The Thornhill Lopez Center on 4th (aka TLC4)
hosts & houses youth
programming & services.
The facilities central use is hosting the EON Lounge of
the
EON Youth Group
allowing a safe space for LGBTQIA+ and allied youth.
Founded in 2017, The Thornhill Lopez
Center on 4th (TLC4) on 4th Avenue
in downtown Tucson Arizona strives to provide a safe
place for
local and those from other states
LGBTQIA+ and allied youth
between the ages of 13-24
years old to visit for accessing
a variety of youth services supporting
their
health,
well-being, stability, and lives.
One report of the organization Human Rights Campaign
(aka HRC),
states less than 50% [fifty per cent] of LGBTQIA+ youth
in the United States say they do not have an adult in
their family
they could ever count on to turn to for any assistance.
Of the myriad problems faced by these youth,
some of the most important problems encountered
by LGBTQIA+ youth in their lives currently include:
a non-accepting family,
bullying and other problems both in & out of school,
a fear of being out or outed,
being
blackmailed,
and or
being physically attacked.
