Families in TRANSition, Central Toronto Youth Services (CTYS)

Families in TRANSition (FIT) is a 10-week closed group for parents / caregivers of 2-Spirit, trans, non-binary, gender-questioning youth (ages 13-24) who have recently learned of their child’s gender identity. This group typically runs 4 times a year, for 10 weeks. Please contact Jordan.Zaitzow@ctys.org for more information about registration and dates. This service continues to operate virtually. Parents from anywhere in the GTA, throughout Ontario, or across so-called Canada are welcome to join.

We also partner with organizations anywhere in Canada who are interested in developing similar services to support parents, caregivers, and families of gender-diverse youth. We offer training, support for adaptation, evaluation, and other supports to facilitate implementation and sustainability. Individual and Family Counselling is for 2SLGBTQ+ youth (age 12 to 24) and their families. Contact CTYS Community Intake to discuss more at community.intake@ctys.org and/or 416-924-2100 ext. 245.

Other Access Info:

Group will be continuing over zoom, into the foreseeable future. We see access as dynamic and evolving, and try to be responsive to the present needs of any group of participants. Upon intake to the group, there are opportunities to discuss what accessibility in group looks like for you. Accommodations and critical group redesign can be determined based on the needs of participants. Some examples of adaptation for accessibility that we've adopted in the past include dynamic language and cultural translation, captioning, and developing identity-based caucus groups.