January 2026

Join PPHP for the first month of the new year which is packed with events and actions. There will be special guest collaborations, important actions, and community events you do not want to miss!

Check back on the Monthly Activist Calendar page throughout the month. More events and actions will be added.

In-Person Events

Day of Action

Wednesday, February 25

All Day, Albany

The power to shape our future is in our hands—and it's time we seize it. As our country slips backwards, threatening decades of hard-fought progress, we cannot stand by. We are the force that will push back.  

New York must take action to ensure our rights and freedoms are protected and that everyone can access the care they need to control their bodies, lives, and futures. Join us at Planned Parenthood's annual Day of Action where hundreds of advocates from across New York will come to Albany to push our elected officials to fund care and protect reproductive freedom.   

This isn't just a chance to show up—it's an opportunity to fight back. We'll roll up our sleeves, meet face-to-face with lawmakers, and demand they act. New York can't just hold the line when so much is at stake. We need to be the force that moves our country forward. Our time is now! 

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Letter Writing:

Fund Care. Protect Reproductive Freedom.

Saturday, January 31

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Riverhead

Funding for sexual and reproductive health care has been strained, even before a wave of anti-abortion politicians were elected last November. Now, we've entered an unsettling, much more difficult era for sexual and reproductive health care. The calls to strip Planned Parenthood of the funds we rely on have already begun. But we won't sit back as anti-abortion lawmakers and activists try to take away our rights and our access to care. We're advocating for our lawmakers in Albany to ensure Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, New York's Planned Parenthood affiliates, and other providers are supported for the fights ahead. 

Please join us in Riverhead to write letters to our elected officials telling them that Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic's work is essential to this community, and that access sexual and reproductive health care is worth supporting across our state. We must fund sexual and reproductive health care providers in our state budget this year.

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Virtual Events

High School Advocacy Program

Thursdays starting March 5

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Virtual

We are seeking young people from age 14-18 to join us in taking action, learning to advocate for themselves and their communities, and having fun.

The group will meet every week starting March 5, 2026 ending April 23, 2026. All meetings will be held on Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. virtually. 

Throughout the program, you will learn about Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, how to lobby your elected officials, how to take action in your community and much more! At the end of the program, you will work with your team to plan a community action or training.

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Ongoing Opportunities

Suffolk Activist Survey

We want you to tell us what is impacting your community and what you would like to see from Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic this year.

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (PPHP) knows that our activists and supporters are not a monolithic group. We are a diverse community, made up of all identities, experiences, and lives -- all of which impact our individual support for reproductive health and rights as well as the needs and issues facing our communities. PPHP is proactively taking steps to better understand our activists and their communities.

Take this short survey to help us plan for 2026!

Community Events Corner

New York Health Act Webinar | Tuesday, January 13, 7:00 p.m. | Worried about cuts to Medicaid and increases to insurance premiums? While the federal government is cutting back our healthcare coverage, New York can provide for its own by passing the New York Health Act, a universal healthcare bill that would guarantee high quality, comprehensive healthcare for all New Yorkers. Our current healthcare system is failing us. New Yorkers pay the second highest costs for premiums in the country and rank in the bottom half of states for healthcare access and outcomes.

Compassion and Reproductive Equity (CARE) Act Advocacy Day | Tuesday, January 27 | Join us in Albany for the CARE Coalition's first Advocacy Day of 2026! We'll urge the NYS Legislature to pass the Compassion and Reproductive Equity (CARE) Act (S4583a/A4879a) which ensures compassion and reproductive equity for pregnant and birthing people, mothers and babies behind bars, including establishment of prison and jail nurseries to keep moms and babies together.

Free America Walk Out | Find a location near you | One year into Trump’s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat: ICE raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, families torn apart, attacks on our trans siblings, mass surveillance, and terror used to keep us silent. It is time for our communities to escalate as well. On January 20 at 2 PM local time, we will walk out of work, school, and commerce. We will withhold our labor, our participation, and our consent.

Share Your Story

Every Planned Parenthood supporter and patient advocate has a story to tell as to why they support access to sexual and reproductive health care. Stories humanize our work to show Planned Parenthood's commitment to the health and wellness of the people and communities we serve through our health care services, education programs, and fearless advocacy. With sexual and reproductive health care under constant attack, it is essential that we share as many stories as possible to raise awareness and engage more people in our movement.

Click the link below to share your story. Want to talk to a staff member before submitting? Email advocacy@pphp.org. 

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Learn more about Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Action Fund!

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Action Fund is a social advocacy organization whose mission is to protect reproductive freedom for all people in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Suffolk counties by engaging in issue education, legislative advocacy, and voter education campaigns.

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