Who We Are

The Youth Council is a group of diverse youth and youth service providers who meet to talk about health and social problems that concern today's youth, specifically HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. We, youth advocates, speak out for young people who are HIV positive or at risk for HIV infection. We help to connect them to the youth friendly services they need to maintain healthy lifestyles. We plan conferences and educational programs. We, the youth, have a voice.

Mission Statement

Through a youth coordinated council, we will:

• Allow San Diego youth the opportunity to participate in the design, implementation, and execution of youth focused activities and services.
• Advocate for the delivery of HIV education, testing, and services that are youth sensitive.
• Assure that HIV positive youth in San Diego have access to appropriate, comprehensive, and coordinated medical and supportive services.

For info/questions:

Contact Christian Fuentes at (619) 543-8089 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Join our yahoo groups at groups.yahoo.com/group/hivyouthcouncilsd

Please contact us if you are looking for presentations for youth on various topics (such as HIV, STIs, etc.).

Public Service Announcements

The Youth Council has developed six audio public service announcements (PSAs). Three PSAs are in English and three PSAs are in Spanish. These PSAs were developed for youth, by San Diego youth and in collaboration with Heads On Fire, www.headsonfire.org, a community-based media arts training program (email @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). In the U.S. two young people become infected with HIV every hour of every day (Office of National AIDS Policy). Let’s empower youth with the information and resources necessary to be safe!

For more information on how to obtain a PSA press packet, please Contact Christian Fuentes at (619) 543-8089 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Listen to the PSAs:

Prom night female – English
Prom night female – Spanish
Prom night male – English
Prom night male – Spanish
Can you hear me now? – English
Can you hear me now? – Spanish

To save a PSA onto your computer, right click on one of the PSA links above and go to "Save link as."