Free LGBTQ+ Youth Peer Support — Fort Worth, TX | LGBTQ SAVES
LGBTQ SAVES is a Fort Worth nonprofit providing safe and brave spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, young adults, and their families in Tarrant County. The organization runs free peer support groups for LGBTQ+ youth, mentoring, social events, family programming, and community education across the Fort Worth metro. LGBTQ SAVES is a CenterLink-member LGBTQ+ community center and one of the primary anchors of LGBTQ+ youth community in Tarrant County.
What to Expect
LGBTQ SAVES runs free weekly youth peer support groups, drop-in afternoons, social events, family support programming for parents and caregivers of LGBTQ+ youth, mentoring matches with affirming adults, and special events like Pride gatherings, holiday parties, and college/career planning workshops. Programming is intentionally welcoming for LGBTQ+ youth who may not have full family acceptance — many young people use LGBTQ SAVES as the first place they can be openly themselves. The organization also offers training for schools, faith communities, and other youth-serving organizations.
Who This Group Is For
LGBTQ SAVES serves LGBTQ+ youth and young adults (typically ages 12-24) in Tarrant County — including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, queer, intersex, asexual, and questioning youth. Parents, caregivers, and family members supporting LGBTQ+ young people are also welcomed through dedicated family programming. The organization is intentional about inclusion of LGBTQ+ youth across race, faith, and economic background.
Why Peer Support Works
For LGBTQ+ youth in Tarrant County, finding peer community with other LGBTQ+ young people — in a region where local LGBTQ+ visibility can be uneven — is profoundly meaningful. LGBTQ SAVES builds that community deliberately and supports it long-term, with consistent programming that lets young people develop sustained peer relationships across the years they spend in the community. Family programming complements the youth work by helping families learn to support their LGBTQ+ children well.
How to Join
LGBTQ SAVES programs are free. Visit lgbtqsaves.org for the current calendar of youth groups, family events, and community programming. The organization is located in Fort Worth and welcomes new young people, families, and supporters.