Outlet

Join Outlet and ACS at Out to Eat 2024 for an evening of food, fun, friends, and the opportunity to support LGBTQIA+ youth!
* Meet Outlet's new Program Director, Mimir Castro
* Hear from inspiring youth leaders
* Be the first to see the debut of our new Outlet logo!
WHEN: Thursday, October 24, 2024, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WHERE: Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto, CA 94303
COST: $125 per person, $1,000 for a Table of 10

Reserve your seat! Link in bio!
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LAST DROP IN DAY THIS WEEK!

On Wednesday August 14th from 3-6pm, Outlet will be hosting an in-person “Board/Video Game Challenge” event at the Adolescent Counseling Services office (1779 Woodside Road, Suite 200, Redwood City CA 94061). This is a free event where any youth can drop by (with a friend maybe?) and play a few board/video games! Additionally, to gain an extra entry into our drawing to win a $25 gift card, anyone who attends will be encouraged to complete a game challenge (play three games in a row)!

Questions? Please email [email protected].

*Youth Advisory Board 2024-2025 Application NOW OPEN - Deadline: September 9th, 2024!*

What does a Youth Advisory Board Member do?

As a member of the Youth Advisory Board with Outlet and the San Mateo County Pride Center you will help plan, organize and publicize youth programming in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. You will provide input on services and resources for youth between the ages of 14 to 25. Youth Advisory Board members help the LGBTQ+ community by getting their friends and peers involved, sharing information about upcoming events with friends, peers and teachers at school, as well as bringing input and suggestions from community members to help shape the direction of the Youth Program!

We highly encourage youth ages 14-25 to apply (tinyurl.com/OutletYABApp) by (end of day) September 9th, 2024!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Yossi (she/her/ella) at [email protected].

This week, Outlet and the San Mateo County Pride Center are hosting two very special events!

On Wednesday August 7th from 3-6pm, Outlet will be hosting an in-person Paint & Snack event at the Adolescent Counseling Services office (1779 Woodside Road, Suite 200, Redwood City CA 94061). This is a free event where any youth can drop by (with a friend maybe?) and enjoy some FREE snacks and drinks while painting on a canvas!

On Thursday August 8th from 3-6pm, we will be hosting QUEERAOKE, at the San Mateo County Pride Center (1021 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo). Can you think of a better way to say goodbye to summer than getting together with your besties and singing along to your favorite songs? Join us for this fun and fabulous space! This is a sober, all ages event! Snacks will also be provided!

Questions? Please email [email protected] or [email protected].

Important Update!

This week’s Youth Summer Drop In Day (Wednesday July 24th) is canceled. Drop In’s will resume next week on Wednesday July 31st.

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

Can you think of a better way to say goodbye to summer than getting together with your besties and singing along to your favorite songs? Well, you’re in luck!

The San Mateo County Pride Center and Outlet are co-hosting Q***raoke on Thursday, August 8th from 3-6 PM. All levels are welcome! Whether you’re a karaoke regular, someone looking to try a new song or a first-timer who is curious about singing, this is a space FOR YOU! Hope to see you at this fun and fabulous event!

This is a sober, all ages event. All are welcome! Snacks will be provided!

See you on Thursday, August 8th from 3-6 PM at the San Mateo County Pride Center (1021 S. El Camino Real at 11th and El Camino) See slides for accessibility information about the Pride Center.

Questions? Please contact [email protected] or call 650-591-0133

Hope to see you there! Please spread the word!

Hello Community!

Outlet and the San Mateo County Pride Center have an important update to share with you all!

Outlet’s weekly online social groups will be pausing for the months of July and August. However…. In lieu of weekly online social groups, Outlet and the San Mateo County Pride Center will be hosting in-person drop-in hours for the summer!

This is a space for youth to connect with other community members, chat with Outlet staff and/or engage in activities such as games, button making, arts and crafts, etc.

Who? - All are welcome to join! No prior sign-up required. Simply, Drop In!

When? - Weekly on Wednesdays from 3pm-6pm; July 10th through August 28th

Where? - Adolescent Counseling Services Headquarters (1779 Woodside Road Suite 200, Redwood City CA 94601)

Questions? Email [email protected]!

The Outlet Program continues to address recent acts of homophobia and transphobia in our immediate community. Our team has been made aware of or directly experienced several hateful incidents throughout the greater Bay Area:

• Recent and significant vandalism committed against the offices of our partner organization, Coast Pride, which serves the LGBTQIA+ community along the coast
• At least one instance of having homophobic slurs yelled at Outlet clients and staff
• Several bomb threats made against schools and spaces supporting LGBTQIA+ youth after those services were made public.

As a program and agency, we condemn these homophobic and transphobic actions, and we stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community against such incidents.
https://www.acs-teens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Outlet-Statement-Regarding-Anti-LGBTQIA-Hate-Crimes.pdf

The San Mateo County Pride Center and Outlet, a program of Adolescent Counseling Services, are thrilled to partner for The National Day of Reading! We hope you can join us on Tuesday, March 5 at the Pride Center for an afternoon filled with community and stories supporting Trans* and Non-Binary youth. Readings will be held at 3:30, 4:15, and 5pm.

