There’s nothing more rewarding than helping students follow their dreams of pursuing higher education, on their way to personal and professional fulfillment. And this year, Pride Foundation has given nine Idahoans the opportunity to attain their goals with a combined $36,850 in scholarships, a total nearly triple the award amount for Idaho students in 2011.
One Anchorage: What’s Worth Celebrating
In the month since the heartbreaking loss on Proposition 5 (the proposition to add protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity to the Anchorage Municipal Code), there has been a lot of looking inward and outward to explain why the outcome was so drastically different than what the One Anchorage campaign worked
Alaskan Students Awarded $21,500 in Scholarships from Pride Foundation
This year, Pride foundation will award the most it ever has in scholarships to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and straight ally students throughout the Northwest. Six Alaskan scholars will receive a combined $21,500 from Pride Foundation’s scholarship program. A statewide committee of volunteers worked together to review applications and interview finalists. Scholarship awards
Big Give with the GiveBIG on May 2
On May 2, make a gift to Pride Foundation via The Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG campaign and help support Pride Foundation’s Washington Marriage for All Education Fund. The Washington Marriage for All Education Fund raises tax-deductible donations for the 501(c)3 qualified projects associated with the campaign to gain full marriage equality in Washington State. Resources raised
Are Our LGBTQ and Allied Youth Safe?
In the groundbreaking film “Bully” a young lesbian living in a small southern town comes out to her family, school, and friends. She then finds she is no longer welcome in her church, her classrooms, and even in the homes of many of her friends. She is strong, charismatic, and convinced she can single-handedly change
Valley AIDS Information Network Hosts First AIDS Walk
Guest blogger, Daniel Howard, Vice President of the Valley AIDS Information Network–a Pride Foundation Grantee–shares with us the importance of raising awareness around HIV and AIDS in rural communities. Valley AIDS Information Network, Inc. (VAIN) is a community based all volunteer HIV/AIDS Service Organization serving Linn and Benton Counties in Oregon. Our Mission is two-fold;
Conversations Matter: Talking Marriage Equality in Spokane
After a rainbow-fueled community march to Spokane City Hall, a marathon of marriage equality testimony took place Monday night in Spokane’s City Council chambers. Proponents of marriage equality were hoping to pass a resolution for the city to support the state marriage equality law. Sadly, council elected to block the vote thus tabling the city’s
Volunteer Day in Missoula – Saturday April 14th
Pride Foundation in Montana has partnered with United Way of Missoula County to volunteer with one of their agencies on a quarterly basis to increase the visibility of the LGBTQ volunteerism and philanthropy among “mainstream” organizations and to provide much-needed help to nonprofits in Missoula. Our first event is this Saturday, April 14th 10 am
Standing on Ceremony – The Gay Marriage Plays
Marriage Equality is a topic that has been in the news a lot lately. While public perception is shifting, and national polls show just over 50 percent of folks believe in the freedom to marry for committed gay and lesbian couples there is still much work to be done if we’re going to win here
Our Rights Put on Hold in Anchorage
On Tuesday, LGBTQ equality was placed on hold. April 3, Election Day in Anchorage, Alaska – people voted on a ballot measure that would have added core protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity to the Anchorage Municipal Code. Though the voting process was fraught with irregularities, with more than 90% of