Community Resources for GLBTQ Youth

All phone numbers are in 559 area code unless otherwise noted

Community Link, Inc.
266-5465
PFLAG -Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
434-6540

HOTLINES:
LYRIC - Lavender talk line
800 236-PRIDE
TTD 415 431 8812
outside of CA 415 863 3636
lyricinfo@tlg.net
talkline@lyric.org
1-800-42-BAGLY- 24 hour hotline
1-800-347-TEEN Thurs-Sun, 5-9:45pm
1-800-96-YOUTH - Daily, 3:30 -7:30pm

TEMPORARY HOUSING:
The Sanctuary Youth Shelter for males and females 11 to 17 years of age who are homeless, runaways, or have been kicked out of their homes.
498-8543 or 1-800-820-4968
YWCA’s Marjaree Manson Center for women of all ages who have experienced family violence.
233-4357

HIV/AIDS:
The Living Room
485-3667
Planned Parenthood - HIV anonymous testing site
488-4900

OTHER YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS:
GSA - Gay-Straight Alliance Network
442-4777 Website
United Student Pride at CSUFresno
278-4435 Website
Diversity Club at Fresno City College - e-mail

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.O. Box 4959 * Fresno, CA 93744 * (559) 266-LINK info@communitylinkfresno.com

 FRESNO GLBTQ YOUTH ALLIANCE

A group for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning Youth
A program of Community Link, Inc. - a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization
Contact person: Jeffery Robinson - (559) 486-3464

Statement of Purpose:

The Fresno Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Youth Alliance was created to offer Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning Youth a safe and substance free environment where they can be themselves, express their concerns and discuss issues of importance that affect their lives.
 

 

Who’s involved:

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning community is a vast rainbow of diversity. The Fresno Youth Alliance welcomes and celebrates that diversity. Our members are teens and young adults of all colors, differently challenged, from various religious faiths and backgrounds, and have a wide variety of interests. We encourage and invite any and all interested youth to come to our meetings.

Where & When:

We meet every Friday Evening at 7 - 8:30pm at the First Congregational Church of Fresno ("Big Red Church") at 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd. See map. (the link opens an outside window)

 

Support/Rap:

The group offers a comfortable space, almost like a living-room, and time to focus on family, relationships, friends, school, work, and to share concerns and achievements.

Peer Counseling:

The group provides an opportunity for one-on-one discussions with other young people who share your sexual and affectional orientation who can help you work through difficult times by listening and sharing their own experiences.

Educational Programs:

The group has access to trained professionals for workshops, lectures, and discussions. We also co-sponsor along with Gay-Straight Alliance Network the annual Expression Not Suppression conference.

Advocacy:

The group allows you an opportunity to advocate and lobby other local, state, and national governmental bodies and community organizations regarding issues which effect and affect younger Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning individuals.

Networking & Interacting:

The group networks with other Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual youth groups in the state, along with student groups on the college and high school campuses. It allows for interaction with the larger Gay and Lesbian community through participation with other groups’ events and community activities.

Social Activities:

The Youth Alliance organizes parties, trips, movies nights, and dances especially for younger people like ourselves.

Our Original Events:

Each year the group sponsors the Lavender Prom and co-sponsors the ENS conference. In the past, we'd also hold the Double Prince and Princess Pageant, our annual Youth Group Reunion, annual Halloween and Christmas party, Beach Blanket Beauties, and the Pink Flamingos Fundraiser.

Directed by:

The Youth Alliance is under the direction of, and is facilitated by Jeff Robinson, who has a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology and who has been working with adolescents and young adults since 1996.

Lavender Prom 2010:

The Lavender Prom is just around the corner and it is time to get those grass skirts and coconut shells out!

Community Link’s Fresno GLBTQ Youth Alliance will be host their annual GLBTQ youth Prom on Saturday, July 31st at 7pm at the Big Red Church, 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd.

“Hawaiian Luau” style will be very fitting for this Mid Summer blow out. Grass thatched Huts, beach umbrellas, volcano spitting lava, Hawaiian shirts, breezy out fits, tropical prints, sundresses and bikinis will be the standard attire. Formal wear is optional, but you must be either in formal wear or Hawaiian themed costumes to be able to run for the Double Prom King and Queen contest.

Each year the youth elect a female pair and a male pair of Prom Kings and Queens. To be eligible you must be a youth under the age of 25 years and have never been elected a Lavender Prom King or Prom Queen before. AND be decked out in island or formal attire.

There will also be Prom Pictures, with a stunning tropical back drop for everyone to get their vouge on. Couple shots, group shots and your narcissistic shots are all included in the extremely affordable cost of $5 per person.

The $5 cover also includes the dance, pictures, food and refreshments, and the prom King and Queen contest.

Dance your butts off to the tunes of DJ Binx as she blasts out the music all night long. Chat with your old friends, make some new ones and leave the attitude at the door. Just come out for some fun during the hot summer.

Community Link is currently seeking donations of sodas, food, decorations, and good old hard cash to make the kids prom a huge success. Financial donations can be sent to:

Community Link, P.O. Box 4959, Fresno, CA 93744.

Call Jeff at 559-486-3464 if you would like to make other donations or would like to volunteer. No chicken hawks need apply!