QYTF

Queer Youth Task Force of Santa Cruz County

Reminders

Fall 2024 Rainbow Conference — a day of celebration, community, and learning for LGBTQIA2S+ students, their allies, and the adults who support them in Monterey, San Benito, & Santa Cruz Counties, September 28, Watsonville The Safe Schools Project is proud to announce the Rainbow Conference — a day of celebration, community, and learning for young people and the adults who support them in Monterey, San Benito, & Santa Cruz Counties. When: Saturday, September 28, 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 2 PM Where: Watsonville High School Breakfast, … [Read more...]

University of Nebraska | Family Acceptance Project

The Family Acceptance Project (FAP) was founded more than 20 years ago to help diverse families learn to support and affirm their LGBTQ+ youth. FAP conducted the first research on LGBTQ+ youth and their families and developed the first family support model to help racially, ethnically, and religiously diverse parents and caregivers learn to support their LGBTQ+ youth to prevent health risks and promote well-being. FAP is grounded in the lived experiences of diverse families and uses a culture-based family support framework that enables parents … [Read more...]

Santa Cruz County Office of Education | Youth Led Leadership Alliance

The Youth Led Leadership Alliance is a network of 7 different leadership groups sponsored by the Santa Cruz County Office of Education working together to develop leadership skills and make an impact across their community. All groups meet once a week on Tuesdays in a hybrid format, and once a month on Saturdays in person at either the County Office of Education in Santa Cruz, or the Sequoia High Schools campus in Watsonville. These groups include: Youth for Environmental Action - Students passionate about environmental justice and … [Read more...]

Pajaro Valley Pride 2024 Youth Scholarship Recipients Announced!

Each year, Pajaro Valley Pride awards scholarships to students in our community based on their academic successes as well as their involvement in social justice activism, either on their school campus or in the community. This year recipients received a $1,000 scholarship for their contributions to the LGBTQIA2S+ community Natalya Hammond (she/her) | My name is Natalya Hammond, I’m 17 years old and will be attending SJSU in the fall as an incoming Freshman. I love learning and I am excited for college. I am from Watsonville, CA which is … [Read more...]

Upcoming EDI Educators Youth Programming, Santa Cruz

Queer Youth Meetups - Saturdays, 1-3 pm Join us for community building, leadership opportunities, field trips, and relaxation for your back to school month! 8/3 is a chill beach day at Cowell's, 8/10 we're hosting a clothing & school supply swap, 8/17 is our biyearly speaker/storyteller workshop, 8/24 sees us attempt to play a sport (non-serious participation strongly encouraged), and 8/31 closes out the month with a low-key jam session, with your instruments and voices welcome and our extra instruments available too. Queer Movie Night … [Read more...]

Call for T-Shirt Design Submissions and Workshops for the Fall 2024 Queer, Trans, & Allied Student Summit!

Call for Workshop Proposals! - Due Wednesday, September 11, 2024 @ 5:00 PM / No late proposals accepted! We welcome all workshop and caucus proposals with a priority on youth-led submissions. Please note that all workshops will take place for exactly fifty minutes and caucuses are thirty minutes. The Fall 2024 theme is “Corals and Queerness: Resilience in the Face of Adversity.” Workshop topics relevant to the summit theme are highly encouraged but not limited to it. For workshop ideas and suggestions click here! Submit a Workshop … [Read more...]

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