JQY
1460 BROADWAY NO 9015, NEW YORK, NY 10036 www.jqyouth.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: JQY SUPPORTS AND EMPOWERS LGBTQ CHILDREN, TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THOSE FROM ORTHODOX, CHASSIDIC, AND SEPHARDI/MIZRACHI HOMES. JQY PROMOTES THE MENTAL HEALTH, EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND PHYSICAL SAFETY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS BY PROVIDING NATIONAL CRISIS, COMMUNAL, AND ADVOCACY RESOURCES, AS WELL AS IN-PERSON SUPPORT PROGRAMMING IN NEW YORK.

JEWISH QUEER YOUTH (JQY) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS AND EMPOWERS LGBTQ YOUTH IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THOSE FROM ORTHODOX, CHASSIDIC, AND SEPHARDI/MIZRAHI HOMES. JQY PROMOTES THE MENTAL HEALTH, EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND PHYSICAL SAFETY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. JQY ENVISIONS A WORLD IN WHICH NO YOUNG PERSON, REGARDLESS OF JEWISH DENOMINATION OR COMMUNITY, FEELS ALONE, OSTRACIZED, OR SHAMED BECAUSE OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY. WE PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, GUIDED BY THE CONVICTION THAT ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SHOULD NOT BE CONTINGENT UPON RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL BELIEFS. JQY HONORS THE JEWISH CONCEPT AND PHILOSOPHY OF EILU V'EILU (BOTH THESE AND THESE), ALLOWING US TO CREATE SAFE SPACES WHERE MULTIPLE TRUTHS ARE HELD AND VALUED; AT JQY, YOUTH DO NOT HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN CONFLICTING IDENTITIES: THEIR WHOLE SELF BELONGS.

JQY'S HALLMARK DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS INCLUDE TEEN DROP-IN CENTERS, WHERE LGBTQ YOUTH AGES 13-23 CAN ACCESS SPECIALLY TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; AFFIRMATIVE GROUP PROGRAMMING; INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING, FREE STD TESTING AND TREATMENT; AND A HOT KOSHER MEAL. JQY RUNS A WEEKLY DROP-IN CENTER IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN AND A MONTHLY DROP-IN CENTER IN CEDARHURST, LONG ISLAND.WHILE THIS POPULATION OF JEWISH YOUTH REMAIN HIGHLY VULNERABLE, WE ARE SEEING ADVANCES IN RESILIENCE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SELF-CARE. "WELL-BEING" LEVELS OF EACH DROP-IN PARTICIPANT ARE SELF-REPORTED AT SIGN-IN, AND WE HAVE FOUND A CONSISTENT INCREASE IN SCORES AMONG MEMBERS WHO ATTEND JQY PROGRAMING CONTINUALLY. TRENDS INCLUDE AN UPSWING OF TEENS WHO HAVE TRANSITIONED FROM A SELF-REPORTED STATE OF "CRISIS" TO ONE OF "THRIVING." THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 300 INDIVIDUAL DROP-IN CLIENTS, AND OVER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ACCESSED OUR HOPELINE, CRISIS COUNSELING AND VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS.

WE RUN A CRISIS LINE FACILITATED BY JQY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS NATIONAL ONLINE SOCIAL SUPPORT RESOURCES SUCH AS CLOSED OR SECRET SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS AND AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE. JQY PROVIDES FREE FAMILY COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUP PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT GROUPS: OVER 1,300 MEMBERS, GROWING WITH AN AVERAGE OF 5 NEW MEMBERS A WEEK.I. TEEN GROUP (18 AND UNDER)II. WOMEN'S GROUP: MEMBERS (PREFER TO BE IN EXCLUSIVELY FEMALE IDENTIFIED SPACE)III. YOUNG ADULT GROUP (OVER 18)WEBSITE JOIN REQUESTS - TOTAL: OVER 3,000 SINCE 2014

JQYU (JQY UNIVERSITY) IS A CROSS-CAMPUS NETWORK FOR LGBTQ JEWISH COLLEGE STUDENTS. JQYU SERVES AS AN UMBRELLA COMMUNITY FOR QUEER JEWISH CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS QUEER JEWISH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS.1.) CREATE A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO OUR PARTNERSHIP HILLELS, WHICH ADVERTISE THE QUEER JEWISH NY CAMPUS EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME INVOLVED, AND DISSEMINATING QUEER JEWISH CONTENT. PROGRESS: A. CREATION OF PRIDE AND PREJEWDICE NEWSLETTER B. DISSEMINATED AT PARTNERING HILLELSD. CONTRIBUTORS FROM PARTNERING HILLELS2.) CREATE EVENTS FOR QUEER JEWISH COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE NYC AREA. PROGRESS: JQYU HAS DEVELOPED FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH HILLEL'S AT COLUMBIA-BARNARD, QUEENS COLLEGE, AND NYU. IN 2019-202O WE ORGANIZED IN PERSON PROGRAMING ON ALL 3 CAMPUSES. ADDITIONALLY, JQYU HAS FORMED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YESHIVA UNIVERSITY PRIDE ALLIANCE, AND HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING WITH THEM ON EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. JQYU IS RUN BY A STUDENT COUNCIL. THE STUDENT COUNCIL HAS THEIR OWN BUDGET WITHIN WHICH THEY RUN VIRTUAL EVENTS. THE JQYU STUDENT COUNCIL IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLISHING A MONTHLY CROSS UNIVERSITY VIRTUAL NEWSPAPER CALLED "PRIDE AND PREJEWDICE"

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