Queer Youth Kawartha Lakes

The Queer Youth Kawartha Lakes program is made up of a group of youth grades 7-12 who identify with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and their allies. The group is governed by four pillars:

Safety

Youth have a safe space to meet, where they can openly share their thoughts, opinions, fears and struggles. Youth do not feel forced to identify themselves as 2SLGBTQIA+ if they don’t feel ready or comfortable.

Belonging & Acceptance

Youth have a place where they fit in and feel accepted for exactly who they are and how they identify.

Leadership

2SLGBTQIA+ volunteers and allies lead the group. The youth participants share leadership responsibilities and collaborate with their leaders to plan and facilitate each group session. Participants are provided with opportunities to grow as leaders within the group through facilitation, workshops, and guest speakers.

Advocacy & Awareness

Participants work together to plan and implement strategies of advocacy and awareness within the City of Kawartha Lakes. Youth facilitate activities, events and develop projects to inform their schools and local community about the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and the marginalization they face daily.

There are currently no special events scheduled for Queer Youth Kawartha Lakes

Stay tuned for more information!

New youth can sign up upon arriving to The Warehouse Youth Centre for the first time and scanning the QR code on the poster. After they have completed the initial sign-up process there is no requirement to register for Queer Youth, as it is a drop-in program.

For more information & assistance with program registration contact our Youth Centre Administrator, Amanda Pacheco-Miedzinski at (705) 324-4493 ext 229, or email warehouse@bgckawarthas.com 

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