Join us for our regular monthly meeting welcoming the entire spectrum of LGBTQ+ community, friends, families, and allies for support and education. Our regular support group will follow the education portion.
Our PFLAG general support meetings will be held both in person and via Zoom. Please note: all persons who wish to attend our in person meetings must be Fully Vaccinated against Covid-19.
Virtual meeting attendees still require RSVP. If you are new to Zoom, CLICK HERE to get set-up.
Please RSVP to rsvp@pflagmanhattanbeach.org
EDUCATION PORTION:
The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Host Home Program
with Court Young (They, Them, Their)
ABOUT THIS EVENING’S PRESENTATION & PRESENTER:
My name is Court Young and I am 6ft tall, mixed race, afro rocking, non-binary, queer human being. Born + Raised in Southern California, by a single mother. About a year ago I started working at the Los Angeles LGBT Center in the Host Homes Program as a Program Coordinator. The Host Homes program provides supportive, short-term housing for youth ages 18-24 experiencing homelessness, with a focus on being inclusive and supportive of youth who identify as being part of the LGBTQ community. In this program, we serve as an interventional step for young adults experiencing housing instability that has been caused by reasons such as family conflict, gender identity, sexual orientation, and the possibilities of so many other variables. We make intentional matches between hosts and youth that are based on shared interests and goals and in doing so we create meaningful relationships within our communities.
A NOTE ABOUT VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
We will be utilizing Zoom features that provide the highest level of safety and confidentiality possible. Zoom is free to you and you need not have an account to join us. If you are new to Zoom, you can follow the links [here] for brief tutorials on all you need to know to sign on to a Zoom meeting with us. We ask that each of you that would like to participate in the on-line support, contact us in advance by email at rsvp@pflagmanhattanbeach.org to RSVP for the meeting. We will cut off RSVPs at 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting. All participants will receive a follow-up email with the link to the Zoom call and a password. For confidentiality’s sake, please do not forward these to another participant — they are welcome to contact us directly to receive the link.
We ask that youth who may want to join for our support groups to please be joined by a parent. Some heavy emotions can emerge in the course of our sessions and having a parent on-hand helps to ensure that the needs of any youth on the call are met.
There are some benefits to utilizing new tools like Zoom. We recognize that our typical evening support group meetings are not feasible for everyone due to work, family or other demands. If there is a need, we would like to offer an additional support group Zoom conference call sometime during the daytime hours. If you are interested in a daytime support group, email us at info@pflagmanhattanbeach.org and let us know what times might be more workable for you.
If you need more personalized assistance and support, we remain here for you. Email us confidentially and we will work with you to identify the best member of our team to assist with your individual needs.