Community Service Database: LGBTQ+
Brooklyn Museum
What is the Brooklyn Museum?
Their Mission: To create inspiring encounters with art that expand the ways we see ourselves, the world, and its possibilities.
Their Vision: Where great art and courageous conversations are catalysts for a more connected, civic, and empathetic world.
How can I get involved?
From paid internships to exciting free events, our teen programs support youth leadership, critical thinking, and creative expression. We’re committed to representing marginalized voices within the arts, putting young people of color and LGBTQ+, working-class, and immigrant youth at the center of everything we do. Through teen-led programming, we activate art to promote social justice and imagine new futures.
Teen Public Program: Join us year-round for free, teen-led community programs centering art and activism.
Paid internships:
Creative Practice: Explore art, education, and museum careers, and work with our teaching artists to assist in art classes for students of all ages.
Teen Night Planning Committee: Produce free monthly events for other teens that connect art and social justice.
InterseXtions: Gender & Sexuality: Explore gender and sexuality through art and activism, and organize programs for other LGBTQ+ youth.
Museum Apprentice Program: Learn about art history, the Museum, and museum education while teaching audiences of all ages.
Contact information:
www.brooklynmuseum.org
Monica Marino: 718-501-6201, monica.marino@brooklynmuseum.org
SAGE
What is SAGE?
SAGE is the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ elders. SAGEServes is a semi-autonomous division of SAGE that enables an even more inclusive community-focused approach and increases SAGE’s capacity to achieve greater impact. SAGEServes creates ever-growing opportunities to serve our community’s older people and support their unique needs. Spurred by the Stonewall uprising 40 years ago, SAGE was created by loving, caring activists in order to serve our pioneers. These are the roots from which we continue to grow.
How can I get involved?
SAGE’s Action Squad is a community of bold individuals energized and ready for change.
Members of this ever-growing group are notified of breaking news and alerted to pivotal moments when your action is most needed. We will provide tangible steps for moving your local community and our country toward greater justice. Steps like:
- Sending a letter to your representatives or calling to share why legislation matters to you
- Joining a training to learn how to leverage the power of your personal story for a positive impact
- Attending an event or webinar to become more informed
We are committed to continuing the legacy that our LGBTQ+ pioneers ignited by raising our voices and taking meaningful action. From the spark at Stonewall that started it all, our elders remain at the forefront of demanding equal treatment and opportunity. Help us take the journey one step further. Join the Action Squad.
https://sageserves.org/volunteer/
Contact information:
305 7th Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10001 – USA
212-741-2247
