Event Calendar

For youth who want to come by outside of regularly scheduled drop-in hours to have a tour, meet staff, and ask questions in a more intimate and quiet setting! Once your visit is complete you are welcome to return for drop-in at 3pm, but will be requested to leave the space until we open. New youth are not required to attend New Youth Welcome, this is just an opportunities for those interested. New youth are welcome anytime during drop-in. By appointment only - contact info@youthprideri.org to schedule.

An individual from the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless is in our space every week to assist with housing help amongst other things such as applying to subsidized housing, assisting with transportation to appointments, understanding government benefits like SNAP (food stamps), educating on how to get a GED, connecting people to mental health resources, providing information on food pantries and hot meal sites, and discussing immigration, substance abuse, domestic violence, veteran's services, & legal advice. 

Come by our drop-in center to learn more about YPI, hangout, play games or access our resources. No appointment or membership required. Drop-in is for youth ages 14 and older only; 13 and younger youth should reference 13 and under drop-in.   What is drop-in? Well, drop-in is the time for youth to utilize our space how they see fit in a respectful way; we have video game consoles, laptops, Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, a wide variety of board games donated by Hasbro, a full library of LGBTQ literature, and a kitchen fully stocked with easy to make snacks and food.

Molly, LCSW, is our mental health counselor on site every Tuesday. Molly is available to meet individually with YPI youth from 3-8pm for individual counseling sessions. This service is free. To inquire more about this service or to make an appointment, speak to any staff member. Guardian consent forms are required for youth under 18. These can be found on our website under our Visit tab.

Gender Spectrum is a weekly group for young people ages 13-23 who identify as trans, genderqueer, gender non-conforming or are questioning their gender identity or expression. You decide meeting topics—from coming out and relationships to fashion, politics, and pop culture—anything is fair game. We meet every Tuesday from 4-5pm. Contact us if you have any questions: info@youthprideri.org