Rainbow Youth

[3] Between the late 1990s and 2005, RainbowYOUTH began their education program in Auckland high schools, as well as several of their peer support groups.

[3][4] Rainbow Youth's mission is “to provide unbiased information and education regarding sexuality, gender and identity to everyone in the community, in order to foster understanding and acceptance of diversity”[5] and "to provide support, information and advocacy services to queer and questioning youth, their friends, and whānau".

[7] Rainbow Youth runs up to seven peer-support groups in Auckland, Tauranga and Whangārei.

[8] Rainbow Youth's education programme is delivered throughout the year to participating high schools throughout the Auckland region.

[9] Rainbow Youth is also behind a rural outreach project called the I'm Local Project, which aims to provide free sexual and gender identity affirming resources and information to rural schools, medical centres and community organisations.

Rainbow Youth Auckland Drop-in Centre