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  • Thanks to all who attended Arborfest 2008! Family Tree Clinic’s annual beer-tasting fundraiser was a big success yet again. We had over 30 craft beer vendors, and over 400 attendees. Thanks again to all who came out to support the clinic and our mission to provide affordable, confidential, respectful reproductive and sexual health care. Because Your Sexual Health Matters!!
  • Check out Ms. Magazine online for an article featuring our very own, recently retired, Peg Labore, former Executive Director at Family Tree. The article, published August 20th, is called “Minnesota to Cut Birth Control Costs in Half.” Peg and others have been lobbying hard for opportunities to get cheaper birth control out to the vast amounts of women who need it. Click here to read the article and find out more about the progress of this important legislative change.
  • Family Tree participated in the 2007 Headwaters Walk for Justice in September. Our team raised over $3,000! The Walk for Justice is an inclusive fundraising and publicity event in support of community-based non-profit organizations in Minnesota that work on a variety of issues, including social, racial, economic, and environmental injustice. For more information and how to get involved go to the Walk for Justice website

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Recent Family Tree News

Come to our LGBTQ Health Initiative Open House, 3/11!

Family Tree Clinic is dedicated to ensuring that people of all gender identities and sexual orientations have access to comprehensive and compassionate sexual health care and education. We are excited to invite you to our LGBTQ Health Initiative Open House on Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 6 – 8 PM. Come enjoy drinks and snacks, enter in a raffle to win goods from awesome local businesses, and tour the clinic and learn more about the clinic’s services.

368 New HIV Cases Confirmed in 2009; Highest Number in 17 Years

According to statistics released today by the Minnesota Department of Health, 368 confirmed new cases of HIV were reported in Minnesota during 2009. The 368 new cases are the highest seen in 17 years. The Minnesota AIDS Project, the leading source for HIV information and services in Minnesota, believes that this data underscores its view that HIV prevention and education is at a critical point if we are to stop the increase in new cases. Read more

Check out this video from Arborfest 2009!

Our 9th annual beer tasting fundraiser was held on May 1st, 2009 at Kagin Hall on the campus of Macalester College in Saint Paul. It was a great evening filled with delicious beer, tasty food, awesome music, and fantastic friends. Check out this video by Dan Shuchman and see how much fun we had! How often do you get to drink beer AND support a great cause? Hope to see you on May 7th!

Family Tree Clinic Now Accepts Recurring Donations!

We’re so excited that we are now able to accept recurring donations online! Use your credit card, check card, or bank account. It’s so easy. Support the clinic that you love and the mission that you believe in monthly or quarterly with NO HASSLE! Click here to donate now.

Help Make Sexuality Education Available to ALL!

Abstinence only sex ed doesn’t work! People need real information about their sexuality to make informed, responsible decisions in their lives. SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.)is encouraging folks to speak up and support comprehensive sex ed. Family Tree Clinic provides a full range of sexuality education to thousands of people every year! Help make it more accessible to all by clicking here.