Community Partners
We work with Community Partners to bring our communities closer to queer liberation.
Since SQSH was founded in 2019, we have collaborated with local, regional, and national LGBTQIA-affirming partner organizations on outreach, referrals, advocacy, curriculum development, training, grants, community-specific programming, coalition-building, and more.
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Partner with SQSH
If you or your organization is interested in partnering with SQSH, please complete a Community Partnership Application. Our staff will reach out to you within 2-3 weeks.
Request a Presentation
Interested in hearing from a SQSH representative? Think that SQSH would make a valuable addition to your resource fair or conference?
If you or your organization is interested in receiving a presentation about SQSH or inviting SQSH to table at your event, please complete a Presentation Request Form. Our staff will reach out to you within 2-3 weeks.
Our Outreach & Referral Partners
We work with the following organizations to deepen our relationships within the St. Louis region, spread the word about our mission and programs, recruit volunteers, and expand our impact.
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PFLAG: Greater St. Louis, Cape Girardeau
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Uncle Joe’s Peer Counseling & Resource Center, Washington University in St. Louis (WashU)
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Rainbow Alliance, St. Louis University (SLU)
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LGBTQ+ Club, Jefferson College
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Title IX Office, Jefferson College
Our Advocacy Partners
We work with the following organizations to share our helpline call data findings, advocate for queer St. Louisan needs, and work towards systemic and policy change.
Our Education & Curriculum Development Partners
We partner with the following organizations to strengthen our educational programming, collaboratively develop curriculum using joint expertise, and provide knowledge-based modules for our helpline trainees.
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Habif Health & Wellness, WashU
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S.A.R.A.H, WashU
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Our Training Clients
We have worked with the following organizations in the past to provide educational trainings and presentations to their staff / volunteers about varied topics, including queer terminology & allyship, peer counseling, LGBTQIA+ mental health, and more.
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S.A.R.A.H., WashU
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Jefferson College Staff
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LGBTQ+ Club, Jefferson College
STARLING Collective Partners
Our coalition’s mission is to improve the quality of and access to queer-affirming mental healthcare in St. Louis. We recruit and train therapists/counselors from BHR, CVC, and the SLU Clinic to provide free counseling/therapy to our Peer Counselors. The SPOT provides consultation/guidance to advise us on project design and implementation.
QTPOC Outreach & Programming Partners
We work with the following organizations to strengthen our outreach and programming for queer and trans people of color (QTPOC), holding us accountable to centering and prioritizing Black, brown, Indigenous, Asian, and Latine queer St. Louisans in our work.
Queer Immigrant Outreach & Programming Partners
We work with the following organizations to strengthen our outreach and programming for queer immigrants and refugees, as we work towards creating language justice and advocating for a world without borders.
Our Coalitions & Networks
We participate in the following coalitions & networks to amplify queer St. Louisans’ voices and support broader movement work.
Our Funders
For transparency and accountability, we openly share the entities which we have received funding from in the past to support SQSH’s mission and programming.
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Gephardt Institute, WashU
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Our Partners in Consultation & Mentorship
We consult the following organizations for mutual learning, organizational guidance, and thought partnership.
Our Founding Partners
We would like to give a shout out to the following organizations, who supported SQSH’s work when we were a new, baby organization. They made our founding possible in 2019.
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S.A.R.A.H., WashU
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Trans Queer Flat
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