In December of 2023, only 2 months after our public activation, we started a completely organic campaign to collect winter supplies for our benefiting nonprofits. Partnering with local businesses and ABC13, we successfully collected 1,235 units of donated items equal to ~$12,500 in value for the winter season.
Benefiting Non-Profits
Tony's Place
Tony's Place
Tony's Place
Tony’s Place provides a diverse set of services to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ youth under the age of 25 (ages 13–25)
- Basic Needs Services – These are services that address needs that are immediate and essential to survive. These include meals, clothing, showers, hygiene supplies, laundry, and housing program referrals.
- Case Management Program – This program is a collaborative and planned approach to ensuring that a person gets all the services and support they need to move forward with their lives. Case management at Tony’s Place is provided on a 1-on-1 basis to our members, through an LGBTQ+ lens. It includes the assessment of needs, the creation of individual goal plans and an active engagement between the client and case manager. Case management appointments are scheduled at times that are mutually agreed upon by the client and case manager.
- Support Services – We provide safe spaces, acceptance and resources through peer support groups, process groups, education, and partnership and collaboration with other service providers and community organizations.
- Community Engagement - We provide training and presentations about and for LGBTQ+ youth through strategic interactions with the community and public.
- Advocacy – We offer public support or recommendations for legislation at state and federal levels. This includes educating legislators about LGBTQ+ issues/disparities and informing the public about the legislative process, the status of specific legislation and about LGBTQ+ issues.
Grace Place
Tony's Place
Tony's Place
Provides a safe, welcoming environment for vulnerable youth (ages 13-24) experiencing homelessness
- Meals and Mentorship - Youth are invited to enjoy a family-style dinner together-cooked and served by volunteer Kitchen Teams with Direct Mentors, sharing stories about their day, telling jokes, or sometimes just enjoy a quiet moment.
- A Space for Expression - Grace Place affirms the unique experiences and identities of our youth by making Youth Night as inclusive as possible. They provide activities that inspire creativity, encourage growth and learning, or provide the opportunity for self expression. Game nights, bingo, resume writing, poetry slams, sex education trivia and more.
- Case Management - Whether a young person comes to Youth Night just needing bus fare or long-term housing assistance, Grace Place can help. Through the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and partnerships with other organizations, they help youth get access to and navigate a network of services and resources including ID Assistance (Birth Certificate, Social Security Card, ID), Housing Navigation, HIV/STI testing, Legal Aid, Social Security Insurance (SSI) & Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Applications
- Asia's Fund - Financial Aid for Transgender Youth established to assist transgender youth with mutual aid for anything from medical needs to tuition
- Youth Voices Empowered (YVE) - YVE is a collective of Grace Place youth who meet weekly to discuss how we can impact gaps in federal and local services. YVE was created to return youth’s power back to them after systems involvement had taken it away.