Farías questions DYCD on outreach and service access for LGBTQ youth
Farías asks how DYCD ensures LGBTQ youth know about services. Ascherl describes word-of-mouth referrals, social media presence, Discover DYCD, palm cards, and street outreach vans as key outreach channels.
And how do you folks at TYCD ensure that the LGBTQs know about the available services and can access them safely?
Obviously, like the drop-in centers are a great example where there's 24-hour care and they can go in at any point.
But other than services like the drop-in centers, how are we looking at making those available and the outreach?
Yeah, I think one of the things that
works and we've seen it historically and I think it works with any programs like word of mouth I think young people come you know talk to each other and they and they
and they hear about the great things that are happening and so that's been really really helpful especially for all LGBTQIA young population they we rely on refer
Sorry.
Thank you so much.
We rely on referrals.
DYCD also has a strong social media presence and Instagram and Facebook, Twitter.
We also have Discover DYCD where all the services are.
Are available and accessible and people can inquire about these programs.
And then we have the palm cards, which we actually brought extras so we can distribute some of those.
And that's also available.
And then we also have the street outreach piece where we have six days per week.
Assisting youth in need, and then, as you mentioned, our drop-in centers, and then the street outreach vans, as I mentioned.