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In-Person Drop-In

Located at Open Sky Community Services
4 Mann Street, Worcester, MA, 01602

Ages 14-17: Wednesdays, 3- 6pm

Ages 18-23: Tuesdays 4-7pm & Thursday, 5:30-8:30pm

Virtual Drop-In is BACK!

Hosted on our Discord server

Ages 14-23: Mondays, 6:00 - 8:00pm

Email us at safehomes@openskycs.org to join

Upcoming Programming

Check out our calendar of upcoming fun and educational programming at Safe Homes and in the community.

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Youth Leadership

Learn more about the role of a Peer Mentor and how you become one. 

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The Lavender Club Monthly Giving Group

Make a difference in the lives of LGBTQIA+ youth by making a monthly commitment to give to Safe Homes!

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Safe Homes News

Safe Homes: Empowering LGBTQIA+ Youth in Worcester

June 11, 2025

Safe Homes: Empowering LGBTQIA+ Youth in Worcester

NESTLED IN THE HEART of Worcester, Safe Homes has become an essential lifeline for LGBTQIA+ youth.

Worcester’s Open Sky’s Safe Homes gala raises $200K, honors leaders

April 16, 2025

Worcester’s Open Sky’s Safe Homes gala raises $200K, honors leaders

Worcester, Massachusetts–based Open Sky Community Services raised over $200K during its largest and most successful gala to benefit Safe Homes — which is celebrating 30 years of serving LGBTQIA+ youth.

Safe Homes LGBTQ youth program wins community activism award

December 11, 2024

Safe Homes LGBTQ youth program wins community activism award

In November, Safe Homes Worcester program director Oscar Oliveira Soens and his colleague Heather Stravato spent a whirlwind weekend in New Orleans, surrounded by nonprofit workers from across the world at the National Organization for Human Services’ annual conference.