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JASMYN says help is still available after 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth ends
Read full article: JASMYN says help is still available after 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth endsThe 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will stop providing tailored support options to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults on July 17, according to a statement on a federal agencyโs website.
JASMYN names interim executive director after departure of CEO
Read full article: JASMYN names interim executive director after departure of CEOWith the recent departure of CEO Francisco Castro, JASMYN announced Friday that local nonprofit consultant and LGBTQIA+ advocate Tina Wirth will be stepping in as the agencyโs interim executive.
โYouโre not aloneโ: JASMYN provides critical support for LGBTQ+ teens, young adults in Jacksonville
Read full article: โYouโre not aloneโ: JASMYN provides critical support for LGBTQ+ teens, young adults in JacksonvilleAs Pride Month continues, News4JAX is highlighting local organizations, like JASMYN, that provide resources and safe spaces for the Northeast Florida LGBTQ+ community.
DCPS is ending universal free lunch for 37 schools. But families can fill out free or reduced-cost meal application
Read full article: DCPS is ending universal free lunch for 37 schools. But families can fill out free or reduced-cost meal applicationBeginning next school year, Duval County Public Schools will cut free lunch provided through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Families will need to complete a free or reduced-price meal application or be certified by the state to get assistance.
JASMYN hosted its 18th annual โComing Outโ Day Breakfast
Read full article: JASMYN hosted its 18th annual โComing Outโ Day BreakfastJASMYN hosted its 18th annual โComing Outโ Day Breakfast to celebrate diversity in Northeast Floridaโs workforce and support for LGBTQIA+ teens and young adults on Thursday.
Student arrested after โmajorโ fight involving student-athletes breaks out at high school football game
Read full article: Student arrested after โmajorโ fight involving student-athletes breaks out at high school football gameA student was arrested Thursday after a โmajorโ fight broke out toward the end of a high school football game.
JASMYN to host 17th annual Coming Out Day Breakfast
Read full article: JASMYN to host 17th annual Coming Out Day BreakfastThe event will celebrate diversity in our Northeast Florida workforce and honor individual leaders, employee resource groups, corporations and non-profit partners, while focusing support for our LGBTQIA+ teens and young adults.
JASMYN founding CEO to retire after nearly 30 years of leadership
Read full article: JASMYN founding CEO to retire after nearly 30 years of leadershipCindy Watson, founding board member and inaugural CEO of JASMYN announced her retirement effective December 31, 2023. JASMYN stands for Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network and it is the areas only LGBTQ+ youth center designed to empower young people.
YMCA, Jewish community and JASMYN stand together to educate, advocate for LGBTQIA+ community
Read full article: YMCA, Jewish community and JASMYN stand together to educate, advocate for LGBTQIA+ communitySeveral local groups will hold their second โTogether Against Hateโ event at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Friday Musicale on Oak Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood.
โBelow our expectationsโ: State test results show Duval County schools underperforming in English, math
Read full article: โBelow our expectationsโ: State test results show Duval County schools underperforming in English, mathDuval County Public Schools ranked below the state average in English language arts and math for the 2022-2023 school year, according to newly released results from the Florida Department of Education.
JASMYN CEO addresses controversial Instagram post during Duval County School Board meeting
Read full article: JASMYN CEO addresses controversial Instagram post during Duval County School Board meetingThe CEO of JASMYN, a group that provides resources for the LGBTQ community, addressed the Duval County School Board during Tuesdayโs meeting โ following DCPSโ decision to end its decades-long services agreement with the organization.
Uncut: DCPS Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene explains decision to cut ties with JASMYN
Read full article: Uncut: DCPS Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene explains decision to cut ties with JASMYNDuring a meeting of the Duval County School Board on Tuesday night, Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene spent approximately 10 minutes addressing the districtโs decision to end its decades-long services agreement with JASMYN, an organization that provides resources for the LGBTQ community.
Group of DCPS educators, parents to call for return of JASMYN partnership following controversy
Read full article: Group of DCPS educators, parents to call for return of JASMYN partnership following controversyAn organization of Duval County Public Schools teachers and staff plan to speak out against the districtโs recent decision to cut ties with a local LGBTQ advocacy group, JASMYN.
DCPS ends over 20-year relationship with LGBTQ advocacy group over โinappropriateโ materials
Read full article: DCPS ends over 20-year relationship with LGBTQ advocacy group over โinappropriateโ materialsDuval County Public Schools ended its decades-long services agreement with JASMYN, an organization that provides resources for the LGBTQ community, citing the perceived use of materials deemed to be inappropriate for children.
LGBTQ+ youth center raises $1.3M to expand, renovate Jacksonville campus
Read full article: LGBTQ+ youth center raises $1.3M to expand, renovate Jacksonville campusJASMYN, Jacksonvilleโs LGBTQ+ Youth Center, on Wednesday, announced it plans to use the $1.3 million it has raised so far to expand its health clinic and make other renovations to its Brooklyn campus.
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JASMYN to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance
Read full article: JASMYN to commemorate Transgender Day of RemembranceJACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ JASMYN, Jacksonvilleโs LGBTQ Youth Center, will host a week of events for the first time virtually to honor the lives of transgender people lost to violence. Trans folx are resilient! JASMYN serves trans people as well as the rest of the rainbow of LGBTQ youth in Northeast Florida. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual national observance on November 20th that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. JASMYN is leading a movement to rename the day Transgender Day of Resilience, honoring the trans communityโs ability to find their way forward against tremendous odds especially from aggression based on appearance.