CBO Flyers & Resources: March 3, 2023

CalKids 

CalKIDS is a new program from the State of California that provides up to $1,500 in free money for college and career training to eligible low-income public school students. CalKIDS can help families boost their children’s college savings and increase access to higher education. To learn more and find out who qualifies, visit CalKIDS.org today.

SF Princess Project

The San Francisco Princess Project dress giveaway is starting March 11, going through May 28. As many of you are aware, this is an opportunity allowing participants to shop and obtain a beautiful prom/ball dress, free of charge. We are located at 455 Market Street, easy access from BART, MUNI, and plenty of street parking. Please use this link to sign up. Please feel free to pass this information on to others who may benefit from this opportunity, also if anyone would like to volunteer during this giveaway, please contact: Dawn Schadek, Community Outreach Director, (925) 381-5873.

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

If you're interested in learning about resources, please click here.

Camp Indigo

A summer day camp for transgender and non-binary youth in Oakland.

2023 marks our 9th year of operation, and we'll serve 150+ kids (ages 4-17) per week from June 26th through July 14th. We'd love to get the word out about our expanding programs. Interested folks should register for camp ASAP as we will sell out by mid-March. We offer unlimited scholarships!

Questions? Feel free to email (thecampindigo@gmail.com). Thanks for your support!

Outlet

Support Group for Parents/Guardians/Caregivers of LGBTQ+ Students 

We're excited to share that our 2023 Parent Group will be held on 8 consecutive Monday evenings from 6-730pm, from Feb 13-March 27 on Zoom. Parents/Guardians interested in group should complete screening form 

Contact: Suzanne Hickey suzanne@acs-teens.org or Sabrina Ortiz sabrina@acs-teens.org

Rape Trauma Services

Limited in-person school-based counseling services are available
Limited brief short-term counseling 4-6 sessions available as well
Contact Lynde Alvarez: lynde@rapetraumaservices.org 

Coast Pride

• Trans Wardrobe
  

  We have a lot of clothes in the trans wardrobe now and have also received donations of top surgery recovery supplies! We have also just formed a partnership with GC2B, so we have several new binder sizes available. If you need anything, please come by during walk-in hours or email contact@coastpride.org to set up another time to come by!

• Youth Counseling 

 Available at the Center through our partnership with Outlet. To request counseling, please fill out this form and we will be in touch. If you have any questions, please contact Cameron (they/them) at cameron@coastpride.org. Sessions are 1 hour, can be remote or in person, and times are flexible based on the therapist's schedules. Fee based on the Outlet's sliding scale.