FOOD & HYGIENE SUPPORT SERVICES
Given the economic inequality faced by the LGBTQIA+ community, Out Youth is proud to offer our Food & Hygiene Support Services.
You can receive needed items including, but not limited to:
Cap Metro Bus Passes
Groceries
Hygiene Items
Masks
Art and Activity Kits
Select Gender Affirming Items
How to Receive Items
Food and Hygiene Support Services currently utilizes a “curbside pickup” model. To request items and a window for pickup, please complete the following form: Request Form/Formulario De Solicitud
If you haven’t received services from our organization in the past five years, you’ll also need to complete our intake form for new community members.
Curbside Pickup Hours
MONDAYS 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
TUESDAYS 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
WEDNESDAYS 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
THURSDAYS 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
FRIDAYS 12:00 PM - SUNDAY 12:00PM: Non-Perishable Contactless Locker Pickup
We will follow up with further instructions on how to access our lockers.
Agreements of Use
Clients who access Out Youth’s Food & Hygiene Support Services AGREE to:
Treat staff, interns, and volunteers with dignity and respect at all times
Communicate with staff, interns, and volunteers regarding related services, orders, and order confirmations only
Honor hours of operation
Not access the closet when/if not needed
An understanding that violating these agreements will result in being asked to temporarily pause or permanently discontinue use of the Community Closet
Out Youth’s Food & Hygiene Support Services staff, interns, and volunteers AGREE to:
Treat you, the client, with dignity and respect at all times
Communicate with clients regarding related services, orders, and order confirmations only
Display hours of operation and communicate sudden, urgent, or emergency closures to the best of their ability
Reiterate agreements, boundaries, and rules to clients when violations occur
Support clients’ introduction/reintroduction to the use of Out Youth’s Community closet program
Donating to our Food & Hygiene Support Services
Our Food & Hygiene Support Services relies heavily on donations from our community to keep items in stock. If you are looking to donate, here is a list of our current needs. Due to limited storage capacity, we can only accept donations of the listed items.
For the safety of our staff, we ask that you set up a time to drop off your items with the Development Team.
Questions about our Food and Hygiene Support Services?
Contact Emelio Garcia (they/them) at emelio.garcia@outyouth.org