Providing meals, groceries, love, and the occasional pizza.
QueerMeals is based in Provo, Utah.
Life in Provo can be overwhelming for the LGBTQ community. Because of this, there are many groups in Provo that serve the LGBTQ community. QueerMeals is simply one more. We are open 24/7 to folks who need a safe space to sit, visit and decompress—where their pronouns will be respected and their individual paths will be cherished.
We have extensive experience with suicide prevention counseling and visitors can expect to feel validated and appreciated.
If you need to come over, or even if you do not want to leave your home but you would like a visit or a meal, send us a message and we’ll tell you how to find us.
Donate
On this page, you’ll notice that we’ve included several local nonprofits. Honestly, our budget of $5,000/year is enough for the work we do. We spend it on case good sales to stock the food and toiletries pantry we run out of our garage, fuel to make pickups and deliveries, occasional pizzas, care packages and whatever odd requests we are able to fill.
We keep our budget low and generally do not do fundraising beyond this page, because we never want to profit from queer trauma. One day, we hope to expand our efforts to include an assisted-living facility that allows queer folks to have a place they can stay if they do not feel safe living on their own, but are not ready to go to an inpatient psychiatric facility. If you want to support that effort, contact Jerilyn, the founder of QueerMeals, here.
We’d like to use this opportunity to spotlight other organizations that are also dedicated to the health and well-being of LGBTQIA2S+ folks in Utah. These organizations all work directly with the queer community, assisting people who fall through the cracks of or who have been harmed by larger organizations. Many, if not all, of these organizations are stretched thin and working their hardest to support the queer community of Utah. Their work is life-saving, especially in the current political climate.
Flourish Therapy
Flourish provides low-cost and even free therapy to LGBTQIA2S+ folks in crisis. They have therapists throughout Utah and also provide telehealth therapy.
QueerMeals partners with Flourish on many projects, the most important of which is queerXmas.
Donate to Flourish Therapy here.
Genderbands
Genderbands helps trans people pay for transition-related costs. They support trans and nonbinary folks in their medical and social transition in the form of grants for affirming surgery, binders, and local events for the trans community. They are also the founders of Utah Trans Pride.
Donate to Genderbands here.
Queer Community Allies
Queer Community Allies supports GSAs (gay straight alliances/gender sexuality alliances; student-led with a teacher-staff-counselor advisor) in local Utah high schools.
Donate to Queer Community Allies here.
USGA at BYU
USGA (Understanding Sexuality, Gender, and Allyship) is an unofficial group of BYU students, faculty, and guests who wish to enhance the BYU community by providing a safe space for open, respectful conversation on intersectional LGBTQIA2S+ topics.
Support USGA by making a venmo donation here.
PFLAG Provo/Utah County
PFLAG Provo/Utah County is the local chapter of the nation’s first and largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQIA2S+ people and those who love them.
Connect with PFLAG Provo/Utah County here.
The OUT Foundation
The OUT Foundation’s mission is to empower the LGBTQ+ students and alumni of Brigham Young University in achieving their intellectual, social, and professional potential.
Donate to The OUT Foundation here.
QueerMeals
We support LGBTQIA2S+ folks in Provo who need a safe space and a warm meal at any time, day or night. We regularly work with all of the organizations listed above.
QueerMeals is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. EIN 82-3835503.
Contact
Because QueerMeals is hosted out of a private home, we are not posting the address online.
If you need a safe space to hang out or a meal, please use the contact form below and we will be in touch with directions.
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