Our celebration of stories will also include an optional Book Drive! We encourage participants of our event to bring books that support and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community, specifically youth, to donate to the Pride Center's library; however, it is not a requirement to join in for our readings.

Throughout the afternoon, we will focus on creating welcoming and affirming spaces for transgender and non-binary youth through the reading of inclusive literature, such as Introducing Teddy, 47,000 Beads, and "The Gender Reveal" a short story in Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood.

This event is free and open to the public. Light snacks will be provided. Join us from 3 to 6pm. The Pride Center is located at 1021 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo, 94402. Our building is located at 11th and El Camino.

About the Event:
Support transgender and non-binary youth by joining us for the National Day of Reading: A Celebration of Stories Supporting Transgender & Non-Binary Youth on March 5 from 3 to 6pm at the San Mateo County Pride Center.

Accessibility information about the Pride Center:
*All community members are required to wear masks when onsite. If you forget yours, masks will be available at the entrance.
*We have a parking lot with a LIMITED amount of spaces. Please consider carpooling. The parking lot is located by our entrance on 11th between Palm St. and El Camino. In case the lot fills up, there is plenty of street parking.
*There is a wheel-chair accessible entrance located at the parking lot entrance.
*The center is one block north of the ECR & 12th Avenue stop for Samtrans 397 and ECR.
*The center has two gender neutral restrooms. Both are single stall, are large and have railings.
*This is currently not a scent-free/fragrance-free space. We strive to be scent/fragrance-aware.
*The Pride Center is a weapon and substance free Sober space.

Questions? Please contact [email protected] or call 650-591-0133

Hope to see you there! Please spread the word!

The countdown begins! Have you donated to Outlet this year? There’s still time to make a tax-deductible gift this year so that Outlet can continue to support local LGBTQIA+ teens as they grow and thrive into adulthood. Make your donation here: https://ow.ly/c4Qr50QmcjI

Happy holidays from all of us at ACS! Our offices will be closed from December 22, 2023 until January 8, 2024. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!

Happy holidays from all of us at ACS! Our offices will be closed from December 22, 2023 until January 8, 2024. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!

Happy Thanksgiving from ACS! We are so grateful for a community of supporters who are so committed to youth mental wellness. We appreciate you and wish you a peaceful holiday weekend!

Outlet's annual fundraiser, Out to Eat 2023, is tonight! Thank you to our donors, supporters, community partners, and sponsors for supporting Outlet, a program of ACS, and helping us to empower LGBTQIA+ youth, their families and our communities!
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Teatro Visión invites you to celebrate our LGBTQ+ community and allies at Pride Night of their production of La Muerte Baila, on Friday, Oct. 20 at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose.

La Muerte Baila is a hilarious, musical journey through the afterlife!

A recently departed soul named Alejandro has just arrived in Mictlán, the land of the dead, on the eve of el Día de los Mu***os. But la Muerte notices that something is different about this soul’s arrival—he can’t remember anything about his past.

Meanwhile, los muertitos—the dead—can’t wait to get back to the land of the living to visit their loved ones. But the portal to the other land is blocked, and they discover that one of them is holding them back!

To cross in time for the holiday, los muertitos have to help Alejandro resolve his unfinished business, and they need your help! Otherwise, they might be stuck until next year…

Full of laughter and song, La Muerte Baila is a heartwarming story about forgiveness, about remembrance, and about choosing how we live our lives.

La Muerte Baila is performed in Spanish with English supertitles. General admission. Fun for the whole family!

WHEN: Friday, October 20, 2023 at 8:00p.

WHERE: Mexican Heritage Plaza. 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose, CA 95116.

TICKETS: Order your tickets online at www.teatrovision.org/lamuertebaila. To purchase by email or phone, contact our box office at [email protected] or (408) 294-6621.

*Accepting new clients interested in therapy services*

Hello community!

Outlet is currently accepting new LGBTQIA+ youth clients ages 10 to 25 in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties!

A couple things to note:
• Youth who are interested can start services without a waiting period.
• Therapy services are available via telehealth or in person.
• While our therapy services do come at a cost, a sliding scale is available!

To start the screening process:
1. Complete Outlet’s Screening Form (tinyurl.com/OutletScreeningForm)
2. Email Brett (they/them), Outlet’s Clinical Coordinator ([email protected]) to schedule an intake appointment

Questions? Contact Brett Trace ([email protected])

Out to Eat 2023 is just a few weeks away! Come celebrate with ACS and the Outlet program at the Peninsula’s favorite party supporting LGBTQIA+ youth on Thursday October 26, 2023 from 6-9 PM! Tickets are $125 per person, or $1,000 for a table of 10.

