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How We Engage
PFLAG Sacramento offers three consistent monthly support meetings, supports local and state advocacy efforts, connects with coalitions, maintains an intersectional lending library, hosts and co-sponsors LGBTQIA+ community events, tables at local LGBTQIA+ affirming events, provides education and resources through our social media, provides affirming LGBTQIA+ swag, and awards yearly scholarships
SUPPORT MEETINGS
Join our monthly confidential support group meetings. Masks are not required currently. We recommend being Covid-19 vaccinated. Hand sanitizers are available. For the respect, health, and safety of others attending, please do not attend an in-person meeting if you are feeling unwell, as well as do not bring any dependents who are feeling unwell. We have a warm line you can call as well as a zoom meeting if for some reason you cannot attend in person.
Elk Grove group meets the 1st Wednesday of each month from
7 - 9 pm at the Elk Grove Library (8900 Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95624Elk Grove, Ca 95758)
Sacramento group meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7 - 9 pm at St. Mark's United Methodist Church on the second floor of the Education Building (2391 Saint Mark's Way, Sacramento CA 95864).
Zoom meetings are on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 7 pm. Please e-mail zoom@pflagsacramento.org to request the link to join.
Our meetings are open to all families, friends, allies and members of the LGBTQIA+ community seeking information, community, support, and/or clarity. Our meetings are confidential, and peer supported. There is no cost to attend, and membership is not required.
Our Lending Library can be accessed at our Elk Grove meeting the 1st Wednesday of the month at the Elk Grove Library, and our Sacramento meeting the 3rd Tuesday of the month at St. Mark's United Methodist Church.
A Seat at the Table Books supported us with a book drive to upgrade our library in 2023. Our library has books for all ages. Some of our new titles include My Shadow is Purple by Stuart Scott, My Rainbow by Trinity and Deshanna Neal, Queer Chameleon and Friends by Amee Wilson, Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon, Rainbow Parenting by Lindz Amer, The Deviant's War by Eric Cervini, This Winter by Alice Oseman, He/She/They by Schuyler Bailar, and Kapeamahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu.
Advocacy
PFLAG Sacramento engages with local advocacy. In 2023 LGBTQIA+ and specifically Trans rights were under attack at local school board meetings, and PFLAG members showed up along with other local nonprofit organizations to protect LGBTQ+ youths and their rights. We also attended Equality California's advocacy day to lobby for bills protecting LGBTQ+ rights in the House and Senate.
Scholarships
PFLAG Sacramento offers yearly scholarships of $1000 or more to LGBTQIA+ students each year. This year we were able to award two $2,500 and two $1000 scholarships. Be sure to check out our scholarship tab for information on when and how to apply in April. If you are interested in donating to our scholarship fund specifically, please use the note option when donating and write "scholarship fund."
