App Connects Homeless LGBTQ Youth to Resources: Local 12
A high-tech tool for your smartphone is aimed at helping homeless teens who often do not have much support.
The UPZ app helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth stay safe by getting them off the streets. It’s one of the fastest ways to get a teen’s attention an app on a smartphone. This app helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender teens who are homeless. Melissa Meyer,the Safe & Supported director at Lighthouse Youth Services, helped create the app.