A Look at the Trevor Project

A Look at the Trevor Project

Angela Hackett, Staff Writer
February 22, 2016

What is the  Trevor Project?

The Trevor Project is a non-profit organization founded in 1998 by James Lecesne, Peggy Rajski, and Randy Stone. The Trevor Project helps by preventing  suicide for the l.g.b.t.q. community,  which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,queer, or questioning. The Trevor Project helps hundreds of people a day.

How can you can get involved?

By getting involved with the Trevor Project you to can save lives.

  • donating at (thetrevorproject.org)

  • volunteering  to the Trevor Project.

  • just being a good friend to someone who is being harassed  because they are different.

The true struggle.

Being part of the l.g.b.t.q community can be stressful to teens, because some people in society aren’t supportive. “Coming Out” can take time, and even then,  many of the  people who do “come out” are rejected by the ones they love.

Milestones

  1. In November 2008, the Trevor Project was accredited by the American Association of Suicidology.

  2. The Trevor Project was honored with the “crisis center excellence award.”

  3. There are nearly 160 active, volunteer crisis workers.

  4. There have been nearly 150,000 calls fielded on the Trevor lifeline since it has been introduced.

  5. 10,000 lgbtq young people are members of Trevorspace.

  6. Internet sensation Tyler Oakley hoped to raise at least $150,000 dollars for the Trevor Project on March 22nd (his birthday), and instead raised $525,704 wow!!!!!

How to Get Help…

Trevor Lifeline – A crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386

TrevorChat – A free, confidential secure instant messaging support service.

TrevorText – A free, confidential text messaging service.

TrevorSpace – An online community for LGBTQ young people and their friends.

Trevor Support Center – Where LGBTQ youth and allies can find answers to FAQs and explore resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity and more.

The trevor project is out there to help you become you.

 

Becoming You

Becoming yourself is the best you can be, and there are people out there who love and support you, no matter what. So be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn because that’s awesome. But in all seriousness, there is only one you in the world, and everyone else is taken, so go for it and be who you are because you don’t need anyone else’s approval!