Mercy Villa is a queer non-binary artist, facilitator and community organizer from Hudson County, NJ. For the past 3 years, Mercy's community-healing work has been rooted in creating in-person and virtual programming that supports the holistic wellness, protection and empowerment of Queer & Trans youth locally and nationally. Mercy collaborates with high schools, universities & youth serving-organizations to facilitate the co-creation of affirming safe spaces that nurture the self-exploration and self-expression of LGBTQIA+, Neurodivergent, Black, Indigenous, Latinx + Youth of Color.