SMYRC (Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center)

SMYRC, the Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center, is a Portland drop-in and support center for LGBTQ+ youth roughly ages 13 to 23, run by New Avenues for Youth. It offers a safe hangout space, peer support, counseling referrals, arts and social programming, and connections to housing and health services. Located in inner Southeast Portland, it is one of the longest-running dedicated queer-youth resources in the Pacific Northwest.