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Check out our Climate Despair Resource!
With Earth Day around the corner, we’re excited to share our latest resource on Climate Despair! Here at YouthLine, staff started to prioritize talking about their thoughts, experiences, and feelings in regard to climate change once we realized how many of us were feeling anxiety about the earth. The term “climate despair” came up, so we wanted to unpack that […]
We’re Hiring an Interim Executive Director
Dear YouthLine Community, As we move into Pride season and YouthLine’s 29th year, we have a leadership and staffing update to share. Please take a moment to read the following organizational updates that are taking place at LGBT YouthLine. LGBT YouthLine’s Executive Director, Berkha Gupta, will be taking a one-year leave of […]
We’re Recruiting Volunteers for Two Programs! (CLOSED)
LGBT YouthLine is currently recruiting 2SLGBTQ youth (16-29 years old) for two separate volunteer programs! If you are passionate about supporting and collaborating with other 2SLGBTQ+ youth across Ontario, please read more about these opportunities below. These are both remote programs, so anyone across Ontario can take part! YouthLine offers an accessibility fund […]
We’re Making Podcasts!
LGBT YouthLine is excited to announce the release of 3 Chaotic Queers and Nourishing Our Roots, two podcasts created by our Youth Ambassadors as part of our Provincial Youth Ambassador Program (PYAP). These podcasts are by and for 2SLGBTQ+ youth in Ontario! Read on to learn more about each show. Transcripts for each […]
An affirmation and offering for Black 2SLGBTQ+ youth ❤️
As we enter the last few days of Black History Month, we’re excited to share this beautiful illustration by terra, who we commissioned to create a design affirming Black 2SLGBTQ+ youth Here’s what terra says about this piece: “As someone who studies herbalism and uses that knowledge in my spiritual […]
Submit to our Zine!
Calling all 2SLGBTQ+ youth (under 29) in Ontario! Tell us how you affirm your identity discreetly – read on for more details: Our Provincial Youth Ambassador Program (PYAP) is creating a zine! This zine came out of the understanding that for many 2SLGBTQ+ youth, coming out or inviting others in does not feel like […]
Update: Our Text Service Is Back Up! (February 15, 2022)
Our text service is available again starting today at 4pm EST! Thanks for your patience as we worked to get it back up & running <3 Call us: 6pm – 9pm EST, at 1-800-268-9688 Text us: 4 PM – 9:30PM, at 647-694-4275 Chat with us: 4 PM-9:30 PM – Click the Chat button at […]
YouthOrganize and QTBIPOC sauga are hosting Listening Sessions!
We’re excited to be co-hosting Listening Sessions with QTBIPOC sauga this week and next! These listening sessions are for queer, trans, Black, Indigenous and people of colour who are currently living in OR who have lived, worked and/or studied in Peel (Brampton, Caledon, Mississauga). In these sessions, we want to listen to the experiences […]
Learning, Grounding, Growing: A Skills-Based Mental Health Workshop Series
For it’s second round, LGBT YouthLine is excited to present Learning, Grounding, Growing: A Skills-Based Mental Health Workshop Series for 2SLGBTQ+ youth! ✨ From February 8th – March 9th , we invite 2SLGBTQ+ youth (ages 12-29) who live in Toronto to join us for a FREE, five-part workshop series. This series will teach you practical […]
Fill out our form to get hired!
LGBT YouthLine is currently revamping and updating our curriculum for volunteers on the Peer Support line. We are looking for freelance trainers, facilitators, educative content creators, videographers, animators, and graphic designers to support this work. We are hiring for roles of consultants, content developers, and other types of creators starting in January 2022 for this project. How this […]