○ Current Outreach and Services:

» Filing to become a 501c3

» Provide connections and resources; coming out, suicide prevention, hate crime reporting, police accountability, denied housing, business firing, etc -- We will confirm these issues are brought to the attention to the proper agencies, and will confirm follow-up/proper action is taken.

○ Future Outreach and Services:

» Confirm that thorough and adequate action is taken on anti-LGBT matters

» Increase LGBT and allies voter turn-out

» Implement a speaker bureau to increase education and awareness

○ Future Outreach and Services (Tempe/Phoenix, AZ Shelter)

(This shelter will have a primarily focus on lgbtq youth, but will also assist and intake those whom are not of the lgbtq community – youth, adults, and elderly)

» Provide family and individual counseling for parents of LGBT youth and to the LGBT youth themselves.

» Provide family and individual counseling to non-LGBT youth and families.

» HIV and STD Testing

» Have (__) emergency beds – (per night)

» Have (__) permanent beds – (2 months; unless expanded by case worker or executive)

» Medical Attention

» Community room with daily activities; open to the public

» Provide “emergency essential packages” – food, beverages, hygiene and clothing – to walk-ins or folks on the street.

○ Future Outreach and Services (Chicago, IL Shelter)

(This shelter will have a primarily focus on lgbtq youth, but will also assist and intake those whom are not of the lgbtq community – youth, adults, and elderly)

» Provide family and individual counseling for parents of LGBT youth and to the LGBT youth themselves.

» Provide family and individual counseling to non-LGBT youth and families.

» HIV and STD Testing

» Have (__) emergency beds – per night

» Have (__) permanent beds – (2 months; unless expanded by case worker or executive)

» Medical Attention

» Community room with daily activities; open to the public

» Provide “emergency essential packages” – food, beverages, hygiene and clothing – to walk-ins or folks on the street.

○ Current Policy/Legislative

» Educate, speak, and work with city, country, state, and federal officials on lgbt matters.

○ Future Policy/Legislative

» Overturning anti-lgbt laws

» Organizing action teams nationally that will get involved and active in local policy.

» Work with national cities in creating units similar to the Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit of Washington, DC.

» Work with school district in confirming all students are protected, including LGBTQ.

» Overturn FDA ban on LGBT blood donors

» Overturn Boy Scouts policy on banning openly-gay participation.

» Make an office addition – Office of Global LGBT Matters (Similar to; Office for Global Women’s Issue) within the State Department Authorization Act

» Joining the efforts of The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in including LGBT youth people in suicide prevention curriculum standards.

» Joining the efforts of The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in including LGBT Inclusive Implementation of Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.