OutReach

Harm reduction/opioid overdose prevention - programming that provides supportive services and resources to people who use substances, including a naloxone training and distribution, a syringe service program, and additional supplies for self-care and harm reduction. Our program also provides information and referral services to recovery centers and treatment options with a focus on reducing deaths from opioid overdoses. Through this program we distributed hundreds of supply kits that include naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and other harm reduction supplies as well as other hiv prevention and safer sex supplies.

Willma's fund - a housing program that provides emergency short-term assistance to lgbtq+ adults in dane county. In 2023, we provided over $75,000 in grants through this program to 150 individuals. The people served by willma's fund are low-income, the majority of clients for this program are people of color, and around one-quarter to one-third self-identify as transgender.

Everstrong (youth homelessness demonstration project) - a city of madison/ hud-funded program that provides supportive services to youth ages 17.5 to 24 who are at-risk of or currently unhoused. Between program launch in september 2023 and end-of-year 2023, our two staff people for this program enrolled 27 clients and transitioned 9 people into housing from homelessness. The majority of clients for this program self-identify as people of color and 20% are part of the lgbtq+ community.

Trans advocacy - to create a better quality of life for transgender individuals through counseling, advocacy efforts, education, and other support services.

Senior advocacy - to create a better quality of life for lgbtq older adults by building partnerships with senior service providers and providing intergenerational social opportunities.

Outreach - identify individuals likely to have needs that can be addressed by the delivery of human services.

Hiv prevention - provide services and information to prevent hiv virus from spreading in the lbgt community.

Information and referral - reply to inquiries from members of the lgbtq community, make needed referrals to human service and other agencies, and ensure that members of the lgbtq community are connected to available resources.

Other programs - Outreach provides peer counseling, facilitation of support groups on matters of interest to the lgbtq community, and space for public meetings and activities. In addition, Outreach produces an annual directory of services of interest to lgbtq community members, maintains a website that connects lgbtq community members to a variety of resources, and engages in advocacy on public policy issues of concern to the lgbtq community.