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SOURCEOUT Creating A Culture of Change

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About Us LGBTQ* resource center on UKs campus. Founded in 2007. Entirely student ran. Only center on UKs campus without a full time staff member. We serve two primary functions: Operate as a physical resource center/safe space on campus. 9-5 Monday through Friday Offering academic, interpersonal, cultural resources. Referral services and resource linking. Operate as an activist organization working for community/cultural change. Specialized trainings. Awareness campaigns. Lobbying efforts.

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The Community The LGBTQ* Community on campus: Estimate of student population alone: 2,500 LGBTQ* identities are not included in demographic questions. Center Statistics: Consumer Info: Average Daily: 24 Peak Hours: 11-2 (Avg. 11 people) Average Daily First-Time: 3 Resource Info: 1) Safe Space 2) Condoms 3) Volunteer Opportunities 4) Crisis Referrals 5) Promotional Materials Outreach Statistics: Average Reach: 54 Top Reach: 1,067 Over 400 page likes

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Issues LGBTQ* as a Vulnerable Population Bullying/Harassment (GLSEN 2011) Hate Crimes (FBI Uniform Crime Reports 2004-2012) Sexual Assault (Michigan Coalition to End Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence 2011) Suicide (Center for Disease Control 2009) HIV/AIDS (Center for Disease Control 2012) Homelessness (Williams Institute 2011) UK Paper Hearts Campaign (2012-2013) Data from our ALLYne Together Research: 1:4 LGBTQ* individuals have experienced an incident of extreme power-based community violence in their lifetime. 7:10 LGBTQ* individuals have experienced patterned power-based community violence within the past year.

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ALLYne Together Being a safe space isnt enough! In order to provide the services the community needs, we needed to become PROACTIVE. ALLYne Together Campaign Primary Prevention Resource Toolkits Ally Networks Anonymous Reporting

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Spring Events OUTsource Events: ALLYne Together APO Ally Training Ally Training: 3-Part Series Ally Training: Train the Trainer Partner/Sponsored Events Queer and Now Film Series (LNFS) TransParent Race and Sexual Orientation (MLK Center) Queer Take Back The Night (VIP Center) Pride Week AVOL Free HIV Testing Safe Space Report LGBTQ* Pray-In Gayla 2014

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Proposals Two primary proposals Full-Time Staff Member The center is currently entirely student run. All programming (research, design, and facilitation) is student run. Only center on UKs campus open 9-5 that does not have a full time staff member. VIP Center MLK Center Catalyst Center for Student Involvement Student Government A draft is on the desk of OID. Larger Space The OUTsource center is only fire code approved for 18 people. 24 walk-ins a day. 11 at a time during peak hours. Data shows we are growing. Multiple functions Office Resource Center Safe-Space

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