• LGBTQ+ youth and adults face some of the most challenging access to services that should be available to everyone. As a result, they are more likely to face mental health challenges than the general population. A few critical stats: 
  • "39% of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including 46% of transgender and nonbinary young people. Youth of Color reported higher rates than their white peers" (Trevor Project, 2024).
  • "1 in 3 transgender and nonbinary people experience homelessness in their lifetime, and 70% who stay at a shelter experience mistreatment" (US Transgender Survey, 2015).
  • "77% of transgender and nonbinary students in K-12 experience mistreatment because of their gender identity" (US Transgender Survey, 2015).

• Support youth and adults to access affirming peer mentors. 
  We provide a simple and effective solution made possible by your donations: provide a listening ear from people with similar experiences, bringing community and connection to people who feel alone and scared. One client put well what we have heard from many: "I can't believe this is free for me. It means so much to connect with another trans person. I didn't realize how isolated I felt till we talked." 
• What do our mentees need? We can help. All of our mentees have access to our broad network of affirming services throughout Northern Arizona: therapists, healthcare providers, insurance navigators, employment trainers, social groups, all the way to nail salons and barbershops. We are trained in LGBTQ-related stress management and mindfulness techniques to help bridge emotional support while people wait for affordable and quality care. We prioritize intersectional care so that people can also get support around racism, ableism, classism, and neurodivergence that they experience. 
• By donating, you are a part of the lineage of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and allies that actively save lives. 
  Our community has always supported our own to survive and thrive. I often think of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rae Rivera, who housed homeless youth in New York City and began the Stonewall Riots, eventually leading to decriminalizing "cross-dressing." Join our ancestors to ensure that gender- and sexually-diverse people always have a place to go. As one client said, "You were the first safe person I could talk to."

Join the lineage of donors who have ensured:

• A transgender boy, whose mental health improved considerably after beginning hormone therapy two years ago, still has access to affordable healthcare after providers shut down following the recent Executive Order. 
• A nonbinary person facing discrimination for their race and gender can access job training and safe housing. 
• A young trans woman escaping domestic violence can access mental health care providers who specialize in working with the 2SLGBTQ+ population.

YOU are the change we need. Thank you for your support! 

Your donations are tax-deductible and directly support our post-crisis and support groups for gender-diverse people and their families.

We are proud and grateful to partner with our fiscal sponsor, Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona. TAPAZ is a 501c3 nonprofit incorporated in Arizona (EIN: 86-0975231)