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Yellowhammer Fund in AL.com: “Abortion matters even more during a global crisis.”
Yellowhammer Fund Executive Director Amanda Reyes explains to AL.com why the organization is pushing so hard to keep abortion accessible even as the state tries to limit the procedure. "Providing abortions during a global crisis is especially important, said Amanda...
Increased Funding, Free EC Distribution, Material Necessities: What Yellowhammer is Doing Directly to Address Reproductive Needs During the COVID-19 Outbreak
At Yellowhammer Fund we have watched the unfolding COVID-19 crisis sweep the country and knew that for those in the South, who already struggled with poverty and access to basic healthcare needs, increasing our support is a matter of life and death. Because of this we...
Resources for Alabama Patients: Minimizing COVID-19 Risk at Clinics, Unemployment Info
AT THIS TIME ALL CLINICS IN ALABAMA ARE OPEN. WE WILL UPDATE THIS MESSAGE IF THAT CHANGES. COVID-19 and Abortion Access: What You Need to Know Clinic directors understand that abortion isn’t an “elective” medical procedure, but rather a serious health issue that...
COVID-19 Information Fresh from the POWER House
The novel corona virus is at the top of everyone's mind, and our Policy Director Mia Raven has pulled together an amazing resource list for those who need assistance - with health questions, with what is and isn't open, and more. While some of the resources are...
Yellowhammer Fund on Whether To “Crowdfund” an Abortion
Should a person try to crowdfund for an abortion? No, Yellowhammer Fund health services program manager Candace E.C. O'Brien tells Rewire News. They should always try to reach an abortion fund, first. "When we help pay for those funds with NAF or other organizations,...
Let’s Talk Politics
What is it like to try to organize in Alabama? Well, as a non-profit that believes in justice, equal rights, living wages, access to healthcare, abortion, birth control, marriage rights, quality jobs, homes and schools regardless of a person's race, gender, sexual...
I Fund, You Fund, We All Fund Abortion!
We need $250,000 and we need you to help us get there during our biggest fundraiser of the year.
Yellowhammer Fund Opposition to Trans Healthcare Ban in AL.com
Yellowhammer Fund was in the news this week, registering its opposition to the Alabama Legislature's push to make it a felony for doctors to provide puberty blockers or any health services on behalf of trans youth - even with their parents' permission. "The...
We Marched! (Updates from this weekend’s Rally for Our Rights)
(Escort and activist Travis Jackson, POWER House Director and Yellowhammer Policy Director Mia Rave, Yellowhammer Fund Executive Director Amanda Reyes, URGE Alabama Policy Director Courtney Lashae, Drag Queen Extraordinaire and MC Ambrosia and Yellowhammer Board...
We Are Fighting for Our Rights – Are You With Us?
It. IS. ON! Join us this Saturday at the Court Square Fountain starting at noon, when we kick off the first day of Black History Month and the beginning of a new legislative session with the March for Our Rights! We will march up Dexter Avenue to the State Capitol...