NOH8 at PFY!

On Friday, January 23rd, Pride for Youth hosted a NOH8 Campaign photo shoot to celebrate a GSA's victory in a local middle school here on Long Island. The GSA had organized a NOH8 photo shoot of their own in their school, which was met with controversy in the community, so they reached out to PFY staff for support. Ultimately, after much self-advocacy on their part, the campaign was held in the school, and PFY wanted to honor their achievement by opening up another photo shoot to all LGBTQ youth and straight allies who wanted to participate.

PFY Welcomes Community Kinship Life Staff for a Trans Issues Training

                                          PFY staff, Mario Devon & Tawni, with CK Life staff Cris and Kim

On Monday, January 12, 2015 PFY hosted Community Kinship Life(CK Life) staff members, Kim Watson and Mister Cris, who provided a 4 hour Trans Issues training to PFY and LICC staff. We feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to receive all this great info from CK Life staff! To find out all about the great work CK Life does with Trans individuals, check out their website: www.CKLife.org

Pride for Youth and North Shore/LIJ Center for Young Adult, Adolescent & Pediatric HIV host a successful PrEP/PEP Community Forum

                                          Our Panel for the Forum: Pete Carney, LCSW, Director of PFY, Erin Spector, PA at NSLIJ Center for Young Adult, Adolescent                                              & Pediatric HIV, David Rosenthal, DO, Medical Director at NSLIJ Center for Young Adult, Adolescent & Pediatric HIV

                                  PFY and NSLIJ Center for Young Adult, Adolescent & Pediatric HIV excited to begin our new partnership

                                               PFY Director, Pete Carney, gives opening remarks at the Forum

On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 over 50 health and human service professionals and members of the LGBTQ community on Long Island were in attendance at Pride for Youth's PrEP/PEP Community Forum. The Forum was held in partnership with the North Shore/LIJ Center for Young Adult, Adolescent & Pediatric HIV, whose medical staff spoke and provided education on these relatively new  HIV prevention methods. This Forum was held in conjunction with the launch of Pride for Youth's new PrEP/PEP program the first of its kind on Long Island. We are thrilled to be embarking on this new partnership with the North Shore/LIJ Center for Young Adult, Adolescent & Pediatric HIV in order to bring expanded services to the LGBTQ community on Long Island. Stay tuned for more exciting announcements about this partnership in the near future!

PFY Youth Teach LGBTQ History in Local Schools!

Pride for Youth’s Program Leaders debuted the new LGBTQ History workshop in December at Oceanside Middle School. This workshop was the result of a LGBTQ youth needs assessment carried out by the Youth/Adult Consortium over the last four years. The Program Leaders will facilitate this workshop in high schools and middle schools in order to integrate education around LGBTQ historical figures and events.

Mookie (Program Leader), Tawni J. Engel (PFY Asst. Director), Michael and Myrtle (Program Leaders).

New HIV Positive Support for Young Men Begins at PFY

Pride for Youth is excited to announce the start of a new HIV Positive Support Group, for young gay & bi guys, through age 30. First session will be held on Thursday, December 18th from 6-8pm. Van service, transportation reimbursement and free dinner will be available! Contact Pete Carney, LCSW, at pcarney@longislandcrisiscenter.org for more information and to sign up.

PFY Director Honored in Albany

On Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 Pride for Youth Director, Pete Carney was honored in Albany, NY, receiving the NYS DOH Commissioner's Special Recognition Award for improving the health and well-being of NYS LGBTQ community. Pete has been PFY's director since 2008 and is responsible for the development and implementation of PFY's many innovative programs for LGBTQ youth and young adults on Long Island. Pete is pictured above with Elissa Nolan, NYS AIDS Institute Contract Manager and Carmen Vazquez, Coordinator of the LGBT Health Unit at the NYS DOH. Pride for Youth is thrilled to see Pete recognized for his dedication to the LGBTQ community on LI!

Can a Pill a Day Prevent HIV? Come to PFY's PrEP/PEP Community Forum and get info!

Can a Pill a Day Prevent HIV? Pride for Youth in collaboration with North Shore/LIJ will be holding a PrEP/PEP Community Forum on Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 at 6pm at our Bellmore offices. Get all your questions answered and find out if PrEPis for you! Free & confidential HIV testing and ACA enrollment will also be available. Open to all members of the Long Island community.