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I'm running the Falmouth Road Race to raise money for OUT MetroWest because their mission of supporting LGBTQ+ youth means a lot to me and my family. The value that they bring to our community and to our youth is immeasurable and needed now more than ever. OUT MetroWest builds communities where LGBTQ+ youth thrive. They offer FREE programs to LGBTQ+ youth and their families and educational opportunities for communities across Massachusetts. I am SO proud to support OUT MetroWest and grateful for the services they provide.
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Please help me build communities where LGBTQ+ youth thrive.
LGBTQ+ young people are at greater risk than their straight peers for lonliness, depression, risk taking, and self-harming. So OUT MetroWest offers activities that are not just fun, they're also educational and supportive. Even during the pandemic, when isolation wreaked havoc on so many, OUT MetroWest seamlessly transitioned to online programs, ensuring that those important, supportive connections with peers and adult role models could still be realized. And now, they've resumed in-person programming at our new, bright, and accessible home!
At OUT MetroWest, LGBTQ+ educators and adult role models facilitate more than a dozen, free youth meetings every month--engaging in creative activies from yoga and karoake to health panels and poetry writing. And over the past decade, they've directly served more than 1,000 youth, from pre-school-age through high school. These life-affirming programs make a difference in the lives of LGBTQ+ youth from more than 50 cities and towns across Massachusetts. Additionally, the team's training programs in schools, organizations, and businesses further help inform social change and build stronger, more welcoming communities.
OUT MetroWest's youth programs include:
- Nexus: our first-in-the-state program for LGBTQ+ youth in grades 6-8
- Prism: our flagship program (previously known as WAGLY) for LGBTQ+ teens in grades 9-12
- Shine: our program for gender expansive children, ages pre-K through grade 5
- Umbrella: our trans-facilitated program for transgender, non-binary, and gender questioning teens in grades 9-12
- Youth of Color Hangout: our program for LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous, and Youth of Color in grades 6-12
- Drop-In: a less structured alternative to our other regularly scheduled programs, for LGBTQ+ youth in grades 6-12
Learn more at outmetrowest.org
Thank you helping me reach my goal! Together we can support LGBTQ+ youth!
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 03 | The Healey Family | Undisclosed amount |
| Jun 02 | Kate Monteiro | Undisclosed amount |
| Jun 02 | The Tiernan Family | Undisclosed amount |
| Jun 02 | Simon Family | $100.00 |
| Jun 02 | Donna Hansbury | Undisclosed amount |
