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🌟 Attention Worcester youth! 🌟 Join us on August 21 for a Youth Civic Engagement event at the YWCA Central Massachusetts!

Hear from local leaders like State Senator Robyn Kennedy and State Representative David Lebouf, then dive into engaging discussions with them in small groups. This is your chance to voice your ideas and learn how you can make a difference in your community. Don't miss out on this opportunity to lead and learn! 📅🕠

📍 Where: YWCA, 1 Salem Sq, Worcester, MA
🗓️ When: August 21, 2024 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm

🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/YWeTalk

Questions? Contact [email protected]

Tonight’s Narcan training is a crucial opportunity for ages 14-23 to learn how to save lives in the face of an opioid crisis.

Your awareness and skills could make a life-saving difference. Join us to get trained and be prepared to act when it matters most.

Register: forms.office.com/r/5C82Mmr3r8

We’re thrilled to extend our deepest gratitude to Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association, Inc. for organizing another incredible supply drive this year! ⚽🌟

For the second year in a row, your generous donation of food and essential supplies has made a remarkable difference in our program.

Join Safe Homes Worcester, Swagly - Supporters of Worcester Area Gay and Le***an Youth and the ACLU of Massachusetts for a community art build celebrating trans lives.

We'll be decorating a 5ft. x 5ft. canvas square that will eventually be joined with over 200 other canvas squares to create a quilt that will displayed on the National Mall in D.C. next year.

No prior experience needed! Sign up at: https://mobilize.aclum.org/a/trans-joy-quilt-community-art-build

All materials as well as food will be provided.

Please note that the purpose of the event is to create a space for trans and non-binary people to contribute art to the quilt square. We ask that allies and other members of the LGBTQ community inquire about supporting roles you can play at the event. Please email [email protected].

🎃👻 Dive into a spook-tacular summer evening with us this Thursday! Join us for a hauntingly fun screening of Coraline.

Come for the thrills, stay for the chill 🌙✨

Safe Homes, 4 Mann Street, Worcester, MA
6pm, ages 14-23

We're excited for another month of drop-ins at Safe Homes!

Please note the age range for each drop-in day and check out the program schedule on our website for the most up-to-date information.

Join us for the final Project Bloom workshop for 2024!

This workshop was a huge hit last year and we don't want you to miss out especially if you haven't been able to attend previous workshops!

Spots will fill quickly so RSVP right now at safehomesma.org/watercolors

Can you believe June is already over?! 🤯

Safe Homes will be closed for the first week of July, but we have lots of great activities planned for the rest of the month.

Be sure to check our website for the most up to date programming information at safehomesma.org.

This Month, we're busting common myths about topics affecting the + community.

❌Myth: By repealing laws that criminalize consensual same-sex activity we are “promoting homosexuality".

☑️ Reality: Promoting the equal rights of LGBTQIA+ people is not “promoting homosexuality” – it is highlighting that the same fundamental human rights apply to everyone.

This Month, we're busting common myths about topics affecting the + community.

❌Myth: Gender-neutral bathrooms are exclusively for LGBTQIA+ people; cis-heterosexual people should only use clearly-marked men’s or women’s restrooms.

☑️ Reality: Gender-neutral bathrooms are meant to be used by everyone regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, expression or ability.

There will be no drop-in at Safe Homes next week (July 1-5th).

After a wonderful month of celebrating Pride, we will be taking a break to recharge. As always, our discord is open to chat and hang out with peers!

This Month, we're busting common myths about topics affecting the + community.

❌Myth: It’s perfectly fine to continue referring to a trans person by their birth name once they’ve chosen a new name.

☑️ Reality: This is called “dead-naming”, referring to someone with their dead-name can trigger anxiety among trans-people and it invalidates a trans person’s identity and experience.

It’s best to always address a trans person by both their chosen name as well as the pronouns with which they identify.

If you don’t know their name or pronouns, just ask them, "What is the name and pronoun you go by?"

This Month, we're busting common myths about topics affecting the + community.

❌Myth: Gay people can choose to leave homosexuality.

☑️ Reality: "Reparative" or sexual reorientation therapy — the pseudo-scientific foundation of the ex-gay movement — has been rejected by all the established and reputable American medical, psychological, psychiatric and professional counseling organizations.

This Month, we're busting common myths about topics affecting the + community.

❌Myth: No one is born gay.

☑️ Reality: Modern science cannot state conclusively what causes sexual orientation, but many studies suggest that it is the result of both biological and environmental forces, not a personal "choice."

This Month, we're busting common myths about topics affecting the + community.

❌Myth: Hormonal Replacement Therapy (HRT) is harmful for my child.

☑️ Reality: All medical treatments for trans people are primarily used by cisgender people such as hormone therapy for menopause and patches and gels to fight depression.

Have you watched the Barbie movie yet?

We can't get KENough of it and can't wait to watch it again at the Worcester Common TONIGHT!

Stop by for Youth Pride Night for a free movie, food, and fun activities. See you at 6pm ✨

hello friends! we will not be having drop-in today, in honor of Juneteenth. come hang with us tomorrow (all ages)!

This Month, we're busting common myths about topics affecting the + community.

❌Myth: I’m worried that if my child goes on hormone-blocking therapy, it may make their life more difficult and they may change their mind later.

