WELCOME TO THE OPENARMS WEBSITE!

Imagine for a moment that you had a safe space to meet with peers and mentors, where you had the freedom to express yourself without fear of judgment or criticism. In this place you felt safe to tell the truth; free to share how you feel and think; and realized that you're not alone. How might it have changed your life? How might it change the world?

» DID YOU KNOW!

OPENARMS YOUTH PROJECT IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A SATURDAY EVENING SOCIAL PLACE. WE OFFER COUNSELING SERVICES; GROUP DISCUSSION ACTIVITIES; TOILETRIES AND CLOTHING FOR YOUTH IN CRISIS; MOVIE NIGHT; GAY HISTORY DISCUSSIONS; COMING OUT DISCUSSIONS; GSA ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE; REFERRAL TO COMMUNITY SERVICES; OPENARMS IS YOUR ONE STOP RESOURCE CENTER

» YOUTH COUNCIL MEETING

Next Youth Council Meeting will be July 31, at 5:30. Come be a part of the activities at OYP. This is the time to express your ideas for new projects and programs at Openarms.

» THURSDAY GROUP AND DINNER

Come by and hang out at the center which opens at 4:00, with dinner served at 6:30 and group discussion at 7:00. You will make new friends and see all your regular ones. Come on by on a Thursday to hang out and have fun at Tulsa's Only GLBTQ youth center: Openarms Youth Project Inc.

» MOVIE NIGHT !

Movie Night is back each wednesday at 6:30. Come out and watch some older ones and some newer ones you will be glad you did!

» Mission

Bringing Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning youth and their friends together to build a peer based community that empowers them to end isolation, create a progressive youth voice; increase well being and self-esteem; and change the communities in which they live. Openarms Youth Project accomplishes this by offering peer based education, advocacy, recreation, information and leadership opportunities.