to them. Are you interested in sharing your story? Please fill out this Share Your Story form and we will get in touch with you!    

Send a Safer Sex Kit!

Do you have someone in your life going away to college? Show them you care about their health by sending them a safer sex kit in the mail! It is time to make sure all young people have access to safe and effective contraception. 

Community Events Corner

Become a member of the Maternal Justice Coalition | The WDN's Maternal Justice Coalition is a diverse, complementary group of organizations, agencies, clinicians and individuals working together to decrease implicit bias, health inequity, and racial disparity in the maternal care of Black women and other vulnerable populations | Email Carol at CBurnett@WomensDiversityNetwork.org to get involved

Advocate Academy | Monday, January 9, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. | Preview Planned Parenthood's 2023 legislative agenda and get connected to the work needed to advance meaningful abortion access in NYS with special guest Attorney General Letitia James.