Boys & Girls Town of MO Empowering Youth Program
Boys & Girls Town of Missouri’s Empowering Youth program was created to address the needs of homeless youth in Southwest Missouri. Our mission is to provide the support and guidance homeless youth need to transition to safe and stable homes. Empowering Youth focuses on the opportunity to create positive change in the midst of crisis. Our goal is to empower homeless youth through access to community resources, a safe environment and a supportive staff.
Tags: homeless, resources, southwest missouri, springfield, support, youth, housing
Empowering Queer Activists and Leaders (EQUAL)
EQUAL is Kansas City’s for youth-by youth Gay Straight Alliance Network, connecting queer youth across the metropolitan area. EQUAL organizes an annual Empowerment Summit, National Coming Out Day and the Day of Silence.
Tags: activism, get involved, kansas city, social, youth, western missouri, allies, queer
Empowering Youth Help Line
417-864-3953 or 417-864-3952
Tags: bullying, crisis, crisisline, mentalhealth, springfield, youth
Fulton High School PRISM
The Fulton High School PRISM Club welcomes all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, questioning students and their straight allies to come together for education, support and fun. Through group discussion, social activities and sexual orientation/gender identity education PRISM hopes to create a safe place of support, reduce isolation and depression in LGBTQ youth as well as help create a safe school environment free from homophobia, sexual, verbal and physical harassment.
Tags: students, youth, teens, fulton, lgbt, allies, social, get involved, safe space, school
Gender Youth Group
We meet the first Wednesday of every month at The SPOT in the Central West End in St. Louis. If you are youth (13-24) and are self-identified as transgender or gender variant or you wonder if you might be, say so in your request to join and you will be welcomed.
Tags: gender, social, st louis, support, trans, transgender, youth, questioning, mental health
GLSEN
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
Tags: bullying, education, get involved, national, youth, schools, GSA, research, advocacy
GLSEN – Kansas City Chapter
Nationally, GLSEN works to ensure safe schools for ALL students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. There are over 40 Chapters around the country, which work closely with the national staff of GLSEN to implement programs, and to keep national staff informed of local events.
Tags: bullying, education, get involved, kansas city, youth, students, sexual orientation, gender identity, teens, GSA, gay, lesbian, genderidentity
Growing American Youth (G.A.Y.)
Growing American Youth is a social support organization for youth who live near St. Louis and who are 21 and under and may identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual or questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Tags: get involved, social, st louis, support, youth, meeting, community, connect
GSA Network
Gay-Straight Alliance Network is a national youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training.
Tags: advocacy, education, youth, getinvolved, national, youth, gsa, leadership, bullying, community
Haven Mpowerment Project
The Haven Mpowerment Project mobilizes young gay/bisexual men in the Ozarks to shape a healthy community for themselves, build positive social connections, and support their friends to have safer sex.
Tags: youth, gay men, bisexual, southwest missouri, social, safe sex, teens