LGBTQ programs Archives - Westchester Jewish Community Services

Celebrating LGBTQIA+ History Month
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Celebrating LGBTQIA+ History Month

Miriam Arond2023-12-20T12:24:40-05:00November 5th, 2023|Categories: Center Lane for LGBTQ+ Youth, Feature, Featured Internal|Tags: the loft, hudson valley, victim services, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQIA+ youth, gender euphoria, WJCS Center Lane, LGBTQ programs, LGBTQ Westchester, youth services, Westchester|

On October 14, 2023, a rainy cold Westchester Saturday, in a series of rainy Saturdays, youth from all over Westchester attended WJCS’s Center Lane Youth Pride event, celebrating LGTQIA+ History Month, hosted at Westchester Jewish Community Service (WJCS) headquarters in North White Plains. WJCS Center Lane is the first and still is the only center in Westchester County for LGBTQIA+ youth. The event was originally scheduled to take place outdoors, but the weather brought everyone inside, where two levels of the building were utilized and full of the bright good cheer of the day’s participants. Upstairs, Center Lane staff ...

WJCS Awarded Westchester Community Foundation Grant for Gender Affirmation Programming
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WJCS Awarded Westchester Community Foundation Grant for Gender Affirmation Programming

Miriam Arond2023-10-31T11:05:37-04:00June 29th, 2023|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|Tags: LGBTQIA+, westchester community foundation, LGBTQIA+ youth, gender euphoria, LGBTQ programs, Pride, Westchester|

Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) is pleased to announce that its Center Lane for LGBTQIA+ youth program has been awarded a two-year grant of $50,000 by the HVCS Legacy Fund in Westchester Community Foundation. These funds will enable the continued development of WJCS Center Lane’s Gender Euphoria programming, a series of community-building events and activities focused on helping our transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) youth affirm their identities while also having fun. Intended to reflect the joy, happiness, and enhanced quality of life a person experiences upon embracing their true gender identity, Center Lane’s Gender Euphoria aims to provide “gender ...

Advice from LGBTQ+ Teens to Other LBGTQ+ Teens
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Advice from LGBTQ+ Teens to Other LBGTQ+ Teens

Miriam Arond2023-03-10T14:15:18-05:00March 9th, 2023|Categories: Center Lane for LGBTQ+ Youth, Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|Tags: Center Lane, WJCS Center Lane, LGBTQ programs, LGBTQ teens, LGBTQ Westchester, LGBTQ|

The advice below came from real, LGBTQ+ teens in the local Westchester community. The people interviewed range from ages 13 to 18 and represent a wide array of identities. The advice is organized by topic, with each piece of advice followed by the teen’s age and pronouns. They are identified below by their ages and pronouns, but some of the identities featured also include: bisexual, lesbian, nonbinary, trans, queer, gay, and more! Coming Out/Discovering Yourself: Take your time to figure things out. You don’t owe it to anyone to have a solid label or explanation at any point in ...