Queer Youth Task Force (QYTF)

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) youth in Santa Cruz County, as well as children and siblings raised in homes where LGBTIQ people live. The Task Force is comprised of individuals and organizations that work with, or are interested in helping, queer youth. We: exchange information about current services, assess unmet needs, strategize and implement creation of new resources and improvements to current resources, collaborate county-wide to improve services & develop and implement community responses. We are an affiliate of The Diversity Center.