# Jaymes Black > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jaymes_Black > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jaymes_Black.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaymes_Black > Source revision: 1354203502 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Jaymes Black** is an American executive who has served as the [Chief Executive Officer](/source/Chief_executive_officer) (CEO) of [The Trevor Project](/source/The_Trevor_Project) since July 15, 2024.[1] The Trevor Project is a [nonprofit organization](/source/Nonprofit_organization) providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services specifically for [LGBTQ+](/source/LGBTQ_people) young people.[2] ## Early life and education Jaymes Black grew up in [South Texas](/source/South_Texas) in a [conservative](/source/Conservatism) environment and has described their childhood as difficult due to their queer identity.[3] In their teenage years, they struggled with isolation and chose to leave high school after their relationship with a girlfriend was outed publicly.[4] Later in life, Black completed a bachelor's degree at [Strayer University](/source/Strayer_University) and then completed an MBA from [Colorado Technical University](/source/Colorado_Technical_University).[5] ## Career Before joining The Trevor Project, Black's career included both corporate and nonprofit sectors. They held a senior leadership role at [Charles Schwab](/source/Charles_Schwab_Corporation) before transitioning to nonprofit leadership.[6] In 2021, Black became President and CEO of [Family Equality](/source/Family_Equality), an organization supporting LGBTQ+ families. There they led efforts in advocacy, community building, storytelling, fundraising, and overseeing operations.[7] On July 15, 2024, Black became the Chief Executive Officer of The Trevor Project, marking several firsts as the organization’s first Black, first [nonbinary](/source/Nonbinary), and first openly [queer](/source/Queer) CEO.[8] In early 2025, they improved the organization's U.S. crisis services. This plan included increasing staff focused on direct support, optimizing operations, and expanding their technology.[9] In June 2025, the [U.S. federal government](/source/Federal_government_of_the_United_States) decided to end funding for the LGBTQ+ “Press 3” option on the [988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline](/source/Suicide_and_Crisis_Lifeline), a service provided in partnership with The Trevor Project.[10] The change was set to take effect on July 17, 2025.[11] Black strongly criticized the decision as “devastating” and called it a [politicization](/source/Politicization) of suicide prevention, emphasizing the harm it could cause LGBTQ+ youth.[12] They urged Congress to act to preserve the service and stressed that The Trevor Project would continue its 24/7 support independently.[13] In May 2026, Black was named to the 2026 [*Time* 100](/source/Time_100) Philanthropy list.[14] ## References 1. 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["US to end LGBT suicide prevention service, says general hotline sufficient"](https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-end-lgbt-suicide-prevention-service-says-general-hotline-sufficient-2025-06-18/). *Reuters*. Retrieved 2025-06-21. 1. Svirnovskiy, Gregory (2025-06-18). ["Trump administration to end LGBTQ+-specific crisis hotline"](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/18/lgbtq-hotline-trump-cut-00413306). *POLITICO*. Retrieved 2025-06-21. 1. Ables, Kelsey; Cox, John Woodrow; Blaskey, Sarah; McClain, Matt; Hax, Carolyn; Allison, Natalie; Bogage, Jacob; King, Colbert (2025-06-19). ["Trump administration will shut LGBTQ youth-focused suicide prevention line"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/06/19/trump-lgbtq-youth-suicide-hotline/). *The Washington Post*. [ISSN 0190-8286](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0190-8286). Retrieved 2025-06-21. 1. Friess, Steve (May 14, 2026). ["TIME100 Philanthropy: Jaymes Black"](https://time.com/collection/time100-philanthropy/2026/jaymes-black/). *[Time](/source/Time_(magazine))*. Retrieved May 14, 2026. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jaymes Black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaymes_Black) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaymes_Black?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.