May 2026
Join the Week of Action!
Call on New York State Leadership to protect patient privacy and defend access to gender-affirming care. It's time to make sure our legislative leaders pass our 2026 end of session legislative priorities and send them to Governor Hochul's desk!
Day 1: Tuesday, May 26
Send a letter to legislative leaders and urge them to act on our 2026 end of session legislative priorities! Every message helps show lawmakers that constituents around the state are paying attention and expecting action. The more letters they receive, the stronger our collective voice becomes. We’ve made it easy to do! Use the sample letter, personalize it if you’d like, and send it directly to the addresses provided.
Day 2: Wednesday, May 27
Contact Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Heastie using the call script to support our end of session priorities! Make your voice heard directly and share how important it is to protect our rights to reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy.
Day 3: Thursday, May 28
Join us from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. for a Statewide Virtual Phone Bank! The forces of misogyny, racism, and transphobia threaten our freedoms, our safety, and our dignity. Their goal is division. Ours must be unity. Our strength is solidarity. Raise your voice with and urge our legislative leaders to pass our 2026 legislative priorities and send them to Governor Hochul's desk!
Day 4: Friday, May 29
With just a few clicks, you can help remind elected officials of the critical legislation still hanging in the balance for this legislative session. Please send a message to the Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Majority Leader urging them to take action on four key reproductive freedom bills before they leave Albany.
In-Person Events
Join PPHP this month to show your support of sexual and reproductive health.
We are hosting in-person events in our region.
You don't want to miss out!
Healthy Neighborhood Canvassing
Saturday, May 2, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.; West Islip
Saturday, May 9, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.; West Islip
Please join us as we go door-to-door in West Islip to talk to our neighbors.
We will inform people about all the services available at PPHP, answer any questions they have, and remind them we are still caring for all patients, including those with Medicaid.
Herstory x PPHP Storytelling Workshop
Saturday, May 16, 12 - 4:30 p.m.
Smithtown, NY
Your story—and our collective stories—have never mattered more.
We invite you to join Herstory facilitators to excavate these stories during a half-day community writing workshop.
In this challenging moment when reproductive health choices and access to sexual health care are increasingly at risk, spaces that empower, heal, and support the collective creation of a call to action are more urgently needed than ever. During this workshop, facilitators will help you craft a scene about your unique sexual and reproductive health care that is powerful enough to draw in readers. No prior writing experience is necessary!
Shaping stories has the power to heal and empower, while sharing those stories has the power to change hearts and minds. Herstory's unique community writing circles help people create memoirs that do both.
Letter Writing for Abortion Privacy
Wednesday, May 20, 5:30 - 7 p.m.
White Plains, NY
When a health care provider treats a patient, they sometimes have access to all their medical records, even when it's not medically necessary. Too often, health care providers who stigmatize gender-affirming care and/or abortion care report patients to law enforcement, and this risk is growing. We are advocating for state legislation — S.1633 Fernandez / A.2613 Lunsford — that would allow a patient to segment certain types of sensitive medical records to prevent uncomfortable invasions of privacy and potential criminalization by hostile providers. If passed, patients seeking abortions and gender-affirming care could partition their records to protect their privacy in New York State.
Join us in White Plains to write letters to our state legislators and the governor, urging them to support this legislation to protect New Yorkers. We only have until June to get this over the finish line in the state legislature this year. As more and more people are made vulnerable by hostile politicians in our country, we must take every action possible to protect those who are most vulnerable.
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Art in the Park - A Zine Event on LGBTQ+ History and Gender Affirming Care
Thursday, May 21, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Nyack, NY
Get ready for Pride Month with us in Nyack on Thursday, May 21 for our zine making event focused on LGBTQ+ history and Gender Affirming Care.
Together we will make zines highlighting the history of LGBTQ+ rights and discussing what we mean when we talk about gender affirming care and the importance in protecting individuals right to access it.
Never made a zine before? No worries! We will walk through it together. Crafting materials will be provided!
There will be snacks, beverages and music. You are welcome to bring a friend! We will be in the park - wear something comfortable for outside!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
Care at Planned Parenthood Webinar Series: Session 1
Welcome to Planned Parenthood: How to Access and Pay for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
Tuesday, May 12, 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Zoom link to come.
What does making a health care appointment at Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic look like? How does the sliding scale fee work? Come learn about the patient experience at Planned Parenthood, and the impact policy and the State budget has on patients' ability to access sexual and reproductive health care.
Community Outreach Volunteer Event Interest Sign-up
How do you want to get involved?
As we enter the warmer months, we are looking to build up participation and excitement for upcoming activities. We run tabling events at public rallies and high-traffic areas, crowd canvassing at festivals and marches, and door-to-door Healthy Neighborhood Canvassing to inform people of our services and combat misinformation. Follow this link for a full description of event types and to indicate what types of events you are interested in attending!
Share Your Story
Every Planned Parenthood supporter and patient advocate has a story to tell as to why they support access to sexual and reproductive health care.
Stories humanize our work to show Planned Parenthood's commitment to the health and wellness of the people and communities we serve through our health care services, education programs, and fearless advocacy.
With sexual and reproductive health care under constant attack, it is essential that we share as many stories as possible to raise awareness and engage more people in our movement.
Community Corner
3rd Annual Rally for Transgender Rights
Saturday, May 30, 12:00 p.m.
Mineloa, NY
Save the date for Gender Equity New York's (GENY) 3rd Annual Rally for Transgender Rights. It will be at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building.
Suffolk NOW Presents! Feminists Who Shaped Our Lives
Thursday, June 4, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
The Long Island Museum,
1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook, NY
Join the Suffolk County National Organization for Women (NOW) as they honor one of the founding members of their Chapter, Grace Welch, and host speakers that will discuss the person in their lives that inspired their feminism. There's a great slate of speakers for the event, including Kaitlyn Pawlukojc on behalf of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, so mark your calendars! There will be refreshments provided and at the end, the Singing Resistance group will lead the attendees in song.
Learn more about Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Action Fund!
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Action Fund is a social advocacy organization whose mission is to protect reproductive freedom for all people in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Suffolk counties by engaging in issue education, legislative advocacy, and voter education campaigns.
