Craft Night: Decorating the YEC
Leave your mark in this collaborative art activity! Work together to create a large-scale installation to decorate the walls of the YEC!
Reminder that all events hosted at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to 18-24 year old folks only.
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Serving: Chicken Alfredo!
Community Dinner: Taco Tuesdays
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a FREE Community Dinner every Tuesday to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies. Every Tuesday will be Taco Tuesday! We'll have a buffet-style spread of taco ingredients to build your own taco! Drinks will also be provided. Please join us for food, fun, and fellowship every Tuesday!
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Serving: Pierogi Casserole
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a free Community Dinner weekly to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies.
Menu updates monthly.
Life Hack: Literacy
Learn more about media literacy in the age of AI. We will discuss how to identify AI-generated media, how to use AI tools productively, and the dangers of using AI for collecting information.
Community Dinner: Taco Tuesdays
Every Tuesday is Taco Tuesday! We'll have a buffet-style spread of taco ingredients to build your own taco! Drinks will also be provided. Please join us for food, fun, and fellowship every Tuesday!
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Serving: SPAGHETTI & MEAT SAUCE
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Serving: QUESADILLAS
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a free Community Dinner weekly to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies.
Menu updates monthly.
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a free Community Dinner weekly to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies.
Menu updates monthly.
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Serving: MEATBALL SUBS
Movie Night
Movie Night at the Youth Empowerment Center!
Watching: Judas and the Black Messiah
Reminder that all events hosted at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to 18-24 year old folks only.
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Serving: JAPANESE CURRY
Community Dinner: Taco Tuesdays
Every Tuesday is Taco Tuesday! We'll have a buffet-style spread of taco ingredients to build your own taco! Drinks will also be provided. Please join us for food, fun, and fellowship every Tuesday!
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Serving: GRILLED CHEESE & TOMATO SOUP
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a free Community Dinner weekly to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies.
Menu updates monthly.
Game Night
For Game Night at the YEC, we will be playing Super Smash Bros Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch.
New Years Eve Party @ the YEC
Celebrate the new year at our New Years Eve party! Snacks, sparkling grape juice, and New Years themed crafts will be available while we watch the movie Rent.
Reminder that events hosted at the YEC are limited to individuals ages 18-24.
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Serving: Chicken Alfredo!
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a free Community Dinner weekly to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies.
Menu updates monthly.
Winter Holiday
The OUTMemphis Community Center and Youth Empowerment Center will be closed to the public for the Winter/Christmas holiday.
Transmas Party
A Very Merry TRANSmas! Celebrate the season with OUTMemphis at our annual TRANSmas Party, a joyful, cozy, community-filled gathering for all our trans and gender-expansive fam as well as the rest of our LGBTQ+ community!
Within a Common Bond
Winthin a Common Bond is a support group that provides a meaning-centered therapeutic approach to help participants explore their identity as it relates to their HIV diagnosis.
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a free Community Dinner weekly to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies.
Menu updates monthly.
STRESSED backward is DESSERTS — GROUP THERAPY
STRESSED Backwards is DESSERTS is The Youth Empowerment Center's Group Therapy, providing support for LGBTQ+ youth 18-24 through life & social transitions. Led by Meghan Paige, LPC, NCC of Rooted in Memphis Counseling.
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a FREE Community Dinner every Tuesday to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies. Every Tuesday will be Taco Tuesday! We'll have a buffet-style spread of taco ingredients to build your own taco! Drinks will also be provided. Please join us for food, fun, and fellowship every Tuesday!
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Meristem Book Club
Meristem Book Club is a monthly book discussion group for women (however self-defined, all ages) where we discuss books by women and LGBTQ+ authors.
Shower Up Services
Thousands of people in Memphis are experiencing homelessness, and something as simple as a clean shower can be a powerful first step toward stability, dignity, and hope. Because when someone feels clean, supported, and seen, real change becomes possible.
We’re proud to partner with ShowerUp to bring free, private, hot showers to our community. Every Friday, from 1–4PM at the OUTMemphis Community Center.
Thank you, ShowerUp, for helping us Shower Grace, Hope, and Love on the community. This partnership is part of our ongoing commitment to support LGBTQ+ individuals experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.
Learn more about Shower Up and their services here.
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a free Community Dinner weekly to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies.
Menu updates monthly.
Ar-TEA-stic — Art therapy
Trans Services is back with our monthly Ar-TEA-stic group art therapy for trans and non-binary folks. Virginia Erholtz, LMSW, will lead participants through different methods to help them express their emotions through art!
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a FREE Community Dinner every Tuesday to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies. Every Tuesday will be Taco Tuesday! We'll have a buffet-style spread of taco ingredients to build your own taco! Drinks will also be provided. Please join us for food, fun, and fellowship every Tuesday!
PRYSM
Monthly youth programming, 1-on-1 and peer support, and resources for LGBTQ+ youth 12-17 and their caregivers.
Weekly on Saturdays @ 12PM
Shower Up Services
Thousands of people in Memphis are experiencing homelessness, and something as simple as a clean shower can be a powerful first step toward stability, dignity, and hope. Because when someone feels clean, supported, and seen, real change becomes possible.
We’re proud to partner with ShowerUp to bring free, private, hot showers to our community. Every Friday, from 1–4PM at the OUTMemphis Community Center.
Thank you, ShowerUp, for helping us Shower Grace, Hope, and Love on the community. This partnership is part of our ongoing commitment to support LGBTQ+ individuals experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.
Learn more about Shower Up and their services here.
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a free Community Dinner weekly to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies.
Menu updates monthly.
STRESSED backward is DESSERTS — GROUP THERAPY
STRESSED Backwards is DESSERTS is The Youth Empowerment Center's Group Therapy, providing support for LGBTQ+ youth 18-24 through life & social transitions. Led by Meghan Paige, LPC, NCC of Rooted in Memphis Counseling.
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a FREE Community Dinner every Tuesday to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies. Every Tuesday will be Taco Tuesday! We'll have a buffet-style spread of taco ingredients to build your own taco! Drinks will also be provided. Please join us for food, fun, and fellowship every Tuesday!
Thanksgiving Holiday
The OUTMemphis Community Center and Youth Empowerment Center will be closed to the public for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Hot Meal of the Day
The Youth Empowerment Center hosts a hot meal every week! Hot Meals at the Youth Empowerment Center are limited to individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 only.
Community Dinner
The OUTMemphis Community Center serves a FREE Community Dinner every Tuesday to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies. Every Tuesday will be Taco Tuesday! We'll have a buffet-style spread of taco ingredients to build your own taco! Drinks will also be provided. Please join us for food, fun, and fellowship every Tuesday!