Immigrant Rights

This resource provides practical tips for things immigrant families and youth can do now to prepare, as well as information on the rights they have in the United States, regardless of immigration status.

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Glossary of Terms

This glossary was written to help give people the words and meanings to help make conversations about sexual orientation easier and more comfortable.

Navigating Immigration Relief

This is a glossary intended for undocumented individuals who are attempting to identify and navigate possible forms of immigration relief.

How Do we Handle Fear of Undocumentation

This video is a empowering resource for undocumented youth  fear undocumented individuals in order to help handle fear through a conversation. 

College Guide for Undocumented Students 

The following guide aims to help undocumented college students navigate the many exciting options available to them, in order to reach their educational goals.

Mental Health Services for Latino Youth

This report describes the mental health landscape for Latino youth, including risk factors, existing treatments, and the ongoing debate about strategies for treating Latino youth

 Tips for  LGBTQ+ youth returning to school, in hopes to make their school experience a little less complicated

10 Back-to-School Tips for LGBTQ+ Students

Coming Out as LGBTQ+ and Latinx Americans

This resource is designed for those who may be embarking on their own coming out journey at the intersections of LGBTQ+ and Latinx identities.

Asexual Identity 

Through giving information on the intricacies of the asexual spectrum, this journal will help one become aware and proud of their asexual identity.

A Global School Crisis

Insights on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, & Queer (LGBTQ) Students in Latin America explores the school experiences of LGBTQ students in seven countries across Latin America.

Coming Out Handbook for LGBTQ+ Youth

This resource is for LGBTQ+ youth to help them process their feelings in order to learn what choices are right and safe during their unique coming out journey.

Know Your Rights: LGBTQ Youth and Youth Living with HIV in Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Systems

This resource is to unfold the basic rights youth for foster care and juvenile justice systems who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ) or living with HIV.

Health Care Fact Sheet For Foster Youth

This Fact sheet,  for former foster youth , lists the requirements, reasons, and tips for achieving proper Health Care.  Displaying the importance and attainability to avoid an incident which can impact ones employment or education.

College Financial Aid Resources for Former Foster Youth

This resource is for students and adoptive parents who are looking for resources for college scholarships and other financial aid resources. This list provides information about potential financial aid opportunities. 

Support Black-owned businesses and pop-ups in the Austin metro area

 One way you can contribute to anti-racism efforts is to support black-owned businesses in your community. This resource contains a Google Docs with a lists of black owned businesses to support within the Austin area. 

How to support Black Lives Matter, wherever you are

Here are 7  ways you can show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests in the USA and around the world

158 RESOURCES TO UNDERSTAND RACISM IN AMERICA

These articles, videos, podcasts and websites from the Smithsonian chronicle the history of anti-black violence and inequality in the United States

8 Mental Health Resources for Black Individuals

While it’s important to prioritize mental health for communities of color every day of the year, it’s especially important right now given a number of current factors. If you’re struggling with your mental health, know you’re not alone and help is available. 

Anti-Racism Resources for all ages

This project emerged out of the pain and frustration associated with the back-to-back deaths of #GeorgeFloyd #BreonnaTaylor and #AhmaudArbery in 2020.
We must do better as a global society! #BlackLivesMatter

5 Faces of Oppression 

Iris Young

Young argued at least five distinct types of oppression: Exploitation, Marginalization, Powerlessness,, Cultural domination, Violence. This helps understand the the disadvantage and injustice some people suffer as a result of everyday practices of a society.

8 Mental Health Resources for Black Individuals

While it’s important to prioritize mental health for communities of color every day of the year, it’s especially important right now given a number of current factors. If you’re struggling with your mental health, know you’re not alone and help is available. 

What White Children Need to Know About Race

While it’s important to prioritize mental health for communities of color every day of the year, it’s especially important right now given a number of current factors. If you’re struggling with your mental health, know you’re not alone and help is available. 

Black, Disabled, and Proud

By offering resources on the history of Black and African American  with disabilities, this tool gives support for students' multiple identities, and advice to those supporting and mentoring students.  

10 Ways Youth Can Engage in Activism

This resource entails ideas for bringing social activism outside of the school walls. The strategies can be acted upon individually, organized together as a group and young people can join with a larger effort.

Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans

This resource shares knowledge on the inequalities within the American Health Care System. Leading to  gaps in health insurance coverage, uneven access to services, and poorer health outcomes among certain populations, notably for African Americans.

What White Children Need to Know About Race

. This resource unfolds the ways in which race unjustly influences one’s life opportunities. This will help parents teach their children about skills that they cannot acquire through silence and omission.

Psychologists at Harvard, the University of Virginia and the University of Washington created "Project Implicit" to develop Hidden Bias Tests—called Implicit Association Tests, or IATs, in the academic world—to measure unconscious bias.

Test Yourself for Hidden Biases

National Museum of African American History and Culture Releases “Talking About Race” Web Portal

The online portal provides digital tools, online exercises, video instructions, scholarly articles and more than 100 multi-media resources tailored for educators, parents and caregivers—and individuals committed to racial equality.  

Change Agent Handbook: Myths and Facts About Racism  

This handbook provides useful information, such as myths and facts about racism, questions to consider, and definitions that every Change Agent should know

Race Talk: Engaging Young People in Conversations about Race and Racism

From police-involved deaths of Black and Latinx men to everyday racism, there is a lot to discuss. This resource gives suggestions and strategies for having  conversations with others about race and racism.