Youth Gender Affirmation Program | GLYSWNY

Youth Gender Affirmation Program

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The Youth Gender Affirmation Program, or YGAP, 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)

If interested fill out our initial intake form and indicate program interest. Likewise, you can always call us, or email Al Ambrosio (they/them) at ygacasemanager@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

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.

Click here to donate to the Gender Affirmming Clothing Fund