Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services of Connecticut

Celebrating 15 Years:  Did you attend the first conference in 1994? If you were at the first-ever Children From the Shadows (CFS) conference, we'd like to hear from you! Are you a True Colors Conference volunteer alumni? Have you volunteered with a previous True Colors conference? Would like to volunteer for True Colors XV?  Complete our survey

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Workshop proposals are now being accepted for True Colors' 15th annual gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and ally youth conference.

Open House and Training Sessions for Mentoring and Foster Parenting
Held monthly at various DCF Connecticut Offices and at the True Colors office
A schedule of upcoming events and locations is available here

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• The Safe Harbor Project:  True Colors, Inc., in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Children and Families and the Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents, provides mentoring and  foster and respite care to LGBT and questioning youth.  Join us for an Open House or Training Session to find out how you can make a difference in the life of an LGBT or questioning youth.  Mentoring Overview  |  Mentoring Application Form  |  Release of Information Form

• True Colors Annual Conference focuses on the needs of LGBTQ youth and their allies through a comprehensive annual conference.  The conference includes but is not limited to youth leadership training, on-going support for school and community based gay/straight alliances, as well as diversity and support groups geared toward activism, tolerance, and social justice.  True Colors also publishes a free annual resource guide which provides extensive listings including bibliographies, local and national LGBT youth programs, gay/straight alliances, organizations, websites, action plans, and more.

• True Colors LGBT Youth Mentoring Program:  Congratulations! You survived your adolescence. Now, isn’t it time to reach back and help someone else survive? Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning teenagers across CT are waiting for someone just like you! True Colors offers the only LGBT mentoring program in Connecticut and seeks to expand the quality of life benefits of mentoring to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) youth. All too often, youth who are (or who are perceived to be) LGBT are met with harassment and violence at home, at school, and in the community at large. The social isolation and stigma attached to sexual minority status leads to significantly higher rates of substance abuse, suicide attempts and completions; truancy; school drop-outs; running away and homelessness. For more information and an application, click here.

• Family Programs provides support, resources, services and activities for LGBT parents and their children, as well as LGBT couples considering parenting. We also maintains a resource directory of existing support and social groups for LGBT parents.

• Workshops, Trainings, and Seminars offers a full range of staff development trainings for educators, administrators, social service and mental health care providers, and other professionals.  In addition, True Colors offers consultation services for agency and/or school assessment for cultural competence and compliance with existing State and Federal guidelines.