Posts Tagged ‘ LGBTQ Youth ’

June 27, 2012 - From the Child Welfare League of America: Recommended Practices to Promote the Safety & Well-being of LGBTQ Youth and Youth At-Risk of or Living With HIV in Child Welfare Settings. Since LGBTQ young people in out-of-home care continue to be overrepresented and face a crisis of rejection, neglect and discrimination, the "Recommended Practices" offers guidance to state and local child welfare agencies to ensure safe, appropriate care in the best interests of...Read more »

August 25, 2011 - In recent news: The HuffingtonPost (Smith, 8/22/11) reports on the persistent problem of identity theft perpetrated on foster youth. The San Francisco Chronicle (Kane, 8/21/11) covers an all too familiar NIMBYism occurring in San Francisco where neighbors are opposing transitional housing projects currently being developed for former foster youth. And, responding to the homelessness crisis among LGBTQ youth, Cyndi Lauper has co-founded a permanent, supportive housing program for...Read more »

June 16, 2011 - FYA and partner Seneca Center have been busy this past month scheduling trainings for our 2011-12 slate of (almost) monthly trainings!  We're still waiting on the second half of the fiscal year, but we've got August through January scheduled (we don't offer trainings in July or December).  We're excited to bring back some of your favorite trainers and topics, including Gabriel Kram (Teaching Inner-Life Skills to Youth on 1/12/12) and Anquenette Robinson (Gang Awareness...Read more »

November 18, 2010 - Our Space is BAYC's community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth ages 14 - 24. Our Space offers safe space for LGBTQ youth to kick-it with one another, build community, develop leadership skills, and receive culturally-relevant mental health services. Our Space is looking for LGBTQ adults & allies interested in serving on our Intergenerational Advisory Council.Read more »

November 04, 2010 - Essential Skills for Working with LGBTQ Youth in Out of Home Care This training video, developed by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, promotes understanding, offers concrete guidance to improve well-being and permanency for LGBTQ youth in out of home care, and reviews standards, expectations, and policies that promote a safe, respectful environment for LGBTQ youth in out of home placement. Read more »

October 19, 2010 - OUR SPACE. Where it is safe to be yourself....invites you to our opening event. WORD: Legacies of Language, October 28th 7-9pm at Our Space, 22245 Main Street, Hayward, CA 5 blocks from Hayward Bart (downtown) A night of spoken word, poetry and music to celebrate LGBTQ youth and the opening of Our Space and honor LGBTQ leaders who've come before us. $5-25 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds!  Click here for a...Read more »