Youth First

Here’s our August calendar! Please take a look to see what we have coming up this month.

We are still working on planning a family pool party that will hopefully be in late August. I’ll send out details about it as soon as I have things settled.

All programs take place at our Community Center at 5750 Cedar Springs Rd unless otherwise noted.

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This Wednesday, The Writer's Garret will lead a writing workshop for us!

We open at 5 PM for hangout time. The workshop will be 7–9 PM.

Healthy Relationships meets this Wednesday from 3:30–5:00 PM.

Healthy Relationships is a weekly educational support group facilitated by Be Project to help youth learn how to maintain healthy relationships free of drama and violence. This program will be open to our full age range.

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This Tuesday's Gender Identity is for youth ages 16–18. This week's topic is religion.

We open at 5 PM for hangout time. Gender Identity is from 7–9 PM.

Gender Identity is a support group for transgender and gender-diverse youth. This group meets at Resource Center's Community Center on Cedar Springs Rd.

This Wednesday is STAY Mindful, a support group facilitated by a licensed social worker.

We open at 5 pm for hangout time, and STAY Mindful will run from 7–9 PM.

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Healthy Relationships meets this Wednesday (7/24) from 3:30–5:00 PM.

Healthy Relationships is a weekly educational support group facilitated by to help youth learn how to maintain healthy relationships free of drama and violence. This program will be open to our full age range.

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This Tuesday's Gender Identity is for youth ages 12–15. This week's topic is self-esteem.

We open at 5 PM for hangout time. Gender Identity is from 7–9 PM.

Gender Identity is a support group for transgender and gender-diverse youth. This group meets at Resource Center's Community Center on Cedar Springs Rd.

We are NOT having STAY Mindful this week. We had to reschedule it to next week, so this week is Game Night! We'll have board games, card games, and video games to play! Doors open at 5 PM for hangout time. Game Night is from 7–9 PM.

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Healthy Relationships meets this Wednesday (7/17) from 3:30–5:00 PM.

Healthy Relationships is a weekly educational support group facilitated by to help youth learn how to maintain healthy relationships free of drama and violence. This program will be open to our full age range.

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This Tuesday's Gender Identity is for youth ages 16–18. This week's topic is self-esteem.

We open at 5 PM for hangout time. Gender Identity is from 7–9 PM.

Gender Identity is a support group for transgender and gender-diverse youth. This group meets at Resource Center's Community Center on Cedar Springs Rd.

This Tuesday's Gender Identity is for youth ages 12–15. This week's topic is assertive communication.

We open at 5 PM for hangout time. Gender Identity is from 7–9 PM.

Gender Identity is a support group for transgender and gender-diverse youth. This group meets at Resource Center's Community Center on Cedar Springs Rd.

Art Camp is this coming week, and we can’t wait! Eventbrite registration for all five days is open. Check out each workshop! Links to each event can be found below:

Monday, July 8: Comic Zines
https://YFZines2024.eventbrite.com
Tuesday, July 9: Songwriting
https://YFSongwriting2024.eventbrite.com
Wednesday, July 10: "Bleach" Painting
https://YFBleachPainting2024.eventbrite.com
Thursday, July 11: Figure Drawing
https://YFDrawing2024.eventbrite.com
Friday, July 12: Rail Writer's Field Trip to Nasher Sculpture Center
https://YFRailWriters2024.eventbrite.com

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This Tuesday's Gender Identity is for youth ages 16–18. This week's topic is assertive communication.

We open at 5 PM for hangout time. Gender Identity is from 7–9 PM.

Gender Identity is a support group for transgender and gender-diverse youth. This group meets at Resource Center's Community Center on Cedar Springs Rd.

Here’s our July calendar! Please take a look to see what we have coming up this month. Due to our increased summer youth program, most of our CAFE programs remain on hold until the fall, so there's not a separate calendar for CAFE. We are working on planning a fun family summer event that we’ll announce once we have the details worked out!

Registration links for Art Camp will be available tomorrow, so keep an eye out for that post.

All programs take place at our Community Center at 5750 Cedar Springs Rd, unless otherwise noted.�

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This Tuesday's Gender Identity is for youth ages 12–15. This week, we'll be making gender vision boards!

We open at 5 PM for hangout time. Gender Identity is from 7–9 PM.

Gender Identity is a support group for transgender and gender-diverse youth. This group meets at Resource Center's Community Center on Cedar Springs Rd.

This Tuesday's Gender Identity is for youth ages 16–18. This week, we'll be making gender vision boards!

We open at 5 PM for hangout time. Gender Identity is from 7–9 PM.

Gender Identity is a support group for transgender and gender-diverse youth. This group meets at Resource Center's Community Center on Cedar Springs Rd.

