logging in or signing up Youth First Texas: This is Who We Are judith.dumont Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 60 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: November 14, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description youth first texas is fighting to meet the needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered youth in north Texas and beyond. This is who we are... Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide 2: In July of 2008, Youth First Texas surveyed youth who attend. This is what we learned… Slide 5: 50% do NOT use protection when engaging in sexual activities 40% have NEVER been tested for a sexually transmitted disease Slide 8: 29% have smoked pot 27% have used heroine 90% have used alcohol 30% have used cocaine 35% smoke cigarettes daily Slide 11: 36% have self-mutilated 53% have been to therapy 43% struggle with eating habits & body image Slide 14: 16% have performed survival sex 43% have been forced to have sexual intercourse 26% have exchanged sexual intercourse for drugs or money Slide 17: 30% have reported physical harm at the hand of a family member 42% have experienced some type of abuse in their family 97% hear homophobic remarks on a daily basis where they attend school. Slide 20: 47% have attempted suicide in their lifetime 17% have attempted suicide in the last twelve months Slide 23: Youth First Texas Is often the safe home that was never provided by their family… Slide 24: Simply put, I'm outrageous. I yell. I'm antsy. I'm impatient, loud, vulgar, and straight-forward—almost to a fault. Still, the people I encounter at YFT embrace me for my strange activities and heavily obscene humor. They gladly welcome me with open arms, regardless of my peculiar antics. --Charley, 20 Slide 25: “I speak for a lot of lost souls when I say hope is what we need and that is YFT. I owe them everything because they saved me from my demons and built me up to be a strong and kind person for all who cross my path who were once lost like me.” ---Cristobal, 20 Slide 26: “You're online one day searching 'gay youth groups Dallas TX' and 'Youth First Texas' shows up…you've got nothing, so you figure then you got nothing to lose. You get there and a tall, lanky white man in a striped polo and tan cargo shorts says, ‘Make yourself at home…..’ ---Chaaz, 22 Slide 27: “Youth First Texas is a second home for me, and it is a place where I can be safe and be who I am. YFT has helped me to raise my confidence, helping me get my GED. Now, I will be the first person in my family to go to college.” ---Jimmy, 20 Slide 28: “YFT means everything to me. YFT is my family, YFT is my friend, and YFT is my protector. Without YFT, I would be living on the streets…my parents kicked me out because of my orientation, and it helped me find a place to live that was safe and accepting. ---Scotty, 18 Slide 29: “YFT is my home in every sense of the word. I have found a place where I know that I am heard, acknowledged, and loved. Despite ignorance, abuse, and intolerance, I have found my family.” ---Sarah, 22 Slide 30: “My mother showed my faults to me. My father showed my failures to me. Youth First Texas showed my potential to me.” ---Amber, 20 Slide 31: How can YOU create peace? How can YOU inspire change? How can YOU make a difference? Slide 32: Y O U T H F I R S T T E X A S www.youthfirsttexas.com You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Youth First Texas: This is Who We Are judith.dumont Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 60 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: November 14, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description youth first texas is fighting to meet the needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered youth in north Texas and beyond. This is who we are... Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide 2: In July of 2008, Youth First Texas surveyed youth who attend. This is what we learned… Slide 5: 50% do NOT use protection when engaging in sexual activities 40% have NEVER been tested for a sexually transmitted disease Slide 8: 29% have smoked pot 27% have used heroine 90% have used alcohol 30% have used cocaine 35% smoke cigarettes daily Slide 11: 36% have self-mutilated 53% have been to therapy 43% struggle with eating habits & body image Slide 14: 16% have performed survival sex 43% have been forced to have sexual intercourse 26% have exchanged sexual intercourse for drugs or money Slide 17: 30% have reported physical harm at the hand of a family member 42% have experienced some type of abuse in their family 97% hear homophobic remarks on a daily basis where they attend school. Slide 20: 47% have attempted suicide in their lifetime 17% have attempted suicide in the last twelve months Slide 23: Youth First Texas Is often the safe home that was never provided by their family… Slide 24: Simply put, I'm outrageous. I yell. I'm antsy. I'm impatient, loud, vulgar, and straight-forward—almost to a fault. Still, the people I encounter at YFT embrace me for my strange activities and heavily obscene humor. They gladly welcome me with open arms, regardless of my peculiar antics. --Charley, 20 Slide 25: “I speak for a lot of lost souls when I say hope is what we need and that is YFT. I owe them everything because they saved me from my demons and built me up to be a strong and kind person for all who cross my path who were once lost like me.” ---Cristobal, 20 Slide 26: “You're online one day searching 'gay youth groups Dallas TX' and 'Youth First Texas' shows up…you've got nothing, so you figure then you got nothing to lose. You get there and a tall, lanky white man in a striped polo and tan cargo shorts says, ‘Make yourself at home…..’ ---Chaaz, 22 Slide 27: “Youth First Texas is a second home for me, and it is a place where I can be safe and be who I am. YFT has helped me to raise my confidence, helping me get my GED. Now, I will be the first person in my family to go to college.” ---Jimmy, 20 Slide 28: “YFT means everything to me. YFT is my family, YFT is my friend, and YFT is my protector. Without YFT, I would be living on the streets…my parents kicked me out because of my orientation, and it helped me find a place to live that was safe and accepting. ---Scotty, 18 Slide 29: “YFT is my home in every sense of the word. I have found a place where I know that I am heard, acknowledged, and loved. Despite ignorance, abuse, and intolerance, I have found my family.” ---Sarah, 22 Slide 30: “My mother showed my faults to me. My father showed my failures to me. Youth First Texas showed my potential to me.” ---Amber, 20 Slide 31: How can YOU create peace? How can YOU inspire change? How can YOU make a difference? Slide 32: Y O U T H F I R S T T E X A S www.youthfirsttexas.com