As we prepare to observe World AIDS Day on Thursday, December 1st—a day dedicated to raising awareness about the long-standing impacts of the disease and honoring the lives lost—we recognize the mixed news about our efforts to meet this ongoing challenge. While overall HIV and AIDS transmissions are decreasing, there’s a worrying trend: an increase
Since our beginning, both Pride Foundation and Equity Foundation have believed that we can more quickly and effectively create change by working together. Two years ago, we put that belief into action to support Oregon’s students and along the way learned what is possible when we combine the power of both foundations. The original idea
Twenty-seven years after the founding of Equity Foundation, I still have big dreams for our future — dreams that I now know can come true only by becoming part of Pride Foundation’s regional network. When I joined others to start Equity Foundation in 1989, we had a bold vision. We wanted to make a promise
When I think about my life growing up in a small Oregon town, I become even more committed to creating safe, affirming communities for everyone in our state. I was raised in Astoria and return to visit often. During a recent visit, I was told that one of the town’s biggest summer events is a
A few years ago, I knew about Pride Foundation and the work that they do, but I got a quick lesson in how they operate when I ran into Pride Foundation’s Katie Carter at a Trader Joe’s in Portland. She had her arms full of bottles of club soda. She told me that she was
As a volunteer for an organization that has received grants from both Equity Foundation and Pride Foundation, I wasn’t sure what their merger would mean for our work to make schools across Oregon safer and more affirming for all students. But the more I’ve learned about the merger — and about Pride Foundation — the
Ryannah, a Samoan trans activist womyn,* was not able to live as her full self in her country of birth. Ultimately, she was forced to leave and was displaced to the Northwest. While living in Portland, Ryannah became involved with Unite Oregon as a youth activist. Her efforts focused on issues that were all too familiar to her:
This spring, as we were reviewing a Pride Foundation scholarship application from Sam, a young student from Montana who had been a proud and active leader in his community, we learned that he had died by suicide. Sam’s parents loved and supported him in his transition, but the larger injustices facing transgender people in his
We are at a pivotal point in our work to create a more fair and equitable world. We must unite to protect our recent policy wins and further build on them to create safe, affirming communities for all of us. To make possible a bolder and more innovative movement for equality in Oregon, Equity Foundation
2016/2017 PRIDE FOUNDATION COMMUNITY GRANTS [Click the state to see grants in that area.] ALASKA | IDAHO | MONTANA | OREGON | WASHINGTON ALASKA: Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A’s) Location: Anchorage, AK Area Served: Juneau, AK Project Name: Syringe Access Program Population: General, Rural/Remote, HIV The Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A’s) is a key