Funding will provide homeless gay and lesbian youth, ages 12-19, with Day Services and the entry point into Case Management, where these youth will work with a trained counselor to develop a plan for permanently leaving street life. Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. is dedicated to promoting the success of women in the trades through education, leadership, and mentorship. This grant will support the Trades Offer Girls Options program, which creates partnerships between girls in middle school and high school, their parents, teachers, and counselors, and experienced tradeswomen to inform young women about opportunities for family wage careers in the skilled craft trades. This grant will support the Teen Theater Program, which uses theater to promote healthy sexuality for youth and families. The Teen Theater is made up of 25 teen actors, both gay and straight, and performs for approximately 10,000 people each year.
Scenes address how homophobia hurts everybody.
Made in partnership with the John Grigsby-Jim Vegher Fund. The Equity Foundation grant will be used to fund the Youth Leadership Workshop Series. Workshops will address issues identified by youth, such as self-defense, teaching tolerance, alcohol and drug issues on the streets, and issues related to sexual minority youth.