Pride Foundation has been dedicated to the health and well-being of the LGBTQ community since our founding in 1985. It is an area that has always been at the forefront of our work—whether it be through HIV/AIDS service delivery and prevention, mental health services for LGBTQ people, or healthcare access for the transgender community. When
Thursday, May 6th is GiveBIG Day – a one-day charitable event where your gift will be stretched for maximum impact. We know that people get inundated with GiveBIG requests this time of year. So why should you give to Pride Foundation? Pride Foundation is the only funder in the region with an exclusive focus on
Pride Foundation secured invitations for longtime supporters and volunteers, Carol Kerley and Linda Dunham, to go to Washington, DC with their granddaughters Katie and Emily to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll. Carol and Linda live on Whidbey Island and their granddaughters Katie and Emily live in San Diego. See below for photos from
There are three giving days coming up in the next few weeks. We’re excited to welcome new donors, and collaborate with supporters and volunteers to ensure that they’re a success! Up first – Idaho Gives Day on May 1st! Take a look at the message from Steve below that outlines why it’s important for Idaho
Last week I attended an educational and informative lecture by transgender panelists in Bozeman, Montana. A group of organizations working on the local non-discrimination ordinance campaign, including the Montana Human Rights Network, Forward Montana, the ACLU of Montana, and local Montana State University student groups, worked together to bring Kelley Winters to MSU. The event
As providers of transgender health services (and Pride Foundation grantees!), we at Cedar River Clinics were very excited to learn that the Foundation has begun offering its staff supplemental transgender health benefits. Pride Foundation’s decision to ensure that all of its employees have access to healthcare comes at an important moment in history. As a
Pride Foundation has long believed that words matter, but actions reveal truth. In that spirit, we are excited to announce that our Board of Directors recently passed a Supplemental Transgender Health Benefit Policy, ensuring that all members of our staff have equitable access to the healthcare services they need and deserve. Our policy marks an
April in Alaska is always a time of change, and this year is no exception. On April 26, Identity Inc., one of Anchorage’s first LGBTQ-specific organizations, will bid a fond farewell to its long-time leader Phyllis Rhodes. Phyllis has overseen Identity’s work since 2005, serving that entire time as an unpaid volunteer executive director. Fortunately
For Idaho’s LGBTQ community, there is likely no bigger issue right now than “Add the Words,” a statewide grassroots effort to get the Idaho Legislature to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protections in the state’s Human Rights Act. Despite eight years of intense effort by LGBTQ advocates, the predominately Republican legislature has steadfastly
By now, you have probably heard this stark statistic: approximately 40 percent of homeless youth in the United States identify as LGBTQ. This is not the reality or future we want for our community. Pride Foundation is actively working to address the growing challenge of youth homelessness head-on. In January 2013, Pride Foundation was awarded