☑️ Reality: Going on hormone therapy can help avoid trauma and decrease body dysmorphia, gender disaffirmation, and make transitioning later in life easier.

Join us at the Worcester Common on Thursday for Youth Pride Night 🌈

There will be more than KENough ✨ fun with a free screening of Barbie, food, and activities!

Join SWAGLY for a Pride movie night screening "Barbie" on Thursday June 20th starting at 6pm on the Worcester Common! There will be a drag performance by Diva D, DJ set by DJ TMAN2, activities, and free food! Food and seating is limited. We encourage you to dress and up and bring your own chairs!

🌈 This movie night event is produced in partnership with the Downtown Worcester BID, the City of Worcester, SWAGLY, and Pride Worcester. Thank you to our sponsors!

⏰ Pre-movie activities start: 6pm // Movie start time (approximate): 8:40pm

🎥 Find out more at: moviesonthecommon.com!

🍿 The first 100 attendees will receive FREE popcorn from Minuteman Kettle Corn, and the first 50 attendees will also receive a free food/drink voucher to use at one of our on-site food vendors!

🌧 In the event of rain, this movie will be shown at the JMAC, located at 20 Franklin Street.

You're invited to Pride Music Bingo THIS THURSDAY at Safe Homes!

LGBTQIA+ youth, young adults, and allies ages 14-23 are invited to have a fun time with dinner, prizes, and q***r joy!

RSVP to [email protected] by Tuesday, June 11th.

Safe Homes will be at Movies on the Common: Barbie | Youth Pride Night hosting a fun activity during the movie! 💖

Kick off the summer and celebrate Pride Month with us at the first Movie on the Common of the season! “Barbie” will grace the big screen in Downtown Worcester on Thursday, June 20. 🍿

💖 Before the film starts, enjoy a drag performance by Diva D and music from DJ TMAN2. Prepare to be entertained on a night filled with lots of pink, play, and Ken-ergy.

🌈 This movie night event is produced in partnership with the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, the City of Worcester, Massachusetts, Swagly - Supporters of Worcester Area Gay and Le***an Youth, and Pride Worcester.

⏰ Pre-movie activities start: 6pm // Movie start time (approximate): 8:40pm

🪑 Come early! Space is limited. Bring your own blankets and chairs or use seating available on the Common.

🎥 Find out more at: moviesonthecommon.com!

::: MORE JUNE MOVIE NIGHT DETAILS :::

🍿 The first 100 attendees will receive FREE popcorn from Minuteman Kettle Corn, and the first 50 attendees will also receive a free food/drink voucher to use at one of our on-site food vendors!

🌮 Refreshments can also be purchased on-site, at one of many Downtown restaurants just steps away from the Common, or you’re welcome to bring your own.

🍻 Plus, there will be a beer garden at all movie nights, presented by Creed Lounge Worcester. (21+ only)

🌧 In the event of rain, this movie will be shown at the JMAC, located at 20 Franklin Street.

The 2024 Movies on the Common series is brought to you by the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, the City of Worcester, Clark University, Mercantile Center, Quinsigamond Community College, and media sponsors Don’t Touch My Podcast, Manny Jae Media, Unity 97.9 FM, WCCA TV 194 "The People's Channel", 90.5 WICN, and 104.5 XLO.

Happy Pride Month 🌈

Check out what's going on in June including community events at the Worcester Common and Tower Hill!

The calendar on our website www.safehomesma.org will have the most up to date information so you don't miss out!

Happy Pride Month, Worcester! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We’re celebrating Pride this month… and all summer long. We’d love to see you at one of our upcoming events…

🍿 Movies on the Common: Barbie | Youth Pride Night

☀️ Pride Worcester Summer BBQ

💖 Fruitlands Celebrates Pride: Tea Dance (21+)

👑 Pride Worcester Pageant

🏳️‍🌈 Pride Flag Raising

🪩 Pride Worcester Youth Prom

🌈 Pride Worcester Festival

Celebrate Pride Month at The Rose Room Cafe in Webster!

$12 entry goes directly Safe Homes programming to support LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults.

https://www.theroseroomcafe.com/event-calendar/template-event-title-68bnr-ra2na-n2h7c-yj5wz-ersad

SAVE THE DATE for a summer full of Pride Worcester events and activities…

🍿 June 20, 6-10pm: Movie on the Common - Barbie, Worcester Common Oval

🍔 June 22, 6-8pm: Summer BBQ, Green Hill Golf Course

👑 August 17, Time TBD: Pride Worcester Pageant, Venue TBD

🏳️‍🌈 August 30, 3pm: Pride Flag Raising, Worcester City Hall

🪩 August 31, Time TBD: Youth Prom, Venue TBD

🌈 September 7, 3-8pm: Pride Worcester Festival, Worcester Common Oval

Mark your calendars now and stay tuned for details! 📆

What is the TRC?
- Safe Homes' Transgender Resource Center, or TRC, is an environment dedicated to support Safe Homes youth within transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming communites through direct services, education and advocacy.

When is the TRC open?
- Open during all Drop-In hours, or per request

What do we have to offer?
- The TRC offers a wide array of FREE services including:
- Gender-affirming products and clothing
- One-on-one peer support
- Short-term counseling for individuals seeking letters for HRT or gender-affirming surgeries.

Want to know more? Contact [email protected]!