The EQUAL Youth Center
Kansas City's Queer Activist Youth Center
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Welcome to the first home of the EQUAL Youth Center, Kansas City's queer activist youth center.
What's New At EQUAL?
EQUAL Wants Your Feedback
Help Us Design Your EQUAL Youth Center!
Please take this short survey to make your voice heard. What kind of programs should we offer? Where should it be? When should it be open? Help us make this YOUR LGBTQ youth center! 10 random respondents will receive a gift card to Target, a Best Place to Shop rated by the Human Rights Campaign.
If you're between 12-22 years old and live in the Kansas City metro area, please take this 3-5 minute survey.
EQUAL's Youth Leadership Committee Accepting Applications
Join the Phoenix Leadership Team!
Are you in middle or high school and want to get more involved with EQUAL? EQUAL's youth-led Phoenix Leadership Team is accepting new applications. The Team organizes events, keeps youth connected throughout Kansas City, receives leadership training and plays a critical role in strategizing for the future of EQUAL. If you are intersted, please click here for an application. Please return by July 9, 2010. All questions and applications should be sent to Rachel Gadd-Nelson via equalkc@gmail.com. Transgender, youth of color and youth from rural areas are particuraly encouraged to apply.
Help Us Design Your EQUAL Youth Center!
Please take this short survey to make your voice heard. What kind of programs should we offer? Where should it be? When should it be open? Help us make this YOUR LGBTQ youth center! 10 random respondents will receive a gift card to Target, a Best Place to Shop rated by the Human Rights Campaign.
If you're between 12-22 years old and live in the Kansas City metro area, please take this 3-5 minute survey.
EQUAL's Youth Leadership Committee Accepting Applications
Join the Phoenix Leadership Team!
Are you in middle or high school and want to get more involved with EQUAL? EQUAL's youth-led Phoenix Leadership Team is accepting new applications. The Team organizes events, keeps youth connected throughout Kansas City, receives leadership training and plays a critical role in strategizing for the future of EQUAL. If you are intersted, please click here for an application. Please return by July 9, 2010. All questions and applications should be sent to Rachel Gadd-Nelson via equalkc@gmail.com. Transgender, youth of color and youth from rural areas are particuraly encouraged to apply.
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EQUAL & UMKC's Q&A Launch New Support Group
Young + Trans Gender Identity Meet Up
The Young + Trans meetings will resume on September 23rd. Now that school has started back up we want to make sure as many people as possible can go. So have you been coming to the meetings? Have you wanted to come to the meetings but couldn't? Send a quick message about what times work best for you so we can try to accommodate. For more information, e-mail Wick Thomas at wickthomas@mail.umkc.edu. Please feel free to pass this flyer to friends who may be interested.
EQUAL Becomes An Officially Recognized Missouri Nonprofit
On Sunday, March 21st, the EQUAL Board of Directors approved its Articles of Incorporation, taking the next big step in opening your LGBTQ youth center. Robin Carnahan, Missouri Secretary of State, approved our status on March 24th. Over the next several months, we will work to get our 501(c)(3) federal incorporation status.
Young + Trans Gender Identity Meet Up
The Young + Trans meetings will resume on September 23rd. Now that school has started back up we want to make sure as many people as possible can go. So have you been coming to the meetings? Have you wanted to come to the meetings but couldn't? Send a quick message about what times work best for you so we can try to accommodate. For more information, e-mail Wick Thomas at wickthomas@mail.umkc.edu. Please feel free to pass this flyer to friends who may be interested.
EQUAL Becomes An Officially Recognized Missouri Nonprofit
On Sunday, March 21st, the EQUAL Board of Directors approved its Articles of Incorporation, taking the next big step in opening your LGBTQ youth center. Robin Carnahan, Missouri Secretary of State, approved our status on March 24th. Over the next several months, we will work to get our 501(c)(3) federal incorporation status.
EQUAL Appoints Inaugural Advisory Board
On December 19th, the EQUAL Youth Center held its first board meeting, launching the official start of the Center. Currently 12 members are serving on the Advisory Board, including local students, social workers, activists and others. EQUAL Co-Founder, Rachel Gadd-Nelson, noted, “We’re excited to take another step forward in opening this important new resource for youth.” Read more here.
On December 19th, the EQUAL Youth Center held its first board meeting, launching the official start of the Center. Currently 12 members are serving on the Advisory Board, including local students, social workers, activists and others. EQUAL Co-Founder, Rachel Gadd-Nelson, noted, “We’re excited to take another step forward in opening this important new resource for youth.” Read more here.
Update: More than 2,300 people have downloaded the Resource Guide! Available for download now: your youth resource guide to the queer side of Kansas City. Whether you want to know about coming out, where to get STI testing, or what movies and books have queer youth characters, this guide has all of your answers. Written by a recent local college graduate and reviewed by high school students, you'll see that Kansas City has so many queer-friendly resources. Click here to download!
Kansas City has a strong LGBT community and we're proud to connect you to other LGBT-friendly organizations
The EQUAL Youth Center is a proud member of
CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers
CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers