Announcing the 2023 Youth Advocacy Fellowship!

“Housing instability is one of the major predictors of vulnerability to HIV, particularly for LGBTQ+ youth. While the federal HOPWA program exists to support housing for people living with HIV, it's underfunded, hard to navigate, and doesn't help people who are not living with HIV. We hope our Youth Advocacy Fellowship will create a new pipeline of young policy advocates to help systems create new and innovative housing solutions for young people living with, and most impacted by HIV.”
—Kenyon Farrow, VP, Policy, Point Source Youth

The PSY Youth Advocacy Fellowship, sponsored by ViiV Healthcare’s Positive Action Community Grant Program, builds on PSY’s mission to end youth homelessness by prioritizing housing and care solutions that have proven success rates, such as direct cash transfers and peer navigation interventions.

Who is this for?

PSY is seeking applicants committed to building and advocating for creative, youth-led initiatives and youth-led solutions addressing housing and healthcare that meet the needs of their communities.

Eligible Youth Advocates/Leaders must meet the following criteria:

• Be a young leader aged 18-30  

• Be located in the U.S. or a U.S. territory.

• Be driven by community organizing and supporting HIV, housing, and youth-serving organizations in their community

Priority consideration will be given to applicants who live in Southern and/or Rural communities, identify as QTBIPOC, and have compassion for advocacy and policy support for grassroots HIV or housing organizations.