Join CAMP Rehoboth and Representatives from Big Brothers Big Sisters in a discussion on how you can you can become a LGBTQ+ mentor and support LGBTQ+ youth in the Sussex County area thruogh CAMP Rehoboth's THRIVE youth program.
Our goal is for all LGBTQ youth to have access to a safe and supportive mentoring relationship with a caring adult. One in three children will grow up without a mentor.
The Trevor Project estimates that LGBTQ youth make up 5-7% of the nation’s youth, with 13-15% of those in the juvenile justice system being LBGTQ. Compared to non-LGBTQ peers, LGBTQ youth:
•are twice as likely as their peers to say they have been physically assaulted, kicked or shoved
•are more likely to report that they do not have an adult they can talk to about personal problems
•are more than twice as likely to experiment with alcohol and drugs
•40% say the community in which they live is not accepting of LGBTQ people
•23% do not believe that things will get better compared with only 8% of their peers
•Over 50% say they have been verbally harassed and called names involving anti-gay slurs
Good mentors can change a mentee’s life trajectory by helping them learn new skills, form positive relationships, broaden their horizons, talk through challenges, gain self-esteem, and fulfill their potential.
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