2019

Saturday
5th January 2019

Facilitated 24 Social Group sessions in South Devon
Facilitated 23 Youth Group sessions in South Devon
Offered 1:1 Mentoring Support to 12 young people in Devon
Offered Counselling Sessions to 1 young person in Devon
Facilitated 9 sexual health drop-in sessions in South Devon
1 young person undertook work experience at Proud2Be
Facilitated 12 Totnes Pride Action Group meetings in South Devon
Raised the Rainbow Flag above Totnes Civic Hall to launch the seventh Totnes Pride. The ceremony featured a performance by members of choir Global Harmony
Hosted the seventh Totnes Pride with the largest street procession, day event and cabaret yet, including youth-led workshops, talks and panel discussion
Facilitated 2 focus groups with family members of LGBTQ+ children/young people in South Devon
Launched the first Proud2Be Families Group, a monthly peer support group for the family members of LGBTQ+ children and young people, to come together for mutual support
Facilitated 8 Proud2Be Families Group sessions in South Devon
Hosted the first-ever Proud2Be youth residential in South Devon which included a ‘Conflict Resolution’ workshop and a’ Your Voice – being an activist’ workshop
Danielle from The Remote Speaker Coach attended 2 Proud2Be youth sessions and worked with a number of Proud2Be youth participants to increase confidence around public speaking
Ran a successful Crowdfunder campaign, raising funds to take a group of LGBTQ+ young people to Trans Pride in Brighton
Attended Trans Pride Brighton with members of the Proud2Be youth group
Facilitated the fourth Proud2Be Team Residential at Sandwell Barns at Eden Rise which included the delivery of ‘Professional Boundaries’, ‘Confidentiality’ and ‘Recognising our Skills, Strengths and Achievements’ Training to Proud2Be team members
Proud2Be founders Max and Maya released a Proud2Be video retrospective to mark Proud2Be’s 8th birthday
Celebrated and promoted our work at 2 local Pride, LGBTQ+ &/or community events
Delivered Anti-HBT Bullying teacher training sessions to 5 schools in Devon, as part of the National Anti-HBT Bullying Alliance
Delivered awareness workshops to 2 primary schools in South Devon
Delivered a series of LGBTQ+ awareness workshops to year 9 students as part of their PSHE day
Delivered a ‘Maintaining mental health for trans and/or non-binary young people’ talk at a conference for heads and principals at SEND schools in the South West
Delivered a trans awareness workshop to youth support workers and police officers in West Devon
Delivered 2 LGBTQ+ awareness training sessions to workers at a residential home for older people in East Devon
Delivered an ‘Identity’ workshop to young people attending an Empowering Enterprise’ course at a youth charity
Delivered trans awareness and anti-HBT hate crime training during a staff development day in South Devon
Delivered an LGBTQ+ awareness workshop to staff at Active Devon
Delivered an LGBTQ+ awareness workshop to young people planning on setting up an ambassadors programme at their school in Devon
Delivered a number of LGBTQ+ awareness workshops over 4 days to Devon Carers staff and Carer Ambassadors as part of the ‘Strengthening Support Programme’
Delivered a number of LGBTQ+ awareness workshop to teaching staff at a special school in North Devon
Proud2Be founders Max and Maya delivered a number of LGBTQ+ awareness talks to teaching staff at 3 special schools in Reading
Delivered a trans awareness workshop to trainee counsellors in Devon
Lush Plymouth and Lush Exeter both held a ‘Charity Pot Party’ for Proud2Be. Over the course of both weekends, all proceeds (minus VAT) from sales of their Charity Pot hand and body lotion, were donated to Proud2Be to support our work