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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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Our 2009 Annual Report is now Available for your Viewing Pleasure!

We’re proud of our 2009 accomplishments and are excited to share them with you! View the PDF here.

Check Out It's Your Sex Life!

Itsyoursexlife.com is the official website of MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Emmy Award winning It’s Your (Sex) Life public information campaign. It has tons of info about getting tested, talking to your partner about pregnancy and STIs, and how to protect yourself.

Women Need Education and Contraception Across the World!

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Guttmacher Institute recently released reports about the sexual health needs of young women worldwide and the contraceptive needs of women in developing countries. Check them out!

Family Tree is Participating in Camp Camp Revolution 7/26-7/28

Lindsey, Outreach Education Coordinator, will be volunteering at Camp Camp Revolution, a summer camp experience for LGBTQA youth ages 14-23. It will take place July 26th-July 28th at Camp Heartland in Willow River, MN. Contact Lindsey at lindsey@familytreeclinic.org if you want more information!

Studies Found Link Between Oral Sex and HPV

There is mounting evidence that HPV (type 16) can be transmitted through oral sex and can lead to oral cancers. Click here to read more and watch the ABC News clip. The best way to protect yourself? Use a condom. Stop by Family Tree and pick some up today!