Do you have a sweet tooth for indoor Pride events? Well, join us for Resource Center's Sweet Soiree Pride Celebration event on Saturday, June 29 from 1–4 PM. This event is family-friendly and will have something for everyone, including fun activities, information about Resource Center, and yummy goodies! See you there!

This Wednesday is Art Club, and we're making buttons with work/shop! All supplies will be provided.

Doors open at 5 PM for hangout time. Art Club is from 7–9 PM.

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Healthy Relationships meets on Wednesdays during the summer from 3:30–5:00 PM. Healthy Relationships is a weekly educational support group facilitated by Be Project to help youth learn how to maintain healthy relationships free of drama and violence. This program will be open to our full age range. Healthy Relationships will be most effective for youth who attend every week, as each week’s session builds on previous sessions.

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This Wednesday is Q***r S*x Ed, and the topic is ethics of s*x in media.

Doors open at 5 PM for hangout time. Q***r S*x Ed is from 7–9 PM.

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Starting this week: Healthy Relationships is back! Healthy Relationships is a weekly educational support group facilitated by Be Project to help youth learn how to maintain healthy relationships free of drama and violence. This program will be open to our full age range. Healthy Relationships will be most effective for youth who attend every week, as each week’s session builds on previous sessions.

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This Tuesday's Gender Identity is for youth ages 12–15. This week's topic is Nutrition and Eating.

We open at 5 PM for hangout time. Gender Identity is from 7–9 PM.

Gender Identity is a support group for transgender and gender-diverse youth. This group meets at Resource Center's Community Center on Cedar Springs Rd.

Here's our June calendar! Please take a look to see what programs we're offering this month. Send us an email ([email protected]) if you have questions about any of our programs.

Please note: Youth First will not be going to Dallas Pride as a group. It's just on the calendar because it's a major Pride event.

All programs take place at our Community Center at 5750 Cedar Springs Rd, unless otherwise noted.

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This Friday is Vogue Academy Jr with Resource Center's United Black Ellument (U-BE) program!

Don't know what voguing or ballroom means in this context? UBE and the DMA put out a Voguing Tutorial on YouTube during the pandemic. Minutes 2:09–7:00 cover what we learned and practiced in our first workshop, and then we started on the drops that follow that in our second workshop. Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl2K_SKnrKQ&t=129s

Teen Vogue also published an article with a brief history of ballroom culture if you want to know a little more before showing up on Friday. Here's the article: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/voguing-101

So come this Friday from 6–8 PM and learn about q***r ballroom culture! (We are not open for hangout time before or after that timeframe.) Please make sure youth are picked up no later than 8 PM.

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Per Resource Center's Emergency Closings policy, In the event of severe weather, we follow the same closing or delayed opening schedule as Dallas ISD. So all Resource Center locations are closed today, Tuesday, May 28. There will be no Youth First programming tonight.

We'll bump the age groups for Gender Identity by a week, so next week will be the 12–15 year old group, and the 16–18 year old group will be the week after that. (June calendar forthcoming ASAP.)

DOORS OPEN AT 6 PM, NOT 5 PM TONIGHT (due to severe weather).

This Wednesday is Game/Art Night! Because we had to cancel Art Club a couple of weeks ago and were requested to reschedule, we're combining Art Club with this week's scheduled Game Night. There won't be a specific art project or workshop, but youth are welcome to come make art or play games—or both! Doors open at 6 PM for hangout time. Game Night is from 7–9 PM.

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This Tuesday's Gender Identity is for youth ages 16–18. This week's topic is Nutrition and Eating.

We open at 5 PM for hangout time. Gender Identity is from 7–9 PM.

Gender Identity is a support group for transgender and gender-diverse youth. This group meets at Resource Center's Community Center on Cedar Springs Rd.

Our 2024 Youth Empowerment Retreat will take place June 7–10 (at Sister Grove Farm again). In addition to being a fun camp experience, the primary purpose of the Empowerment Retreat is to help youth build leadership and team-building skills. This retreat seeks to empower youth to take these skills into their communities.

We will provide more details about all of this to attendees—including a parent permission slip, a packing list, the retreat rules, and a list of planned meals.

Any Youth First participants who want to attend this year will need to complete the application: https://forms.gle/nYfLvtbrhk4F29SEA

This Tuesday's Gender Identity is for youth ages 12–15. This week's topic is Gender Dysphoria and Euphoria.

We open at 5 PM for hangout time. Gender Identity is from 7–9 PM.

Gender Identity is a support group for transgender and gender-diverse youth. This group meets at Resource Center's Community Center on Cedar Springs Rd.