A short session on the types of organizational and programmatic capacity building Safe Spaces Project provides.

2. Lunchbox Lessons: What’s the
T?
 WELCOME! Our Session will begin in shortly.

3. Lunchbox Lessons:
What’s the T? 10 tips for work with T/GNC
Youth

4. Housekeeping
 Please silence your
mic.
 If you are on hangout,
please use the chat
box to ::raise hand:: or
signal for a question.
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the event or youtube
page please ask
questions on the event
wall.
 Speaking from a
Western lens.

5. Foundation of Safe Spaces
 Safe Spaces Project is a Project of the Tides
Alexandra Carter, Ph.D
Executive Director
shay(den) n. gonzalez
Director of Program
Development

6. Why are Safe Spaces

7. The Misson
The mission of the Safe Spaces Project is
to work with community-based
organizations to:
•strengthen and create welcoming spaces
•share and assist in the creation of
resources that foster the development of
LGBTQQ Youth

8. • Organizational Development
• Programmatic Development
• Training of Youth Trainers
• Build a Network
Core Work

9. Safe Spaces provides a variety of capacity building services
including:
board development
strategic planning
financial management
coaching
Capacity building is performed by Safe Spaces staff or, in some
cases, by vetted consultants with experience with small
organizations
We customize our capacity building to your circumstances.
Organizational Development

10. Supporting Change Agents
•Long-term, sustainability
Cultural Competency for Youth Serving
Providers
•LGBQ
•Trans/GNC
•Becoming an adult ally/supporting youth
empowerment
Program Development

11. To support LGBTQ youth as independent
leaders SSP provides T4YT that includes:
All 3 SSP Cultural Competency Trainings
A minimum 1 day T4T session
•Dealing with homo/transphobia and adultism in
training space
•Exploring power & privilege in relation to
LGBTQ youth
•Take away training tools
Training of Youth Trainers

12. Provider Network

13. *Community based organizations
*Youth-led organizations
*LGBTQA youth serving providers
Who is eligible?

14. +
shay(den) n. gonzalez
Training and Facilitation Director
shay@safespacesproject.org