Last Thursday, we promised to post all questions and answers after our Board of Directors shared their role with the youth of YFT. Please see thier replies below. If anyone has any other questions, we would love to answer them.
Where does the Board of Directors (BOD) plan to take Youth First Texas (YFT) from here?
The BOD is currently developing a 5 year strategic plan for the organization. The vision we are basing this on includesLeasing a safer, more modern space for the next 5 years Developing a plan to purchase a …

Since before we were capable of looking in the mirror and enumerating our flaws, the mantra “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” has been etched into our brains. And magazines, television and movies have saturated our eyes with preconceived notions of what it means to be beautiful. Private scrutiny, coupled with public ridicule, can lead to severe body image issues among all youth, though at times it seems that LGBT youth are hit even harder.
At Youth First Texas, volunteer Kyle Erwin is hoping to address some of those …

Youth First Texas’s very own Dallas PUMP! guest starred in yet another amazing performance hosted by the Turtle Creek Chorale’s small ensemble, ENCORE!, on June 10, 2009 at Theater Three. This show, “Avenue E,” with special guests, Amy Stevenson and Jenny Thurman, plays off of the rising Broadway hit, “Avenue Q.”
This performance concludes Dallas PUMP!’s outstanding season of great achievements.

The GLSEN School House Rock event marked Dallas PUMP!’s humble beginnings performing at the House of Blues on November 17, 2008
Turtle Creek Chorale’s “Hottest Holidays Ahead!” concert at the Meyerson Symphony …

How does one measure the success of Youth First Texas – is it by the variety of programs, the influx of funding, or even the number of days of its existence?
Although these are all very wonderful, let us be reminded of our mission: to empower LGBTQ youth! In the words of Judith Dumont, “We are here to create fearless youth – and fierce, too!”
What can be fiercer than a high school diploma?
The statistics are staggering. According to the 2007 study done by GLSEN, LGBT students were almost twice as likely …

What Youth First Texas is all about.
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Videography by: Heather Viguerias, David Alvarado, Jessica Ogle, Jason Clemente, and Michael Mueller
Graphic by: Michael Todd
Edited by: Michael Mueller