Reclaim
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Mission Statement
RECLAIM works to increase access to mental health support so that queer and trans youth may reclaim their lives from oppression in all its forms. We offer therapy for youth and families, training for practitioners, and community partnerships for social change at the intersection of gender and racial justice.
About This Cause
The recession-induced defunding of care for our most marginalized people in the Twin Cities had a devastating impact on queer and trans youth in particular. In 2009, District 202, a community center for LGBT youth, lost its physical space, and the LGBT youth counseling program at Face to Face was also cut. In response, queer and trans youth and their allies acted quickly to raise $35,000 in pledges in just three weeks, and RECLAIM was born. In the years since, RECLAIM has provided accessible therapeutic support to queer and trans youth through individual, family, and group counseling, integrative health care, advocacy, education, and collaboration. In this unique healing space, queer and trans youth are supported to transform themselves and to take leadership in co-creating RECLAIM’s work. Each year we typically serve over 300 youth, more than a third of whom are un(der)insured or unable to access their health insurance. However, we frequently have a waiting list for youth seeking therapy. To the best of our knowledge, we remain the only barrier-free queer and trans youth-specific therapy resource in the region.