Milwaukee LGBT Community Center

Project Q - Youth Services

Project Q is the “for youth, by youth” youth development program of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center. The program serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and allied (LGBTQA) youth ages 13 to 24 in the greater Milwaukee area. The program provides opportunities for the development and leadership of these youth in a safe, accessible space.

Visit our Project Q webpage created by PQ youth for the youth.
http://www.projectqmke.org/

PROGRAMMING

Project Q serves over 800 unduplicated youth each year, and approximately 150 of those youth receive extensive case management services where staff meet one-on-one with youth to assist them.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information about Project Q or program hours, or to talk to a staff person, please conatct us at 414-223-3220.

COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

Project Q works collaboratively with these local organizations:
Alliance High School & Milwaukee Public Schools
American Lung Association – FACT
Children’s Outing Association
Children’s Service Society of WI
Community Advocates – Brighter Futures
Department of Public Instruction
Diverse and Resilient, Inc.
FORGE
GSA for Safe Schools
Hillside Family Resource Center
InHealth
Lad Lake, Inc.
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Police Department

COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS CONTINUED

Mount Mary College
National Youth Advocacy Coalition – Washington DC
Pathfinders, Inc.
Planned Parenthood of WI
Rainbow Alliance for Youth
Safe & Sound, Inc.
United Way of Greater Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: LGBT Resource Center
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Norris Health Center
Walker’s Point Youth & Family Center
Wisconsin AIDS Fund
Wisconsin Association of Homeless and Runaway Services

Scholarship Resources

PROJECT Q MISSION

The mission of Project Q is supported by the following goals:

To provide culturally relevant, contemporary programs in a “for youth, by youth” space that aim for the positive cultural, social, educational, and emotional development of young adults;

To advocate for and collaborate with programs and organizations that meet the varied needs of LGBTQA young adults and their communities;

To empower young adults to make healthy (informed) decisions about sexual health (such as HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy.) as well as personal wellness (finances and relationships, for example);

To design and implement activities which ensure diversity in every aspect of Project Q; and,

To provide a space that affirms LGBTQA young adults to fully identify and express themselves without fear of ridicule and harassment.

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If you would like to be a donor of one of our annual youth conferences, please select the desired conference and then click the Add to Cart button. You will be redirected to PayPal to make your scholarship donation.