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 new in-person groups, 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 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

Our monthly in-person groups are located in:

  • Kenmore, on the 4th Wednesday each month from 4:30-6pm

  • Snoqualmie, on the 4th Wednesday each month from 4:30-6pm

  • Covington, on the 3rd Thursday each month from 4:30-6pm

  • Federal Way, on the 4th Monday each month from 4:30-6pm

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

  • South King County

    • Enumclaw

    • South Auburn

  • East King County

    • Snoqualmie

  • West King County

    • Vashon Island

  • Central King County

    • East Renton

    • Maple Valley

    • Covington

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.