Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Civil Rights, Lesbian & Gay Rights, LGBTQ, Youth Development Programs
Mission: The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) is the only Washington, DC metro area service organization solely dedicated to supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Our mission is to promote and support self-confident, healthy, productive lives for LGBTQ youth, ages 13-21, as they journey from adolescence into adulthood. To fulfill our mission, we focus our commitment and energy on five key areas: (1) Life Skills & Leadership Development, (2) Counseling & Support, (3) Health & Wellness Education, (4) Safe Social Activities, and (5) Community Outreach & Education
Results: For 25 years, SMYAL has been a beacon of hope for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Reaching out to provide needed services to over 10,000 youth and critical training to over 5,000 youth workers, our impact in the community has been enormous.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 200
Geographic areas served: Washington metropolitan area
Programs: SMYAL supports and empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth ages 13-21 in the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Through youth leadership, SMYAL creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth to build self-confidence, develop critical life skills, and engage their peers and community through service and advocacy. Committed to social change, SMYAL builds, sustains and advocates for programs, policies and services that LGBTQ youth need as they grow into adulthood. We are the only organization in the metro-DC region solely dedicated to helping LGBTQ youth build self-confidence, develop critical life skills, and change their own communities through service and advocacy. Our youth center on Capitol Hill is a safe space for LGBTQ youth, but it’s much more. Almost every day of the week—even on weekends —LGBTQ and ally youth participate in leadership development programs where they discover how to combat intolerance and advocate for social change.
Mission: The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) is the only Washington, DC metro area service organization solely dedicated to supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Our mission is to promote and support self-confident, healthy, productive lives for LGBTQ youth, ages 13-21, as they journey from adolescence into adulthood. To fulfill our mission, we focus our commitment and energy on five key areas: (1) Life Skills & Leadership Development, (2) Counseling & Support, (3) Health & Wellness Education, (4) Safe Social Activities, and (5) Community Outreach & Education
Results: For 25 years, SMYAL has been a beacon of hope for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Reaching out to provide needed services to over 10,000 youth and critical training to over 5,000 youth workers, our impact in the community has been enormous.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 200
Geographic areas served: Washington metropolitan area
Programs: SMYAL supports and empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth ages 13-21 in the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Through youth leadership, SMYAL creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth to build self-confidence, develop critical life skills, and engage their peers and community through service and advocacy. Committed to social change, SMYAL builds, sustains and advocates for programs, policies and services that LGBTQ youth need as they grow into adulthood. We are the only organization in the metro-DC region solely dedicated to helping LGBTQ youth build self-confidence, develop critical life skills, and change their own communities through service and advocacy. Our youth center on Capitol Hill is a safe space for LGBTQ youth, but it’s much more. Almost every day of the week—even on weekends —LGBTQ and ally youth participate in leadership development programs where they discover how to combat intolerance and advocate for social change.
410 7th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
202-546-5940
Children & Youth
Washington
