GLBTQ Kids

The AIDS Community Resource Center in Syracuse reaches out to an underrepresented community***

Gays, Lesbians, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning kids receive support

by Shardé Edwards (NCC News)

July 30, 2009, 3:00 p.m.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse offers the only program within sixty miles that supports and helps GLBTQ kids. The AIDS Community Resource project offers several programs for prevention and education for local kids.

The project is dedicated to creating a supporting environment for straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, with Q being for questioning. “The AIDS Community Resource project helps those in the community who are not served,” said Director of Public Relations Jean Kessner.

The AIDS Community Resource Center is focusing on:

• Prevention (AIDS and STDs)
• Education
• Community Awareness
• Adult and Youth Services

The Center wants to spread ideas

The program focuses on discussion groups and providing STD and AIDS prevention education. The resource center is also focused on spreading ideas.
According to the public relations director, “The idea (is) of spreading health…how do you make healthy sexual decisions and life decisions,” said Kessner.

The program helps adults and kids in Syracuse who need help with the issues they face being homosexual or straight such as: identity issues and teen pregnancy.

The Q Center is the program’s effort to focus on teen issues and provide support. According to the public relations director the center helps those kids who are more likely to be a risks to themselves. Many of the kids supported are homeless.

The Center has needs

The center is well-funded according to the Director of Public Relations but the center still has needs. “Obviously the real need we need is to expand this to Utica because we have fifty kids who show up on monthly basis and we don’t have a center for them,” said Kessner.

The Center wants to expand to satisfy more of the demands of the growing GLBTQ community.

The Center is located at 627 West Genesee St. in Syracuse. The center can be contacted by phone at (315) 475-2430 or by email at information@aidscommunityresources.com.

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