Navigating the higher education and career spaces can be difficult, especially as a young LGBTQ+ person, and the connections a person has with their mentors and their own peers is critical to adult life. As young LGBTQ+ people enter these spaces, there is a growing need for programs which understand how intersectional identities affect the education and development.
Garden State Equality’s NextGen College Ambassador program allows students and young adults in New Jersey to learn skills in advocacy, fundraising, and community building with a network of peers and professionals to uplift the LGBTQ+ community in their local communities.
Participants will have the opportunity to use resources to plan their own events on campus, network with peers to collaborate on events, advertise and attend events happening in their areas, and learn about internship and professional opportunities in advocacy and social justice.
The goal of this program is to provide young adults aged 18-26 the opportunity to develop their organizations and their own professional skills with an expanding library of resources and opportunities.
Resources include:
- Monthly newsletter featuring statewide and collegiate LGBTQ+ events, updates on LGBTQ+ legislation, job/internship opportunities, and more
- Career and internship database with job listings from LGBTQ+ friendly employers in New Jersey
- In-person networking events with peers and professionals
Interested in getting involved?
- Help us create our NextGen logo! If you’re interested, please contact Natalie Hernandez at [email protected]. We would love to hear your input!
- Be a NextGen Executive Board member! Looking to get more involved with NextGen? Apply now to see how you can take your involvement to the next level!
- Interested in helping create our newsletter in the future? Please contact Natalie Hernandez at [email protected] to see how you can get involved.
- Join our next virtual meeting on Saturday, March 8 at 1 pm. We’ll be discussing resources and steps forward with other NextGen members, so please try to attend!
- Join our Virtual Tobacco Cessation Summit on Thursday, March 13 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm.