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Voices of YFT
Fri, 5/08/11 – 11:31 | Comments Off
Voices of YFT

What happens in the daily life of a Youth First Texas volunteer or youth? You know, when they aren’t in the Big Room on Thursday or at Friday Night Dinner? Most of them have pretty …

Scarborough, Belly Dancers and Prom, Oh My… by Draconis Von Trapp
Sat, 25/06/11 – 18:53 | Comments Off
Scarborough, Belly Dancers and Prom, Oh My… by Draconis Von Trapp

“Lower the gates and let Scarborough Faire begin!”
Those are the words you would hear if you were one of the hundreds of people eagerly waiting in line to get into Scarborough Renaissance Festival, a seasonal …

Give Em’ Heel Urban Jungle Fashion Show
Fri, 17/06/11 – 15:15 | Comments Off
Give Em’ Heel Urban Jungle Fashion Show

Who? The Youth First Texas Youth Board cordially invite you to attend the Give Em’ Heel Urban Jungle Fashion Show!
What? The fashion show is the largest annual fundraiser event at YFT that is 100% youth-designed and 100% …

I Am EQUAL … Are You?
Thu, 16/06/11 – 20:44 | Comments Off
I Am EQUAL … Are You?

Do you believe in equality for all? Do you want to be part of a world record that will document your support for causes ranging from LGBT civil protections and education reform to environmental activism …

Hey LGBTQ Youth – Speak Out About Your School Experiences!
Sat, 11/06/11 – 16:45 | Comments Off
Hey LGBTQ Youth – Speak Out About Your School Experiences!

Help GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) inform education policymakers and the public about what’s really going on in our nation’s schools by completing the 2011 National School Climate Survey, GLSEN’s seventh national …

Within the Mind of a Poet by Liam Cambridge
Sat, 11/06/11 – 16:37 | Comments Off
Within the Mind of a Poet by Liam Cambridge

In the midst of April, National Poetry Month, the youth of Youth First Texas began sharpening their pencils and preparing for the Poetry Contest. Each youth was asked to submit at least …

YFT Upgrades Phones and Internet
Sun, 22/05/11 – 0:04 | Comments Off
YFT Upgrades Phones and Internet

Youth First Texas recently learned that the rolling blackouts in late February damaged our telephone system, causing us to miss some calls and preventing us from retrieving any voicemails left in the system.  This combined …

What’s Sup(per) at the Church of the Transfiguration By Anne
Fri, 20/05/11 – 19:25 | Comments Off
What’s Sup(per) at the Church of the Transfiguration By Anne

On Maundy Thursday, Zoe, Dorian Mooneyham, Aunt Melanie, Chris Rubalcava, Giancarlo Mossi, Oliver Blumer, and I volunteered to go to the Church of the Transfiguration in Far North Dallas to help serve soup as part …

Looking Back on Lobby Day 2011
Thu, 21/04/11 – 19:58 | Comments Off
Looking Back on Lobby Day 2011

On Sunday, March 6th, 11 youth, accompanied by two volunteers, made their way down to Austin to participate in Lobby Day 2011. Their goal was to talk with as many legislators as possible about the …

YFT Plans New Lobby Effort
Thu, 10/03/11 – 12:00 | Comments Off
YFT Plans New Lobby Effort

SPEAKING UP | Members of Youth First Texas gather in Sen. Florence Shapiro’s office on Monday, March 7, as part of Equality Texas’ Lobby Day efforts. The teens visited lawmakers to tell their personal stories …