Our monthly Toms River support meeting encompasses a full range of LGBTQ-related topics. In order to enhance our services, PFLAG Jersey Shore partners with Ocean Partnership for Children (OPC) and the Family Support Organization of Ocean County (FSO). This partnership allows the following services to be provided together at the same time and location each month:

• Support meeting for adults over the age of 18 provided by PFLAG Jersey Shore
• Support meeting & recreational activities provided for teens by OPC through their Your Authentic Self (YAS) meeting
• Childcare provided by FSO (Must register 3 days in advance of meeting) to allow families an opportunity to attend our meetings who otherwise would be unable to due to lack of childcare

We welcome the entire family to attend our monthly Toms River support group meetings.

Location:

Ocean Partnership for Children Building
36 Washington Street
Toms River, NJ

*Parking is located in the back of the building, accessible on Sherriff Street.

International STAND UP to Bullying Day is a semi-annual event that takes place in both February and November. The November event coincides with Anti-Bullying Week. Those participating in the day sign and wear pink “pledge shirts” to take a public stand against bullying. The shirts signal to those being bullied that they are supported, and stands up in a non-confrontational way against bullies. The day is observed by schools, workplaces, and organizations, in at least 25 countries around the globe. It first took place in February 2008, when 236 schools, workplaces, and organizations participated by wearing pink pledge shirts.

GLSEN Central New Jersey and The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice are excited to announce their collaboration in presentation of the 16th Annual NJ GSA Forum to be held on Saturday, November 16, 2019. 

The GSA Forum will be held at Grover Middle School, 10 Southfield Road, West Windsor, NJ. Grover Middle School in West Windsor-Plainsboro School District will be the first middle school to host the GSA Forum, an important moment as we move forward to include all our students.  Keynoter for this event will be a middle school LGBTQ activist who has previously appeared as the kickoff speaker in the 2019 inaugural Princeton Pride Parade.

In the past 15 years, we have brought together hundreds of New Jersey’s LGBTQ youth from 12 to 19 years old, joined with their allies, group advisers, and supporters, for a day of celebration and education. Once again, the forum offers LGBTQ+ and allied youth the chance to work together with confidence, pride, and renewed strength for themselves and their community as we face the challenges of the social climate in 2019.

During this daylong conference, participants will enjoy workshops, educational activities, and entertainment as they will also have the opportunity to network with peers from across New Jersey.  We expect the presentations at the GSA Forum to reach and inspire more than 500 youth and allies. We are confident that attendees will gain a newfound message of respect as well as gather impactful new tools for learning to foster welcoming school environments for others.