Outside The Frame

Outside the Frame trains homeless and marginalized youth to be directors of their own films and lives, providing a creative outlet, job training, a public platform, a sense of dignity and possibility.

We believe that to thrive, young people need more than their basic needs met. We believe that homeless youth are our most underestimated citizens. We offer a model educational and vocational program, where young people create films about issues that matter to them and share them with the public. 

BIPOC, LGBTQ+ youth, and people with disabilities are over-represented in the homeless youth community proportional to their representation in the general population. Our program participants are 16-26 years old and most have experienced homelessness or housing insecurity. In our most recent survey, 80% identified as LGBTQ+, 77% as BIPOC and 54% as having a disability. Many fled abuse, neglect, addiction and poverty. All are trying to rebuild their lives.