Welcome to a new year of our Inside Out youth programming at Calgary Outlink! Our group will now be meeting on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at from 6-8pm!
Our youth programming is for 2SLGBTQ+ youth ages 13-18 along with their friends, families, and supporters. We aim to create fun, affirming, and friendly spaces for queer and trans youth! This is a drop-in group, so no registration is required.
The meetings on 2nd Tuesdays are an Arts & Crafts Club, where we’ll be doing different crafts together each month!
Do you like playing or trading cards and have always wanted to customize your own decks? Maybe you’ve been wanting to make your own tarot cards? Design or decorate your own card deck to play games, trade, read tarot, or anything you want! We’ll provide cards, paper, and art supplies, but you’re welcome to bring your own cards or supplies if you wish. We’ll have other arts and crafts supplies as well if you feel like doing something else!
This meetup is intended as a fun and welcoming space for friendly connection and to meet fellow 2SLGBTQ+ and allied youth! If you are looking for further support, Outlink staff are available to meet with you one-on-one or in small groups by phone, text based messaging, or video call upon request. They can also help connect you to other counselling and support services.
The group is run by volunteer group facilitators who have received 30+ hours of peer support training.
We ask all participants to follow our Safer Spaces Ground Rules when attending group or accessing any of our services. If you aren’t following them, we might talk to you about it and/or ask you to leave depending on what’s happening.
If you’d like to take any pictures of the room or the group, please ask facilitators and participants first.
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Getting There:
This group meeting will be held in-person at the CommunityWise Resource Centre on the 2nd floor at the Deerfoot 17 Building at 2710 17 Ave SE.
There are some visitor and customer parking stalls available onsite. There is some street parking available around the building (please be mindful of the permit parking signs).
There is a bike rack outside the building.
The nearest LRT Stations are Barlow/Max Bell and Franklin. The Max Purple Bus stop is located at nearby at 26 St SE and International Avenue. Other buses are nearby in the area as well.
When you arrive, please take the elevator to the second floor. Enter the space through the main doors on the second floor. Follow the signs to the room!
Public Health Safety Precautions:
Public health and the safety of our communities is very important to us! The following safety practices are put in place for our in-person programming:
- Wearing a mask is always welcome and encouraged in our spaces.
- We have masks and hand sanitizer available.
- If you have any cold, flu, Covid, or measles symptoms (ex. fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, rash), we ask that you please do not attend.
