Belong To

It is a registered charity and is supported by the Irish Department of Education. The service was set up in March 2003.

BeLonG To Youth Services

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Predecessor	OutYouth
Formation	March 2003 (2003-03)
Type	NGO
Legal status	Charity
Purpose	LGBTI+ youth service
Headquarters	Parliament House, 13 Parliament Street, Dublin 2
Region served	Ireland
Membership	Anyone from the ages of 14–23
CEO	Michael Barron (2003–2013) David Carroll (2013–2015) Moninne Griffith (2015–present)
Head of Operations and Fundraising, Corporate Secretary	Oisin O'Reilly
Communications and Advocacy Manager	Sinead Keane
Youth Work Manager	Gillian Brien
Main organ	Board of Directors
Affiliations	ILGA, ILGYO, NYCI
Budget	€1,314,781
Staff	14
Volunteers	74
Website	belongto.org and standup.ie
Formerly called	LGBT Youth Project

The group received funding from the European Refugee Fund in June 2011 to provide support to young refugees who seek asylum in Ireland due to persecution because of their sexual orientation. In January 2012, the group was praised by the Head of Office of the UN High Commission for Refugees in Ireland for its work with LGBT refugees and was described as a "global model for best practice".

BeLonG To has its origins in an earlier Dublin-based youth group called OutYouth, which was run by youth volunteers in conjunction with the Gay Switchboard Dublin. Due to the voluntary nature of the group its operation was sometimes sporadic. In the final years of OutYouth, the group met with other LGBT organisations in Dublin and the City of Dublin Youth Services Board to seek funding for a new youth service project. The project secured funding from the Irish Department of Education and BeLonG To was formed in March 2003.

Dublin

• Under 18's for 14- to 17-year-olds.
• IndividualiTy for 14- to 23-year-olds who are trans or questioning.
• Over 18's for 18- to 23-year-olds.
• Ladybirds for 14- to 23-year-old women who are lesbian, bisexual, trans or non-binary.

• LGBT rights in the Republic of Ireland