Programs

Be Kind To Your Mind is an emotion and mind wellness community gathering led by and for peers that want to support one another in a safe, nonjudgmental environment. Be Kind to Your Mind is supported by Peer Support Space and The Bros in Convo Initiative. The gathering meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6 PM – 7:30 PM. Those of all sexual orientations, genders, ages, and disabilities as well as those of diverse neurological, racial, religious, and cultural backgrounds are welcomed. Click here to learn more and attend Be Kind to Your Mind.

Flower Boi Blooms is a trans led initiative of The Bros in Convo initiative supporting BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color) ages 18+ that live in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties and identify as Gender Queer, Genderfluid, Gender Non-Conforming, and Nonbinary. Flower Boi Blooms is supported through Contigo Fund’s All Black Lives Fund.

Program benefits include access to no cost gender-affirming chest binders, access to no-cost emotion and mind wellness resources, and an expanded support system. A light meal will be provided at all gatherings.

Participants will receive a $300 Program Stipend at the end of the program and $200 Health & Wellness Stipend that can be used throughout the program for the following: additional emotion and mind wellness counseling, laser hair removal, and purchase of gender-affirming attire. Participants must attend all required sessions to receive their program stipend.

Click here to learn more and for more information contact Angel Nelson, Program Manager at 407-868-3257

Mesa De Cocina/The Kitchen Table 2.0 is a health and nutrition program in partnership with QLatinx increasing access to fresh and healthy foods and kitchen essentials while showing that kitchen skill, not budget, is the key to great food. Participants meet monthly in-person with Coach Mira Cooks who walks participants making delicious and nutritious meals from Leanne Brown’s “Good and Cheap”. Participants are provided a copy of Good and Cheap, kitchen essentials, grocery gift cards, recipe ingredients, and a virtual recipe instruction videos from Just Chef Mack to support them in making delicious and nutritious meals at home.Those of all sexual orientations, genders, ages, and disabilities as well as those of diverse neurological, racial, religious, and cultural backgrounds are welcomed. 

Click here to register for the next Mesa De Cocina/The Kitchen Table 2.0  gathering. Click here  to view the virtual instruction videos from Mesa De Cocina/The Kitchen Table 2.0. Click here to view the virtual instruction videos from Mesa De Cocina/The Kitchen Table 1.0

STYLE is our empowerment and life skills building program for bisexual, gay, queer, and same-gender loving individuals of color (self-defined) living in Central Florida. The program covers life skills like financial literacy, health education, interpersonal skills, job readiness.

Program benefits include an expanded support system and increased life skills, and greater knowledge of local resources. Participants receive a program stipend upon successfully completion of the program. Meals and transportation assistance to/from sessionsare provided. 

Click here to learn more and to join S.T.Y.L.E. For more information contact Angel Nelson at 407-868-3257.