Thanks to generous gifts from The Rocking Moon Foundation and Leonard-Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation, OUT Maine is spearheading a year-long “action research project” led by BIPOC LGBTQ+ youth living in Maine.
The project aims to help the youth develop skills by engaging them in collaborative learning, research and data analysis. At the end of the project, the young leaders will create a set of recommendations on how to improve programming and spaces for BIPOC LGBTQ+ youth in Maine. The youth will meet in facilitated weekend retreats and monthly virtual meetings.
The BIPOC LGBTQ+ youth leaders represent a wide age range of teens through young adults (14 to 25 years old). The group is facilitated by Sultana Khan, a BIPOC youth development specialist with ties to the LGBTQ+ community and a background in curriculum development, social movements, and youth activism.
“OUT Maine’s strategic plan has a strong commitment to enhancing its programs for transgender and BIPOC youth,” shared Susan Campbell, executive director. “We are very excited that this youth expertise will help us make our programming more inclusive and welcoming, as well as provide guidance for all programs seeking to work with BIPOC youth across Maine and beyond.”
More: outmaine.org
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