Each year, Open Sky’s LGBTQIA+ drop-in center, Safe Homes, provides a safe space, free counseling, and much needed supplies to youth ages 14-23 in Central Massachusetts.
Youth mental health is a crisis, and for LGBTQ+ youth, the stakes are even higher.
Nearly 40% of youth who identify as LGBTQ+ seriously considered suicide last year, and 50% of youth who wanted mental health care were unable to get it.*
Safe Homes provides free therapeutic groups, as well as one-on-one, confidential, FREE counseling.Plus, our food pantry, toiletries closet, and Transgender Resource Center make sure youth have what they need to feel safe and confident.
*According to The Trevor Project’s 2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People