Long Island Gay And Lesbian Youth Inc

EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT OF THE GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY ON LONG ISLAND AND IT'S SURROUNDING AREAS.

THE LGBT NETWORK IS AN ASSOCIATION OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO SERVE THE LGBT COMMUNITY OF LONG ISLAND AND QUEENS THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN: LONG ISLAND GAY AND LESBIAN YOUTH (LIGALY), THE LONG ISLAND LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER (THE CENTER), SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR LGBT ELDERS LONG ISLAND (SAGE-LI), AND THE QUEENS LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER (Q CENTER).LIGALY IS THE ORIGINAL ORGANIZATION OF THE NETWORK AS IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1993 AND IS NATIONALLY KNOWN FOR ITS WORK WITH LGBT YOUTH IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT. THE CENTER AND SAGE-LI ALONG WITH THE NETWORK WAS FOUNDED IN 2005 TO UNITE THESE NON-PROFITS TO HELP MORE LGBT PEOPLE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN AND CREATE A COST EFFICIENT WAY OF SERVING THE LONG ISLAND LGBT COMMUNITY.WITH SHARED ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF BETWEEN ALL ORGANIZATIONS, THIS STRUCTURE ELIMINATES DUPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND EXECUTIVE STAFF THEREBY ALLOWING EACH ORGANIZATION OF THE NETWORK TO SHARE RESOURCES. THIS UNIQUE MODEL REDUCES OVERHEAD COSTS AND EXPENSES AND AS A RESULT MORE THAN 80 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR RAISED ARE CHANNELED DIRECTLY INTO CRITICAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR LONG ISLANDERS OF ALL AGES AND WALKS OF LIFE.TOGETHER, EACH ORGANIZATION WORKS WITHIN THE NETWORK TO END HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA, TO PROVIDE A HOME AND SAFE SPACE FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUALITY. SINCE 2012, THE NETWORK ALSO PRODUCES THE ANNUAL PRIDE PARADE AND PRIDEFEST CELEBRATION EVERY JUNE AND LIVING OUT MAGAZINE EACH MONTH. BOTH PRIDE AND LIVING OUT BUILD COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE OUR IDENTITIES WHILE ALSO PROVIDING VISIBILITY TO OUR MOVEMENT. GROUP PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, OLDER ADULTS, FAMILIES, PEOPLE WHO ARE TRANSGENDER, THOSE WHO OFTEN OR MOSTLY SPEAK SPANISH, PEOPLE IN SOBRIETY, AND OTHER LGBT PEOPLE IN NEED OF SUPPORT SO THAT THEY CAN GATHER IN A SAFE SPACE AND BUILD COMMUNITY. IN 2021, WE HELD 731 GROUP PROGRAMS WITH 8,214 PARTICIPANT SIGN-INS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS TO STOP THE BULLYING OF LGBT YOUTH, IN WORKPLACES TO BUILD EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR LGBT EMPLOYEES, AND IN ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS SO THAT LGBT PEOPLE CAN RECEIVE SERVICES AND CARE FAIRLY AND WITH DIGNITY. WE DELIVERED 146 EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 2021 REACHING 8,174 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, CORPORATE WORKERS, COUNSELORS, AND HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL WITH OUR MESSAGE OF INCREASING AWARENESS, AFFIRMATION, INCLUSION, AND SUPPORT FOR LGBT PEOPLE. COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS OUR COUNSELING PROGRAM TAILORED FOR YOUTH, REFERRALS FOR LGBT- AFFIRMING SERVICES, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT FOR LGBT PEOPLE WHO ARE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, HATE CRIMES, AND DISCRIMINATION. IN JUST 6 MONTHS, OUR COUNSELING PROGRAM SERVED 27 LGBT YOUTH WITH 256 SESSIONS OF SUPPORT. HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES SUCH AS HIV SERVICES INCLUDING TESTING TO STOP HIV AND HEALTH INSURANCE EDUCATION AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS AFFIRMING AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES. IN 2021 (AND DESPITE THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THE PANDEMIC), LGBT NETWORK DELIVERED 177 HIV TESTS AND ENROLLED 143 PEOPLE IN AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE. LONG ISLAND GAY AND LESBIAN YOUTH, INC. (LIGALY), AND ITS SUBORDINATES:1. LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER OF LONG ISLAND(THE CENTER) ID# 20-59299272. SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR GLBT ELDERS - LONG ISLAND (SAGE-LI) ID # 20-59291893. NEW YORK LGBT NETWORK, INC. ID # 20-85127864. EAST END GAY ORGANIZATION INC ID # 11-27073975. LONG ISLAND PRIDE PARADE INC ID # 11-32581726. LONG ISLAND GAY PTSA INC ID # 90-08534717. QUEENS LGBT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE ID # 47-35659438. QUEENS LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER INC ID # 47-36304799. EQUALITY NEW YORK FOUNDATION INC ID # 81-XXX-XX-XXXX. NY LGBT HISTORY, INC. (LGBT HISTORY) EIN: 83-XXX-XX-XXXX. TEACH LGBT NY, INC. (TEACH LGBT NY) EIN: 83-3674001