PRISM isn’t just posting rainbow graphics and calling it a day. It’s youth-led, youth-run, and built to ensure LGBTQ+ young people across South Florida have what they need: real information, real support, and real ways to make an impact in the world.
Winner of “Best LGBTQ-Friendly Non-Profit,” PRISM has become a local staple for LGBTQ+ youth by doing the work with young people, not just for them. Designed by and led by youth, PRISM focuses on expanding LGBTQ+ inclusive education and sexual health resources — especially in a time when that kind of information is being challenged, censored, or flat-out erased.
A lot of PRISM’s impact lives online. Through social media and digital resources, they break down LGBTQ+ history, sexual health and wellness, and the political updates that directly affect young people’s lives. Since 2022, PRISM has also been amplifying youth voices in political spaces at both the local and state levels — from school boards to the state legislature. They encourage young people to vote, stay educated, and stay involved in grassroots organizing, because visibility without action isn’t enough.
At the heart of it all is PRISM’s “by/for” model: anything they put out is created with input BY people who identify with the communities it was made FOR. That’s what makes their resources feel less like a lecture and more like someone actually speaking to you.
For FAU students specifically, PRISM offers the P-SAP program (PRISM Student Ambassador Program), which supports students by building leadership skills through mentorship and connection. They also offer the P-SLC (PRISM Student Leadership Cohort) for students involved in GSAs or similar organizations, with a focus on individual leadership development and resources that strengthen student orgs.
Avion Goordeen, PRISM’s Outreach Director, summed up why this matters right now: “PRISM is the resource my younger self needed — one that empowers, informs, and amplifies youth, exactly when it matters most!”
In a moment when so many of us feel like we’re being silenced, PRISM is doing what it’s always done: making sure young people are heard.
Learn more about PRISM here.
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