By Avi Vieira Glendale One thing that has always been popular at West Valley one•n•ten has been snacks. While our youth love and appreciate the usual snacks provided for them every group, they LOVE when they get an opportunity to create their own treats, and learn a recipe they can share with friends and family. West
By Avi Vieira Glendale Valentine’s Day always seems to conjure up extremes for people; whether it’s a day of love and romance, or a Hallmark holiday meant to make the lonely even more miserable. At West Valley one•n•tenthe goal was to simply use the day as an excuse to have a party complete with baked
By Avi Vieira Glendale West Valley one n ten spent an evening reflecting on the kindness of others and the power of compliments as they participated in Appreciation Night. The evening kicked off with the group asked about random acts of kindness they have done for others, or that others have done for them. Examples
By Bobby Beverly On Tuesday, 4/23, the Tempe group marked 6 months since Mickale Burns and Bobby Beverly began coordinating programming. It was a night of retrospection as the youth got to have their say regarding what has worked well and not-so-well over the past 6 months. Even more importantly, though, it was an
By Avi Vieira Glendale As we hear of LGBTQ youth coming out at younger and younger ages, many tend to overlook the individual stories of coming out of the closet. West Valley one•n•ten spent an evening discussing coming out to others not only as LGB, but some as emerging transgender individuals, others who admitted whether
By Avi Vieira Glendale With a raid of the art supplies bin; the creativity of the youth at West Valley one•n•ten was unleashed on a project serving as both a token of appreciation to one•n•ten but also serve as a symbol of how much our youth are positively impacted by the presence and development of
By Avi Vieira Glendale A week into the New Year usually marks the first checkpoint to see how successful a resolution may be. For many, a New Year’s resolution is hurriedly made and almost as quickly broken. At West Valley one•n•ten the youth learned the secrets to making SMART goals and resolutions that allow people
Tempe Group discusses stress By Bobby Beverly On Tuesday (1/8) we welcomed personal motivator and holistic health practitioner Carmen Marrero to lead a discussion on stress. This topic came out the desire many of us share which is to create a fresh start for the new year. We wanted to provide the youth with
By Avi Vieira Glendale In a state as diverse as Arizona it’s surprisingly easy to look at the impact that cultural differences that go hand in hand with growing up LGBTQ. Last week, West Valley one•n•ten had the opportunity to hear firsthand from one of its leaders what it was like to grow up as a
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