Carrie Jacobs Attic Youth Center

The attic creates opportunities for lesbian gay bisexual transgender and questioning lgbtq youth to develop into healthy independent civic minded adults within a safe and supportive community and promotes the acceptance of lgbtq youth in society.

Carrie jacobs attic youth center.

Since 1993 her efforts have focused on the development of the attic youth center which grew from a weekly support group to a comprehensive multi service youth agency for lgbtq youth. The attic is proud to be philadelphia s only independent lgbtq youth center. Workready process film. Almost two weeks after former staffers made public allegations of racism unfair pay and other grievances against attic youth center executive director carrie jacobs and director of programs christina santos the nonprofit s board of directors has issued its first public statement about the situation.

Flat world media bg productions from left to right. Carrie jacobs the founding executive director who was relieved of her duties in march 2019 will assume a transitionary role aimed at ensuring organizational sustainability while shawnese givens will serve as interim executive director and jasper liem will serve as board president. Carrie jacobs phd lcsw. Carrie jacobs executive director of the attic youth center on tuesday the board of directors of the attic youth center suspended longtime executive director carrie jacobs and director of programs.

Rahel bahibla connie utada carrie jacobs dominique jackson arlene terras and marlon thompson. The attic is proud to be philadelphia s only independent lgbtq youth center. Jacobs has worked with adolescents for over 35 years as a social worker psychologist researcher mentor and community leader. Director of the bryson institute.

1 5 2012 7 11am as executive director of the attic youth center carrie jacobs has spearheaded efforts to make philadelphia a safer and more welcoming environment for lgbt youth. The attic youth center has begun a search for a new executive director the organization announced via email wednesday. Carrie jacobs phd j grant beth pulcinella. The attic youth with carrie jacobs.