Overview
OUT MetroWest offers free programs for LGBTQ+ and allied youth ages pre-K through age 29. Our programs connect youth with supportive peers and LGBTQ+ adult role models. Our programs are held outside of school hours and provide social connection, emotional support, and resources that meet the unique needs of LGBTQ+ youth. Youth may join our programs at any time during the year. Some of our offerings include:
- Shine: our program for gender expansive children ages pre-K through grade 5
- Glow: our program for LGBTQ+ children ages pre-K through grade 5
- Drop-in: our casual hangout time before our scheduled programs, for LGBTQ+ youth in grades 6-12
- Satellites: programs located a local libraries and universities throughout MetroWest, for LGBTQ+ youth in grades 6-12
- Nexus: our first-in-the-state program for LGBTQ+ youth in grades 6-8
- Umbrella: our trans-facilitated program for transgender, non-binary, and gender questioning youth in grades 6-12
- Prism: our flagship program (previously known as WAGLY) for LGBTQ+ youth in grades 9-12
- Nova: our program for LGBTQ+ young adults, ages 19-29
You can access a calendar that lists our upcoming meetings and events on our calendar page.
Wellness Policy
- If you feel sick, OR have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for an illness (COVID, strep, the flu, even a common cold) in the last 5 days, please stay home! You are welcome to rejoin programs when you are no longer in a contagion window and feeling better.
- If you become sick within three days following participation in an OUT MetroWest program, please let us know (email programs@outmetrowest.org) as we will let others know that there may have been an exposure at a program. We will not share any identifying information about the youth who is sick, only that someone at the program was sick.
- If you want, a mask will be provided when you arrive!
