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...]
Crisis Support
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Weekly/Monthly Queer & Trans Youth Programs
The Diversity Center Youth Program, Santa Cruz County The youth program at TDC provides supportive, educational and social activities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and questioning (LGBTIQ) youth. Check out their weekly schedule events at diversitycenter.org/youth Questions? Email youth@diversitycenter.org Weekly and Monthly Happenings Let’s Connect LGBTQ+ Youth Group (4th Wednesday of Every Month @ 2:30 - 5 PM) The Diversity Center is hosting a LGBTQ+ youth group at Pajaro Valley Prevention and Students … [Read more...]
Upcoming Pride Celebrations Across the Central Coast
Pajaro Valley Pride | pajarovalleypride.org | When: Sunday August 18 Salinas Valley Pride | salinasvalleypride.com | When: Saturday October 12 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Reminders
CampOUT 2024 - Registration NOW OPEN!, August 2 - 4, Watsonville CampOUT is FREE and open to LGBTQ+ youth and allies ages 14-18 who are looking for a safe, supportive, and seriously fun camping experience. We'll be pitching our tents and soaking up the beauty of nature at Mt. Madonna County Park in a private campsite. Get ready to relax, enjoy shared meals, share stores by the campfire, and maybe even spot a shooting star or two! When: Friday August 2 - Sunday August 4, 2024 Where: Mt. Madonna County Park Ages: 14 - … [Read more...]
Volunteer Opportunities
Thanks to the amazing level of cooperation and collaboration we’ve had with SVUSD at all levels, we have more volunteers than we’ve seen in years. We can still, however, welcome several more, especially in the cleanup tasks during and after the event. We want to leave Scott’s Valley High School as clean as we found it as a thank you to the school’s impressive staff, leadership, parents and students. Curious about what shifts are available? Visit QYLA.org/volunteer Shifts available from 9am - 10:30pm Questions? Please contact Joe … [Read more...]
Weekly/Monthly Queer & Trans Youth Programs
The Diversity Center Youth Program, Santa Cruz County The youth program at TDC provides supportive, educational and social activities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and questioning (LGBTIQ) youth. Check out their weekly schedule events at diversitycenter.org/youthQuestions? Email youth@diversitycenter.org Weekly and Monthly Happenings Let’s Connect LGBTQ+ Youth Group (4th Wednesday of Every Month @ 2:30 - 5 PM) The Diversity Center is hosting a LGBTQ+ youth group at Pajaro Valley Prevention and Students … [Read more...]
Reminders
Let's Talk About...Youth Rights to Confidential Services via Zoom with Teen Health Outreach, May 8, Zoom Are you curious about your rights when it comes to confidential health services? Teen Health Outreach and The Diversity Center are parenting to offer a virtual talk series called Let’s Talk About... In the workshop, you will: Understand your right to privacy when seeking medical services. Learn how your health information is protected. Discover how you can access certain services without parental consent. Learn about … [Read more...]