Mission
Jqy supports and empowers lgbtq youth in the jewish community. jqy fights to ensure the emotional and physical health and safety of these individuals, with a special focus on teens and young adults from orthodox, chasidic, and sephardic communities. jqy promotes the mental health, emotional well-being, and physical safety of these individuals. jqy envisions a world in which no young person, regardless of jewish denomination or community, feels alone, ostracized, or shamed because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Organization Details
We provide crisis intervention, support services, and educational resources, guided by the conviction that access to mental health support should not be contingent upon religious or political beliefs. jqy honors the jewish concept and philosophy of eilu v'eilu (both these and these), allowing us to create safe spaces where multiple truths are held and valued; at jqy, youth do not have to choose between conflicting indentities. their whole self belongs. no young person, regardless of jewish denomination or community, should feel alone, ostracized, or shamed because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. we provide crisis intervention, support services, and educational resources, guided by the conviction that access to mental health support should not be contingent upon religious or political beliefs. jqy honors the jewish concept and philosophy of eilu v'eilu (both these and these), allowing us to create safe spaces where multiple truths are held and valued.
Organization Details
F60
New York City, NY
Financial Summary 2023
$2027926
$1571658
$2297988
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