Pride United
A Matter of Pride. A Sense of Belonging.
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Pride United is a collective fund that awards annual grants to nonprofit organizations supporting LGBTQ+ individuals and families in Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt, and/or Del Norte counties. We raise funds throughout the year and award grants during our Spring Community Grants Cycle.
Pride United is composed of members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community, and our grant process is transparent, rigorous, and geared to supporting LGBTQ+ programs and initiatives that are addressing the most pressing needs in our five-county region.
Pride United is supported by an advisory board and a grant-making committee. With special focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, these boards and committees are seated by volunteer community members intended to represent all five counties in our service area.
Pride United 2022 Grantees:
Any Positive Change for Advancing Social and Economic Justice for Lake County LGBTQ+ Community which is a project of radical hospitality to stabilize and foster the financial abilities and security of Lake County LGBTQ+ community, with particular focus on maximizing youth’s educational opportunities and removing barriers which stand in way of success.
Food For Thought for HIV Nutrition Program which serves 800 low-income Sonoma County residents affected by HIV, who are primarily gay and bisexual seniors, with comprehensive, lifesaving nutrition services.
Food For Thought for Welcome Home Program which will begin providing free home-delivered groceries and meals to low-income, transgender clients who are recovering from gender-affirming surgeries.
Redwood Community Services for LGBTQ2S+ Employment Inclusion which is an employment and finance training program that will enhance opportunities for youth to gain employment, learn marketable skills for desirable trades, and gain supportive relationships and connections to employers.
TLC Child and Family Services for Project Flare which will re-invest in LGBTQ+ youth, families and staff at TLC while providing social workers and youth in rural counties with technical support, training, and leadership opportunities; efforts to undo aloneness and create a voice for our youth en route to financial and emotional stability.
Queer Humboldt for Micro-Grant and Mutual Aid program which provides $50-$200 in direct financial support to queer individuals and causes (with emphasis on queer related needs for BIPOC individuals, youth, the elderly & people with disabilities).
Pride United Advisory Board
Christine Bitonti
Madelyne Cromwell
Karen Fies
Beck Kageyama
Gary Saperstein
Grace Villafuerte
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For more information about how you or your organization can support Pride United, contact:
Maddie Wright, Director of Pride United / Resource Development Manager
madelyn.wright@unitedwaywinecountry.org