PFLAG MISSION STATEMENT
PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through:
- Support,
to cope with an adverse society;
- Education, to enlighten an
ill-informed public; and
- Advocacy, to end discrimination
and to secure equal civil rights.
PFLAG provides opportunity to dialogue about sexual orientation and
gender identify, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of
human diversity.
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If you need help, please call our hotline at
(520) 360-3795 or e-mail us at
pflagtuc@pflagtucson.org. We will connect you with a PFLAG member
who has been where you are and who understands.
SUPPORT MEETINGS
PFLAG support meetings are held on the first
Wednesday evening of every other month starting in February from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Ward VI City Council
Offices at 3202 E. 1st Street. Click
here for more
detailed directions and a
location map. For our schedule,
see below. Please call our help line (360-3795) or
send us an e-mail message (pflagtuc@pflagtucson.org)
if you want or need immediate support.
OTHER NEWS, VIEWS, AND INFORMATION
2008 PFLAG/MSN SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND RECEPTION
Once again PFLAG was proud to award eight
Eugene Moore Memorial scholarships to eight outstanding candidates. These
$1,000 awards were presented at the scholarship reception held on May 3 at the
home of Jim and Donna Rochester. The Men’s Social Network presented two
$1,000 awards that evening, making a total of $10,000 in scholarship money
made available to deserving students. As in other years, the selection was
made difficult due to the exceptional applicants. This year was special
because all ten recipients were present. For some highlights of
the evening, please see this link.
WINGSPAN/EON HOMELESS
YOUTH PROJECT AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM (PRISM)
Wingspan/Eon's Homeless Youth Project is putting out a general call for people willing to qualify with a
local youth agency and act as a "host family" for homeless LGBTQ
youth. Eon has also established a new program called the
Prism Project to help LGBTQ youth deal with
substance abuse. Please click here
for complete information.
DONATE TO PFLAG
TUCSON ON-LINE
PFLAG Tucson is now registered with Network for Good
so that we can receive donations on-line. You can specify a specific purpose for
your gift, such as
our Scholarship Fund, general expenses, etc.
Click here for more information and instructions.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
PFLAG Support Meeting, 7:00 to 9:00 pm, at the Ward
VI City Council Offices at 3202 E 1st. Street, one block east of Country Club
Road and one block south of Speedway Boulevard. We have no program
scheduled for this meeting. We will not be holding a July meeting
and will resume regular monthly meetings in August.
CONTACT INFORMATION
