The Rainbow Youth Centre is developing programming. This is not just a space for Queer Youth, but also for anyone looking for a safe space. They are supported by a number of volunteers. The strategy is to develop programing to address:
MIND: starting a book club.
BODY: Yoga with Barb, who is a certified yoga coach.
SPIRIT: Art Space Saturdays, arranged and led by Will from 1:00 to 5:00.
Candle-Keep: this program is helping kids to build problem solving and communication skills through imagination and role playing in a safe environment.
Encaustic Art with May; May uses media to make art with multiple layers to reveal some parts of their piece.
FUTURE: Potential tutoring program during school year, where they can do their school work, judgement free. Games to win extras and add to their back-to-school arsenal. Movie Nights are being looked at. Creative Events where youth to receive direction to visual story-telling and then prompts are given to begin a collaborative comic creation session filled with laughs and adventures.
Any youth attending will be encountering LGBTQ2S+ personnel, so they should be feeling safe.