FIERCE continues to serve as one of the nation’s few grassroots organizations whose mission is to engage LGBTQ youth of color in community organizing in response to unjust social issues largely impacting our communities, including some of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City, to actively direct our own social change agendas. While many organizations provide opportunities for LGBTQ youth to access direct services, FIERCE provides ongoing and progressive skills-based and leadership training and mentorship opportunities. Our staff is made up mostly of former members who learned organizing through our youth led structure and now pass that experience on to the next generation of leadership. As we have transitioned into working in the Bronx this is a cornerstone of how we build out our work.