Our Mission
ACT is a reproductive justice organization building power through leadership development, community organizing, advocacy, and policy change in our communities.
Build Power. Organize. ACT.
- Womxn
- Young People
- Communities affected by systemic oppression
- Elected officials and decision makers
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Guiding Principles
Reproductive Justice
Gender Justice
Racial Justice
Accountability and Courage
Movement Building
Restorative Healing
Liberation and Equity
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Organizational Strategy
Center young people and hold physical space for their growth and healing
Create opportunities to develop leadership
Build power of our base through community engagement, political education, civic participation, and connection to broader movements
Build strategic alliances with organizations and movements to advance reproductive justice
Increase access to reproductive health services and resources
Educate and inform policies, policy makers, and leaders
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Anticipated Changes
Historically oppressed communities have the equity, access and power to thrive.
Communities inform and drive policies to dismantle systemic oppression
Young people and womxn belong to a unified movement addressing reproductive justice locally, statewide, and nationally
Decentralized personal, social, institutional and political power
Freedom and capacity to radically imagine and realize our full selves
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Get Involved
Want to get involved?
- Volunteer (sign up here)
- Event Committees
- Canvassing or phone banking
- Office support
- Outreach
- Internships & Fellowships
- Join our Board of Directors
- Participate in a Program:
- Feminist Leadership Academy
- SHAPE
- Teen Success, Inc.
- ACTion Teams
- Attend an event
Contact us if you want to get involved
Donate Now
ACT for Women and Girls is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization established in 2005. Honor ACT by assuring sustainability and support ACT ‘s growth to adequately meet the needs of the community. Become a monthly supporter today!
Be Our Friend! for $5/mo, or $ 60/yr you tell us you like us and don't mind affiliating with us. This is our entry donation level for identifying with ACT.
Share Our Goals! for $10/mo or $120/yr you tell us you believe in our mission and want us to keep on keepin' on. This is a basic sustaining membership!
Nurture our Activists! for $30/mo or $360/yr you are footing the bill for the youth to do the advocacy work.
Superheroine or Superhero for Social Change! for $50/mo or $600/yr you are ACT's SUPERHERO. Because of you, we are able to reach more individuals.
Movement Leader! for $100/mo or $1,200/yr you are building the Central Valley voice and helping us grow our movement to reach the Nation!
Donate to ACT's Mutual Aid Fund
ACT’s Mutual Aid Fund will go directly to those most impacted by COVID-19 in Tulare Co, including ACT’s youth participants, alumni network, undocumented families, young parents, LGBTQ youth, and folks who have lost income.
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💜✨We are Hiring!✨💜
Join the ACT team as our new Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator will be working on the new FLA and SHAPE programs, as well as working collectively on mutual aid efforts. QT BIPOC, people with disabilites, and alumni are encouraged to apply!
To read the full job description visit our website or go to bit.ly/actpc22
🔺️📣ACTION ALERT📣🔺️
Join us on Saturday May 14th! Join Planned Parenthood Mar Monte for a rally & march in support of abortion access and reproductive justice for all!!
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ACT stands in solidarity with all of the folks rising up against the oppressive systems that continue to attack our communities and bodies. We will never back down, and we will always have each other's back! Know you can reach out to us! We are continuing the fight for RJ locally and statewide. Stay tuned for opportunities in community organizing & strategizing with ACT!
🎬FREE FILM EVENT!🎬
Join ACT & the COS Poli Sci Dept Civic Engagment Speaker Series on the screening of the emmy-award winning documentary Belly of the Beast. This film focuses on the reproductive injustices happening in Women's CA prisions, namely the one here in the Central Valley. We invite you all to come and watch the film with us and engage in a conversation with the director of the film, Erika Cohn.
The film screening will take place on Monday, May 9 at the Visalia COS campus. Free food will be available before the screening! We are excited to share space with you all and engage in social change! ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
More details of the screening on the second and third slides😊
RSVP at this link: bit.ly/actbotb
Our Spring Campaign is calling!☀️
Join our IVE Team & help us share Mental Health Resources throughout Tulare County through phone banking!☎️
To Apply: Email your resume to our awesome IVE Coordinator Kenia at:
Kenia@actforwomenandgirls.org
Hello👋🏽 We've missed you! We are happy to be getting back into community with y'all 💜
ACT is launching our EZE subscription box for the Spring🌱. This free box of supplies is intended to meet the repro health needs for folks in our communities. There is a limited supply of items and we will be priotizing QT BIPOC identifying youth. If you miss this round, we will disperse more supplies in the summertime. Keep a look out! Apply now for a box: bit.ly/ezespring22.
Feel free to call or text us at 559.702.6092 or email eze@actforwomenandgirls.org if you have any questions.
A message from ACT Staff and Board.
Omg! We wanna thank the community and @sivisalia (Soroptimist of Visalia) for helping bring joy this year to our Young Parent Program! Thanks for showing love to our young parents and their families! Happy Holidays from ACT!
We are introducing EZE Access A Wellness Box.
This subscription box is intended to make reproductive health items more accessible to the communities we work with.
Fill out the form (link found below) and choose what you need from condoms, dental dams, the emergency contraceptive pill, tampons, and pads, shipped in discrete packaging and delivered straight to your door.
This service is FREE for everyone in Tulare County. Supplies are limited and QT BIPoC identifying youth will be prioritized.
The intake form will close December 10th, 2020 for our winter box.
DM us if you have any questions!
Link: bit.ly/ezeaccess
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Image description:
1st image: Subscription Box Logo, dark green background with a white lined square centered, inside written white font: EZE Access, underneath white square is written: a wellness box.
Image 2: dark green background with white and black scribbles and dots, with a lower left centered white square, written with a black font is: “This subscription box is intended to make reproductive health items more accessible to the communities we work with.
Fill out the form (link in description) and choose what you need from condoms, dental dams, the emergency contraceptive pill, tampons, and pads, shipped in discrete packaging and delivered straight to your door.
FREE for everyone in Tulare County. Supplies are limited and QT BIPoC identifying youth will be prioritized.”