Youth Center
Our after-school Youth Center is located on Capital Hill and is the hub of our programming. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays we open our doors to LGBTQ youth from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Mondays are often a Young Women Only space and Thursdays are often a Young Men Only space.

SMYAL provides life skills and employment readiness programs, individual and group counseling, arts workshops, HIV, substance abuse and tobacco prevention groups, HIV counseling and testing as well as fun social activities. The format is based on a Youth Development and Leadership Model, utilizing after-school youth programming guidelines established by the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust.

Leandrea Gilliam
HIV CTR and Care Advocate Coordinator
202.546.5940 ext. 116
leandrea.gilliam@smyal.org



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