APEB is committed to helping to empower youth who are HIV negative remain negative while helping youth who are HIV positive remain healthy, energetic and carefree. To this end we provide a number of programs and services just for youth.

Beyond The Odds:
Perspectives and personal stories from young people living with HIV/AIDS.

Community Involvement Project:
The Community Involvement Project is a program designed to ensure that HIV Positive young men who have sex with men have the essential health care services that they need. Through a variety of outreach and retention strategies our team of health care professionals works hard with young people who are HIV positive to keep them healthy.

LGBT Youth Health Conductors:
Through a partnership with the Sexual Minority Alliance of Alameda County Youth Center APEB provides the LGBT Youth Health Conductors program. This program is a training about a variety of health issues for young people who are interested in acting as health ambassadors to the community of LGBT youth. Over a period of 5 weeks the health conductor trainees will learn about:
• Nutrition
• Violence
• Domestic Violence
• Substance Use/Abuse
• Self Esteem

Once they have completed their training LGBT Youth Health Conductors work with a team of youth and staff to plan health promotion activities at the SMAAC Youth Center and on the Internet.