Teen2Teen

Teen2Teen is a group of passionate, activated youth ages 15-19 who volunteer for an entire year and are trained as peer educators in HIV/AIDS and Sexuality education. The young people in Teen2Teen dedicate their time to learning and educating about HIV/AIDS, sexuality, gender, sexual orientation, healthy relationships, and so much more! Throughout their year of volunteering they:

• Attend meetings once a week.
• Become a resource for their friends, families, and communities on topics ranging from how to get tested for an STD to how to become activated. around sexual health!
• Present in schools, at conferences, and at our Agent Trainings.
• Attend and present at conferences like the Oregon Queer Youth Conference and the Adolescent Sexuality Conference.
• Create and pull off amazing outreach projects in our communities.
• Have huge amounts of fun, and make incredible friendships.

If you want more information, to find out how to volunteer or get involved, please email Annika, our Youth HIV Education Coordinator, or fill out a Teen2Teen application.

Click here for the Teen2Teen flyer!

Our Mission

Teen2Teen’s Mission was written by and for the youth in Teen2Teen. It is a statement meant to describe and inspire the work that Teen2Teen does through our outreach, our discussions, our Agent Trainings, and the societal change we make with our program:

“As Teen2Teen we strive to educate our peers and ourselves about HIV and Sexuality. Our goal is to create an empowered, active, and informed community. We aim to provide comprehensive information and end stigma surrounding HIV and Sexuality.”

Our MySpace Page

Check out our MySpace page. Leave us a comment, get to know our members, join our growing network of activated, passionate folks!

Ask a Teen2Teener

Do you have a question you would like to ask about Sexuality, HIV/AIDS, STDs, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Body Image, Healthy Relationships, Teen2Teen, Getting involved in your community, etc. etc.?  We would love to answer it! Our Youth HIV Education program and Teen2Teen peer educators will gladly receive your anonymous questions and reply to them here. Simply email ashore@cascadeaids.org and have your questions answered!

Additional Resources

Here are some of our favorite links to other helpful, interesting, all-in-all useful websites:

Advocates for Youth
Planned Parenthood
eHealth 4 Teens, Multnomah County Health Department
The Body, for information about HIV/AIDS
Sex, etc., Sex Ed by teens, for teens
Sexual Minority Resource Center (SMYRC) here in Portland
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Multnomah County Health Department’s STD Program
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIV info
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
HIV Stops With Me
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