Advocates for Youth has announced an opportunity for community-based organizations to receive capacity-building assistance through their Queer & Gender Equity Project (QGEP). The QGEP supports organizations interested in and committed to improving the sexual health of all young people, including LGBTQ youth of color. Past partners include a number of adolescent health and sex education organizations.

The goals of Advocates for Youth’s Queer & Gender Equity Project are to:

• Build the capacity of youth-serving professionals to serve LGBTQ youth of color;
• Create safe spaces for LGBTQ youth of color; and
• Redress homophobia and transphobia within the local community (i.e., schools, agencies, community, etc.)

View the RFP to learn more, and submit applications by December 13, 2019.