by OUT Maine | Feb 2, 2022 | Org News
The Maine Health Access Foundation has funded a two-year project to improve the health and behavioral care provided to Maine’s transgender youth. In partnership with the Maine chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), OUT Maine will build resources designed...
by OUT Maine | Jan 20, 2022 | Org News
Photo: Vinalhaven Reads the Rainbow: The 6-8th grade book set in the Vinalhaven School Library. Photo courtesy of Taylor Leach, Library Media Specialist. This past fall, OUT Maine’s Executive Director Jeanne Dooley had a flash of inspiration. What if school libraries...
by OUT Maine | Dec 2, 2021 | Org News
OUT Maine is excited to welcome Maura Derrivan LCPC-c (she/her/hers) to its team! Maura joins the team as the Youth Engagement Coordinator and brings mental health expertise to the position that works directly with LGBTQ+* youth in Maine. She graduated with a Masters...
by OUT Maine | Nov 3, 2021 | Org News
OUT Maine is very grateful to Burlington Code Academy students Bob, Julie, Korey, Will, Alan and Shadman, who worked closely with OUT Maine staff to develop a better system to track and fulfill youth binder requests. What is a binder, you might ask? Binders, or chest...
by OUT Maine | Oct 13, 2021 | Org News
Check it out — Mainequeerspace.org — for interactive professional development training with certificates of completion! Thanks to generous donations from Jane’s Trust and You Have Our Trust Fund, OUT Maine has converted several of its in-person trainings...
by OUT Maine | Oct 13, 2021 | Org News
OUT Maine recently received $1,000 from Belfast Co-op. The funds were raised through a Pride month campaign for the upcoming 2022 Rainbow Ball Weekend. The donation was accompanied by paper hearts decorated with pictures and messages of support for LGBTQ+ youth,...