Calling All LGBTQQIP2SAA+ Youth aged 12 – 24! Join EAST QREW – a queer and trans drop-in youth program offering interactive activities including arts, games, music, discussion and guest speakers.

EAST QREW brings youth together in a safe and supportive environment where they can connect to others who have similar experiences and offer a supportive community.

The group is a place to engage in discussions, and receive support from staff and peers, including occasional workshops that focus on improving mental health, stress reduction and increasing life skills. The goal of the group is to have participants feel safe, feel better about themselves and develop a wider social support network through peer connection.

Snacks Provided!

THIS RESOURCE IS NOT 2SLGBTQ SPECIFIC
THIS IS A GENDERED SPACE

Embrave – Agency to End Violence is an anti-violence organization providing shelter, counselling and advocacy supports for women, Two-Spirit, gender queer, trans and non-binary folks and their children experiencing any form of violence in the Region of Peel and beyond. We provide supports and services to survivors with or without children.

We understand that survivors’ experiences of violence are compounded by intersecting forms of racism and oppression. Embrave is a low barrier organization that is committed to ending gender-based violence by acknowledging and addressing the multitude of barriers facing folks who have experienced violence and by providing crisis intervention and a range of supports and services.

Embrave’s definition of gender-based violence includes intimate partner violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, cyber violence; physical, emotional and financial violence; stalking; structural and systemic violence, such as racism, colonialism, classism, transphobia, homophobia, sanism, islamophobia, nationalism and ableism.

Our programs include:

• 24-Hour Emergency Shelters
• 24-Hour Crisis Support Lines (905-403-0864 or 1-855-676-8515)
• Community Support and Outreach Program supports survivors living in the community who have or are experiencing violence
• Central Intake Line provides coordinated access to Transitional Housing Supports in Peel Region (905-676-0257 or 1-855-676-0257)
• Sexual Violence Counselling Support Program
• Public Education Program
• Lead Agency for the Peel Committee Against Women Abuse (PCAWA)

ENAGB is the first ever Indigenous Youth Agency in the city that supports youth between 12-29 yrs addressing the social determinants of health using a holistic approach. We provide indigenous youth the opportunity to explore many areas of their lives that assist youth to progress into their future.

Locations
1005 Woodbine Ave – East End Location
1911 Weston Road -West End Location
16 Phin Ave – EarlyON Program
101 Emmett Ave – Land based Learning

FUSE is a group run in collaboration with AMHS-KFLA and One Roof Youth Hub for queer, transgender, genderqueer, agender, genderfluid, pangender, intergender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, gender variant, two-spirit, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, gay, pansexual, intersex and questioning youth (12-24) in the Kingston area.

We hang out, talk about important issues, develop life skills, learn from community members, watch movies, make art, have fun and meet new people. We meet at One Roof, 622 Princess Street, Kingston, Ontario.

The Gender Care IPC team aims to create a safe, confidential, inclusive, and affirming space for trans, gender expansive, gender non-conforming, non-binary and questioning youth and adults in the Durham Region. The Team includes a Nurse Practitioner and Systems Navigator who provide gender transition related care and services within a holistic framework for a time-limited length of service.

Specific services include social, legal and medical transition support, hormone related therapy, surgery referral support, advocacy, and health system navigation. We also offer support, education, and resources for families and caregivers of our clients.

We tailor our services to the needs and transition goals of our clients. Clients may retain their primary care providers while seeking gender transition related care from the team and upon completion of goals will be transferred back to their providers. Medical issues not related to gender transition will be directed back to primary care providers.

If you are interested in our services or would like to refer someone, please complete a Referral Form located on our website.

DCHC also offers a peer support program:
Gender Affirming Chats (ages 10-15, and 16+): https://www.careachc.ca/Global-Assets/Programs/Gender-Affirming-Chats

The GVWG is a grassroots community of trans and gender non-conforming individuals. We create an environment where we can strengthen our capacities as individuals and as a group through skill development and networking. We take on community-based projects to improve the lives of trans people in the Waterloo Region.

Our main project is The GAP (Gender Affirming Project) which involves monthly events where folks can try on sample chest binders to make informed sizing decisions before ordering garments of their own. These events also offer attendees the opportunity to connect with GVWG members, ask questions, and get info about other services in our community.

GenderQuest is a support and social group for trans, non-binary, gender diverse and two-spirit adults. This is a diverse, peer-led social group for those at any stage of transition: come share, learn, and socialize in a safer space. All trans, two-spirit, and gender-diverse people are welcome to attend. Join Taryn and others who are on their gender quest!

The Gilbert Centre provides social and support services to empower, promote health, and celebrate the lives of people living with and affected by HIV and other sexually transmitted or blood borne infections (STBBIs) and the individuals and families from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) communities of Simcoe Muskoka.

2S-LGBTQ+ Youth Connection

• QT Youth Connection provides social programming and systems navigation for 2S-LGBTQ+ youth aged 12-30. In-person groups take place in Barrie, Midland, and Stayner.
• Rama Two-Spirit Group for two-spirited and queer and trans Rama band members
• LGBTQ+ Newcomer Night for LGBTQ+ newcomers to Canada and allies
• QT Discord server is a monitored virtual social space for 2S-LGBTQIA+ youth ages 13-19 to connect with peers and staff
• GenQ is a drop-in social space for 2S-LGBTQIA+ folks aged 20-29 held in Barrie

GLOW is a weekly social youth group that works to build self-esteem, a sense of connection to community, and pride about diverse sexual and gender identities.

Activities include game nights, arts & crafts, movies, health workshops, 2SLGBTQ+ history and more. Inclusive for any youth identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, polysexual, asexual, transgender, nonbinary, questioning and beyond. Our apologies, the group is currently limited to those youth who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ or 2SLGBTQ+ questioning.

GLOW 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Group meets twice per week for two different age groups. GLOW Junior is for youth ages 11-14 and GLOW Senior is for youth ages 15-18.

This is a drop in group – no registration is required. Gender neutral bathrooms on site. Location physically accessible. Transportation provided upon request.

We host bilingual discussion/support groups and social events in Eastern Ontario. Meetings are open to all, regardless of age, sexual orientation or gender identity. Parents, friends and spouses of LGBTQ persons are also welcome.
Facebook page: Groupe LGBTQ & alliés de Prescott-Russell LGBTQ & Allies Group