Youth Pride, Inc. (YPI) is a Kindness in Community Fund grantee whose mission is to meet the unique, ongoing needs of LGBTQ+ youth and young adults through direct service, support, advocacy, and education.

Youth Pride, Inc. started as a support group for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Greater Rhode Island in December of 1992. In the middle of a snowstorm, four youth and an adult facilitator held their first meeting at Brown University’s Sarah Doyle Women’s Center. They shared their experiences, built community, and named themselves, “The Way Out.” This small weekly group grew quickly, soon overtaking the Women Center’s living room with dozens of young people sitting on laps, tables, and every part of the floor. In order to meet the needs of this rapidly growing group, “The Way Out” became Youth Pride, Inc. (YPI) and received its own tax-exempt status as a not-for-profit organization in 1994. One of YPI’s main discussion groups is named, “The Way Out” in honor of the original group.

“Through our Kindness in Community Fund grant, our organization hopes to improve outcomes for our state’s most vulnerable youth by providing resources and mental health services.”

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