Impact
Learn about ACCESS RJ’s impact in 2024. Download the full report here.
Our Impact in 2024
Supporting Callers Post-Roe
To better serve our callers, community members, referral relationships, and staff, the Healthline team transitioned to a case management model in October 2024. Now, each caller is assigned to a respective Healthline Associate who will see them through their support process from start to finish. After a learning and transition period, we believe these changes will streamline support and increase our capacity to serve our communities and each other.
The Healthline team looks forward to entering 2025 with streamlined processes and more staff capacity than ever. To a year of abundance!
ACCESS RJ supported:
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1,967
Callers Supported
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$1,312,530
Spent on Caller Support
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28
States Supported
2024 Healthline Data
Caller Testimonials:
“It was so encouraging. I felt well cared for and listened to, didn’t feel like I needed to overexplain myself or why I needed help. This was already a high-stress situation, and it was a huge relief to feel supported both financially and with texts to check in on how I was doing.”
“Due to my special case being admitted to the hospital, they extended a hotel stay and food help for extra days for my partner and I… I was diagnosed with something that if I would’ve ignored my gut feeling, or if I was unable to go through with the procedure due to state laws and financial barriers, I would have died during labor. I am not trying to sound cliche, but I believe ACCESS had a part in saving my life. Thank you.”
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1,471
California Callers
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496
Out-of-State Callers
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28
States Supported
Volunteers in Growth
Our ACCESS Volunteer family is growing! This year we offered 3 volunteer trainings that brought in 40 additional volunteers to our network — now a total of 165 across the state. Here are the numbers on how we are diversifying our volunteer network to meet our community’s needs:
With intentionality and a deep appreciation for the importance of human connection, our volunteers across the state brought friends and family together for peer-to-peer fundraising through community-driven ‘Comfort Kit Parties,’ focusing on post-abortion care and positive sexual well-being. These parties were an opportunity for collective dialogue and education about the out-of-pocket costs not covered by insurance for post-abortion hygiene care, and subsequently activated folks in creating these kits as an act of solidarity for the thousands of abortion-havers visiting California clinics each day.
We continue to share these kits free of charge with our clinic and mutual aid partners in the Bay and Los Angeles area—we hope to bring these kit parties to a neighborhood near you soon!
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165
Volunteers Statewide
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39
Cities Represented Statewide
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5
Languages Represented
Outreach & Education
The ACCESS Outreach and Education team actively engaged with our communities by organizing, facilitating, or attending over 30 events. These events encompassed a variety of formats, including networking opportunities, community workshops, screenings, and training sessions.
Furthermore, the Outreach and Education team conducted specialized workshops for OBGYN residents, focusing on reproductive justice and compassionate care. These sessions provided medical professionals with an opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions about delivering inclusive and empathetic reproductive healthcare.
This year, ACCESS partnered with a doula training provider in the Los Angeles area to support Black, Indigenous, people with disabilities, non-binary, and trans folks in becoming Medi-Cal-certified doulas. We are offering 10 fully funded scholarships for LA residents from these communities, aiming to create a more diverse and inclusive Medi-Cal provider network.
We look forward to partnering and engaging with even more communities in 2025!
Advocating for ACCESS
ACCESS RJ played a pivotal role in advancing the CCRF Reproductive Freedom Legislative Package, which led to 18 policy changes, including the enactment of 17 bills signed into law by Governor Newsom.
Despite nine vetoed bills and eight measures that failed to advance, ACCESS RJ continued to advocate for innovative policies to expand healthcare and social services. These outcomes underscore the significant victories achieved and the ongoing challenges in the fight for reproductive justice.
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17
Reproductive Rights Bills Passed