COMING SOON : Youth Gender Affirmation Program (YGAP)

The YGAP program helps guide youth and families through gender exploration and affirmation. We are committed to youth and family-centered care by engaging and allowing youth and their caretakers to make all the decisions in each step of their journey. Services include: 

• Social Work Services

• Mental Health Assessment

• Support Groups for Youth and Family

• Referrals for:

  • Hormone Blockers​

  • Hormone Therapy

  • Gender Affirming Surgery (Currently ages +18 and up)

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If interested fill out our initial intake form and indicate program interest. Likewise, you can always call us, or, email executive@glyswny.org

We collaborate with the community organizations below and more to provide you with the services you need. 
 

• Oshei Children's Hospital

• Harvest House 

• Kaleida Youth Link 

• CPH and other Mental Health Counselors

• Evergreen 

• ECMC

• Hillview 

• Pride Center of WNY 

• MOCHA Buffalo

• University of Rochester-Golisano Children's Hospital

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This list will change over time as people are added and all group participants sign-on to a unique agreement designed to create excellence in LGBTQ+ youth services, and to place Western New York on the map of advanced services for trans and gender questioning youth.