Reserve your seat at https://ow.ly/vsmy50PUav5 !
Or if you'd like to volunteer during the event or as an event photographer, contact us at [email protected]! We hope to see you there!

*Application Deadline Extended to November 1st, 2023!*

What does a Youth Advisory Board Member do?

As a member of the Youth Advisory Board with Outlet and the San Mateo County Pride Center you will help plan, organize and publicize youth programming in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. You will provide input on services and resources for youth between the ages of 14 to 25. Youth Advisory Board members help the LGBTQ+ community by getting their friends and peers involved, sharing information about upcoming events with friends, peers and teachers at school, as well as bringing input and suggestions from community members to help shape the direction of the Youth Program!

We highly encourage youth ages 14-25 to apply (tinyurl.com/OutletYABApp) by November 1st!

If folks need a little encouragement to apply by knowing this year’s YAB plans, we will be finalizing our own children’s book and discussing plans for the second half of the year!

Are you ready for Out to Eat 2023? Celebrate with Outlet at the Peninsula’s favorite party supporting LGBTQIA+ youth on Thursday October 26, 2023 from 6-9 PM! Tickets are $125 per person, or $1,000 for a table of 10.

Reserve your seat at https://shorturl.at/cgnI2 (Link in bio). We hope to see you there!

For the months of July and August, Outlet's social groups will not be meeting online or on a weekly basis. Instead, Outlet and the San Mateo County Pride Center will be hosting in-person drop-in hours for the following dates:
• Tuesday July 25th from 3:30-5pm
• Thursday August 10th from 4:30-6pm
• Wednesday August 23rd from 4:30-6pm

This is a space for youth to connect with other community members, chat with Outlet staff and/or engage in activities such as games, button making, arts and crafts, etc.

All are welcome to join! No prior sign-up required; simply, drop in at the San Mateo County Pride Center (1021 S El Camino Real, San Mateo)!

ACS’ Executive Director, Dr. Philippe Rey, will be the featured speaker at the Silicon Valley Rainbow Rotary’s monthly speaker series on Wednesday, August 2nd from 6:30-8:00 PM! Join us in-person at the Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center in San Jose, or online on Zoom. Register for either at https://ow.ly/MCp150P0U50

ACS' Outlet program is excited to be a partial beneficiary of the Shark's Foundation's Pride Month auction from June 4th - June 6th! Place your bids on Pride-themed Sharks memorabilia at www.Sharks.GiveSmart.com or by texting SHARKS to 76278. Thank you for your support and partnership! GO SHARKS!

ACS' Outlet program is excited to be a partial beneficiary of the Shark's Foundation's Pride Month auction from June 4th - June 6th! Place your bids on Pride-themed Sharks memorabilia at www.Sharks.GiveSmart.com or by texting SHARKS to 76278. Thank you Sharks Community for your support and partnership! GO SHARKS!

Happy Holidays from all of us at Adolescent Counseling Services! We wish you a peaceful and loving holiday season.

Our administrative offices will be closed until January 9th. We look forward to seeing you all in 2023!

ACS wishes everyone a relaxing and happy Thanksgiving! We are so grateful to everyone in our community who advocates for youth mental wellness, especially our community partners, staff, interns, volunteers, and donors. We appreciate you all!

Thank you to all of our supporters who attended Out to Eat 2022!

We were so happy to celebrate together as a community and are grateful for each and every one of you – the youth, staff, donors, volunteers, community partners, and sponsors ( )!

Photos are courtesy of photographers Ethan Cordova-Medina and Jovani Contreras (Jovani’s photos can be found on Instagram .ca)

Tonight's the night!
ACS and Outlet are so excited to celebrate with our community at Out to Eat 2022. Thank you to everyone who will be joining us, especially our sponsors - Gaylesta, , ,
, and - and community partners - the Oshman Family JCC, Catered Too, Hobee's California Restaurants, and Joseph George Fine Wines - who helped make this happen!
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In honor of Filipino/a/x American History Month, the Pride Center and the College of San Mateo invite you to join our multicultural, food-centered intergenerational virtual event on Wednesday October 19th from 6:30-8pm PST. Honoring the intersection of community, culture, and safety and paired with National Coming Out Day, “Kamayan and the Identities That Feed Us” is an event where the community can share experiences of invisibility. Join Megan Bueno, Aluma of the College of San Mateo, and Krystle Cansino, LGBTQ Commissioner, as they celebrate the significance of LGBTQ identities and how they intersect with Filipinx Cultural roots. Then, stick around for a live lumpia making demonstration by our very own program director, Frankie Sapp! You will receive ingredients to buy ahead of time should you want to participate and learn while you roll! This is an opportunity for those within these communities to share our wisdom and unite with allies and advancing conversations about the identities that feed us.
Register in advance at https://tinyurl.com/Kamayanan2022. Stay tuned for more information to come!

Accessibility information: Closed captions will be available.

Interested in supporting local Filipinx owned shops in the Bay Area? Visit HERE to learn more about businesses near you!