2019 GLBT Community Fund Grantees

Vulnerable
Populations

Affirming Youth Foundation – $10,000

To provide psycho-education, trauma recovery, and social supportive care for LGBTQ African American and Hispanic youth in Liberty City and Little Haiti

Aqua Foundation for Women – $12,500

To support TransCon, an annual conference for the trans and nonbinary community

Equality Florida Institute – $12,500

To create a culture of inclusion and respect in Miami-Dade County Public Schools by implementing programs in support of LGBTQ students

FOO SOCIETY – $5,000

To meet the unique needs of the South Florida LGBTQ adolescent community, especially transgender individuals

Jewish Community Services of South Florida – $15,000

To provide a virtual option to LGBTQ seniors who are either homebound or unable to access transportation to participate in Lambda Living programs

Latinos Salud – $15,000

To provide free, comprehensive sexually transmitted disease (STD) screenings to underserved Latino gay men in Miami-Dade County

Lotus House – $12,500

To support the Rainbow Lotus Program, which assists LGBTQ individuals who are experiencing homelessness

Maven Leadership Collective – $7,500

To mitigate social determinants of health through support for the Maven Resilience Initiative, a resource for queer and trans people of color to access self-care, peer support and collective wellness activities

Miami Bridge – $12,500

To support a full-time LGBTQ Family Specialist to work with LGBTQ youth and families through community-based and shelter programs

No More Tears – $10,000

To assist and empower members of the LGBTQ community who are victims of domestic violence and human trafficking

Prevention 305 – $7,500

To support Project UPTAKE (United Peers Take Action to Knockout the Epidemic), a digital, peer-based strategy for PrEP education and referrals targeting Latinx and black gay or bisexual men and transgender women

Pridelines – $12,500

To support holistic health and wellness activities for Miami’s LGBTQ youth, particularly those who are actively experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness

Survivors Pathway – $10,000
To provide trauma-informed mental health services to LGBTQ people who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking

The Pet Project for Pets – $5,000

To enable members of the LGBTQ community who are elderly, disabled and/or HIV/AIDS survivors to keep their pets

Up2Us Sports – $8,000

To support LGBTQ sensitivity training for coach-mentors to provide increasingly intentional mentoring through sports to LGBTQ youth and create safe, inclusive spaces for fitness

YES Institute – $10,000
To support in-school educational programs to resolve anti-gay bullying incidents, decrease gender-based stereotyping and violence and equip youth to create safe, welcoming school environments

Arts & Culture

Area Stage Company – $10,000

To use theatre as a medium for local LGBTQ artists to express themselves and their personal narratives through a series of free staged readings

Miami Beach Gay Pride – $5,500

To support Miami Beach Pride 2020, a signature annual event for the South Florida LGBTQ community

Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival – $5,500
To support community building via an inclusive LGBTQ film festival with specific outreach efforts to questioning and ostracized youth, the elderly, those facing active discrimination, those with health challenges, and people with disabilities

Social Justice & Legal Advocacy

Freedom Fund – $15,000
To support low-income LGBTQ community participants formerly held in pretrial and immigration detention by providing case management and HIV/AIDS treatment services

Lawyers for Children America – $10,000
To match LGBTQ youth in foster care with lawyers who provide holistic legal representation in dependency court and other legal matters

SAVE Foundation – $7,500
To grow the Business Equality Network to uplift the narrative that the equal treatment of LGBTQ people is good for business and foster increasingly inclusive work settings