Lambert House receives funding from Best Starts for Kids, a King County voter-approved initiative to support every baby born or child raised in King County to reach adulthood happy, healthy, safe, and thriving. With this funding, Lambert House launched 9 in-person peer support groups for LGBTQ+ youth in small and rural communities in 2019.

Since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lambert House has been serving youth from these and other small and rural communities with online peer support groups and programs, as well as in-person outdoor events in many locations around King County. Online programs have worked well for youth in rural communities who may not be able to participate in-person, even if a group existed near them, for fear of being outed.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, and to continue serving youth that find attending in-person difficult, Lambert House will continue to offer online programs, as well as in-person outdoor activities across King County. Since the pandemic began, Lambert House has served youth who live in 81 of King County's 85 Zip Codes. Lambert House has held in-person LGBTQ+ youth events and/or hosted ongoing, in-person groups in 18+ locations including, but not limited to:

  • Woodinville

  • Kent

  • Lake Forest Park

  • Maple Valley

  • North Bend

  • SeaTac

  • Snoqualmie

  • Vashon

  • White Center

  • Algona-Pacific

  • Angle Lake

  • Bothell

  • Carnation

  • Central District

  • Covington

  • Des Moines

  • Enumclaw

  • Fairwood

Beginning January 25, 2023, Lambert House is also re-launching a monthly, in-person Snoqualmie Youth Group. The group will meet on the 4th Wednesday at 4:30pm in a location that will be shared with youth once they have completed our New Youth Orientation and have registered for the group.

Beginning March 17, 2023, Lambert House is re-launching a monthly, in-person Maple Valley Youth Group. The group will meet on the 3rd Friday each month. Further details TBA.

To start our New Youth Orientation, or for questions, please contact our program staff via email at onlinegroups@lamberthouse.org

King County group locations prior to COVID-19:

  • North King County

    • Lake Forest

    • Carnation

  • Central King County

    • Snoqualmie

    • East Renton

    • Maple Valley

    • Covington

  • South King County

    • Enumclaw

    • South Auburn

  • West King County

    • Vashon Island

Youth, Parents, and Providers

Are you are a LGBTQ+ youth age 22 or younger living in a King County small town? A parent of an LGBTQ+ youth, or a professional that works with youth in a small town or rural area? Contact Laurie about getting a group started in your area!

Volunteer Opportunities!

These groups would not be possible without volunteer facilitators that live or work in or near these communities. If you think you would be a good fit to facilitate a group in a smaller town or rural area of King County, please contact Laurie for more information and an application.