Are you a communications superstar who’s passionate about abortion access for all? We want YOU for the NYAAF board! We’re looking for someone who will:

• Act as a liaison with the media, including NYC-based feminist journalists, national media, and bloggers
• Draft content for communications and fundraising campaigns
• Draft occasional blog posts for our website, for reproductive health and feminist blogs, and op-eds for local publications
• Monitor the New York reproductive health, rights, and justice policy landscape

Our ideal candidate is familiar with reproductive health advocacy and is committed to the reproductive justice framework. General board responsibilities include attendance at monthly meetings on the third Monday of every month, and an intake shift on our hotline once every three months.

NYAAF is committed to seeking a diverse group of candidates, including young folks, people of color, gender non-conforming and queer folks. We are an all-volunteer, board-run grassroots organization. All donations to NYAAF go directly to people who need assistance paying for an abortion, and as such, administrative costs are covered by the board.

Interested? Email nyaaf@nnaf.org for a board application! The application deadline is June 4.

Thanks to over 200 pro-choice New Yorkers, we raised a grand total of $73,315 at our third annual abortion access bowl-a-thon, making us the #1 bowl-a-thon in the country! A HUGE thank you to bowlers, donors, and supporters, who work tirelessly to make sure that lack of financial resources aren’t a barrier in accessing abortion care. We couldn’t do this critical work without your generous support. Take a look at our some gorgeous photos from the event, courtesy of our board member Phillip Kim.

In a recent On the Issues Magazine piece, NYAAF founders Irene Xanthoudakis and Lauren Porsch talk about our fund’s humble beginnings, and our current board member Eesha Pandit explains the importance of our work:

“To be part of something that is able to fill this healthcare gap for women is very important,” said Pandit. She continued: “It is transformative for the people involved and politically powerful, as well. Our legislators have not made it happen, so we are.”

Read the whole thing here!

NYAAF is joining funds from across the country to make reproductive rights a reality for women who can’t afford to pay for an abortion—and we want you to join us! Sign up here.

The bowl-a-thon has been the main source of NYAAF’s funds for the last two years. Without people like you signing up to captain a bowling team, joining your friends, spreading the link, and sponsoring bowlers, NYAAF would have not been able to keep up with the increased demand for our funds.

The attacks on women’s access have only gotten worse–strike back by joining our bowl-a-thon! We’ll celebrate abortion access for all together on April 29th with the largest pro-choice bowling party in the nation! Sign up today!

We’re thrilled to announce our participation in a nationwide event: the Third Annual National Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon! And we’re looking for a few good team captains.

But Wait…What is the Bowl-A-Thon? In a nutshell, people raise money for NYAAF, show up at Bowlmor in Union Square on April 29^th, and have an awesome time!

It’s a great way for supporters like you to represent NYAAF. By using our online fundraising site, you will be able to set up your own personalized fundraising page to benefit NYAAF. You can then direct your friends and family to it via email. You’ll also be able to utilize your social networking page (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc.) with links and widgets!

All of your fundraising is done before the event. The day of the bowl-a-thon you simply show up and have a great time bowling!

But Why Should I Bowl for Abortion Access? All our funds come from people like you! By leading your own team or by participating, you’ll be making a direct and immediate impact in our community.

What Do Team Captains Do? Team captains lead the charge. They will choose 7 bowling buddies for their team. Team captains will also make sure their bowling buddies meet their personal fundraising goals. Captains will also be the primary contact for the event.

Sounds Awesome! How Do I Captain a Team? Just register! Once you register, you can use our online system to send emails to friends and family asking them to support your team by pledging increase access to abortion.  It’s so easy!

I Still Have Questions. Where Can I Find Answers? Check out the online fundraising tool.

What are you waiting for? It’s time to go BALLS OUT!

Thank you to everyone who made our 10 year anniversary celebration a success! A special thank you to Summer Starling, who generously donated her photography skills and took these amazing photos of the event, to the delicious cake pops donated by Cake Pop Gal, and to the individuals and organizations who expressed their support by purchasing space in our electronic journal.

Below, a shot of NYAAF board members, past and present.

Join us on February 9 as we celebrate our 10th anniversary of guaranteeing safe, affordable abortion access in New York State! Details here.

The New York Abortion Access Fund (NYAAF) granted more than $62,000 over the past year to help 250 women obtain abortions that they would not otherwise have been able to afford. This is more than twice the number of women we supported in 2010. NYAAF is helping more women than ever before, but the need still exceeds our funds. We need your help.

While the economic climate has proven challenging for many of us, its impact has been deepest among low-income women and families. Many have lost jobs and benefits or make just enough that they do not qualify for public assistance. These women count on NYAAF and NYAAF counts on you.

Melissa is 26 years old. She has a husband serving in the U.S. military overseas and a young daughter with numerous special health care needs. When they learned that she was pregnant, Melissa and her husband considered their limited resources and decided to seek an abortion. The ban on federal funding for abortion meant that this basic medical service was not covered. Melissa managed to raise half of the cost of her procedure by delaying paying non-essential bills. NYAAF pledged the other half.

Erika is a 19-year-old college student with an infant. Her boyfriend had recently been laid off, leaving their family uninsured. She called NYAAF for help when her family refused to offer assistance. She’d saved $100 dollars from her student loan check. NYAAF pledged the remaining $250 and Erika received the abortion care she needed.

These are just two of the 250 women that NYAAF was able to help last year. The women that we serve are diverse in age, background, family status and race/ethnicity. They are united by the fact that, while they live in a country where abortion is safe and legal, for many it is not accessible without financial assistance.

Without NYAAF, low-income women across New York State will fall through the cracks. We help them find and access safe and affordable abortion services and we negotiate directly with clinics to offer discounted services.

This holiday season, we thank you for your past support and invite you to help us ensure that abortion is safe, legal, accessible, and funded. One-hundred percent of your tax-deductible donation directly supports low-income women’s abortions.

With gratitude,

The NYAAF Board of Directors

Our fantastic volunteers and supporters are hosting two events for us in December: a holiday happy hour and a punk rock concert! Visit our events page for details, and we’ll see you there!

Snack, drink, and shop to help us make sure that all women have access to the abortion care they need. Browse fabulous, gently used donated items at a gorgeous SoHo loft. We will have brunch cocktails, hors d’oeuvre, and music and readings form special guests.  This event is graciously hosted by abortion rights superstars Katha Pollitt and Ann Snitow.

167 Spring St, New York, NY (Near the A/C/E, N/R, B/D/F/M)
Saturday, November 12
12 – 1pm, VIP Happy Hour (two cocktails, first access to items), suggested donation of $40
1 – 3pm, General admission, $20 suggested donation

Click here for more information.