community outreach
The Coalition will focus its efforts on serving the LGBT population through community outreach in the following ways:
1. Family, individual, and group support, including referrals to organizations that may be of assistance.
2. Working with welcoming churches/spiritual organizations to assist in the educational component of LGBT issues, as religious belief is often one of the primary reasons cited to justify discrimination. The queer community hopes to be able to heal and reclaim our spiritual connection by speaking out against anti-gay rhetoric and addressing discrimination from non-welcoming churches.
3. Serving as an information liaison to multiple services, such as:
4. Providing youth services
5. Hosting forums, workshops, seminars, and films that focus on the disparities within our community (i.e. marriage equality, legal issues, bullying, domestic violence, healthcare, transgender rights, spiritual connectivity, etc.)
The people who will benefit from these imminent services are the members of the LGBT community, especially those who are people of color, that are concerned about their safety, their family ties, and/or those who have already been the victims of hate crimes, abuse, bigotry or discrimination. It will also benefit members of this marginalized group who are looking for a safe place where they can be themselves and find others like them.
Help us put these services into action. Donate now!
Let's unite to build a better future for our community.
1. Family, individual, and group support, including referrals to organizations that may be of assistance.
2. Working with welcoming churches/spiritual organizations to assist in the educational component of LGBT issues, as religious belief is often one of the primary reasons cited to justify discrimination. The queer community hopes to be able to heal and reclaim our spiritual connection by speaking out against anti-gay rhetoric and addressing discrimination from non-welcoming churches.
3. Serving as an information liaison to multiple services, such as:
- educational
- youth organizations
- social
- medical
- spiritual
- legal
- employment
4. Providing youth services
- GSA (gay-straight alliance): assist in developing GSAs in middle and high schools throughout the region
- GSA mentoring program: effective GSA programs mentor newly developing or non-existent GSAs
- Scholarship fund: “The Shining Star” scholarship fund provides $500 to an educational institution in order to further the educational opportunities for qualified LGBT youth
- Trevor Project Affiliate: work in schools as an affiliate with Trevor Project materials in order to promote the “Trevor Lifeline” (866 4-U-TREVOR) and “Trevor Chat” (live chat with trained volunteers) http://www.thetrevorproject.org
5. Hosting forums, workshops, seminars, and films that focus on the disparities within our community (i.e. marriage equality, legal issues, bullying, domestic violence, healthcare, transgender rights, spiritual connectivity, etc.)
The people who will benefit from these imminent services are the members of the LGBT community, especially those who are people of color, that are concerned about their safety, their family ties, and/or those who have already been the victims of hate crimes, abuse, bigotry or discrimination. It will also benefit members of this marginalized group who are looking for a safe place where they can be themselves and find others like them.
Help us put these services into action. Donate now!
Let's unite to build a better future for our community.
