We are all feeling isolated due to the COVID-19 pandemic but it is particularly felt by our more vulnerable community members. The need for physical distancing has caused us to rethink the way we offer our summer camp programming but the truth remains Rainbow Camp is needed more than ever. The Welcome Friend Association has developed […]
CityNews (Toronto) A summer camp for 2SLGBTQ+ youth that some say saves lives, has moved online for this summer. Audra Brown with how Rainbow Camp gives campers a sense of community they may not find elsewhere. Check out the interview
2SLGBTQ+ (2 spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer questioning) already have a high rate of suicide. Due to COVID19, these youth are more isolated due to social distancing. Some youth are forced to live in the closet, gender mislabeled, and now with the lack of connections within the community, many are feeling desperate and […]
Are you an amazing leader? Do you want to change the lives of over 200 2SLGBT+ youth? Be the role model you needed when you were younger @rainbowcamp.ca this summer! Apply to be a staff or volunteer at www.rainbowcamp.ca and be a part of our 2020 team! Make memories. Make magic. Change lives. #rainbowcamp
At Rainbow Camp, located just east of Sault Ste. Marie, young people canoe, do yoga, and learn about LGBTQ history. TVO.org talks with co-founder Harry Stewart about how the camp came to be and why it’s important to build supportive environments By Claude Sharma – Published on June 24, 2019 Click here for the full article at […]
Rainbow Camp provides a welcoming space for LGBTQ2+ youth to be themselves and feel safe. “For many it’s the first time that they can present or be who they want to be, and that’s so empowering for them,” Rainbow Camp founder Harry Stewart told Sault This Week. One camper who had signed up in January […]
Fifteen time Gemini Nominee and Host of Because News on CBC Radio, Gavin Crawford is returning to Sudbury with special guest Martha Chaves for an amazing night of stand-up comedy in support of Rainbow Camp on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at 7 pm at the Sudbury Theatre Centre, 170 Shaughnessy Street. Tickets go on sale […]
Position Description The Direct Client Services Facilitator will carry out all duties and responsibilities associated with the TG Innerselves program and drop-in support. The main focus will involve providing workshops and on-going case management to youth who identify as being transgender. Responsibilities* Liaise with social service providers, to create and facilitate bi-weekly workshops on topics […]
Picture it: Sault Ste. Marie. 1991. A group of self-described outcasts and misfits were dressed in costume for a Sunday afternoon screening of Rocky Horror in our parents’ wood paneled rec room with sunlight still streaming in the windows. We threw the rice and the toilet paper (as long as we had it cleaned up […]
Yesterday, TD Bank – who sponsor an astonishing 83 Pride Festivals across North America – said Thank You as part of their annual Customer Appreciation Day to 49 client heroes from coast to coast who are making astonishing differences in their community. Like big-hearted couple Harry Southin and Chris Stewart, who created and run Rainbow Camp, and are positively changing the […]