Pride Center of VT’s ‘Every Queer Eats’ program is reaching the food insecure
The Pride Center of Vermont's "Every Queer Eats" program may be starting off on the small side, with just about 10 recipients, but it's a model for how to successfully reach out...
Heidi Carrington Heath appointed executive director of Seacoast Outright
Seacoast Outright has a new executive director. Following an extensive search to locate the right mix of organizational management and programming skills combined with personal passion and commitment to Outright’s mission, the...
Boston Foundation’s Equality Fund awards $372,500 to LGBTQ nonprofits
The Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation announced $372,500 in grants to 31 LGBTQ-led or LGBTQ-serving organizations in Massachusetts. The nonprofits were chosen from among 89 applicants, also a new record for the...
Youth on Fire moves from Fenway Health to Home for Little Wanderers
The Home for Little Wanderers, the nation’s oldest child welfare agency, is expanding its portfolio of services and programs by accepting ownership of Youth on Fire, a drop-in center that provides food,...
Maggie Hirshland named Maine Women’s Lobby Volunteer champ
Maggie Hirshland, the Youth Engagement Coordinator at the LGBTQIA2S+ youth organization OUT Maine, is the recipient of the Maine Women’s Lobby (MWL) 2024 Volunteer Champion Award.
According to MWL,...
East Haddam, CT cafe transforms into nonprofit LGBTQ+ ‘Safe Place’
The owner of the Two Wrasslin' Cats Coffee & Café in East Haddam, Connecticut, has transformed his business into a nonprofit organization "supporting inclusion, racial justice, reproductive freedom and the 'right to...
OUT Maine receives $17K grant from United Midcoast Charities
Earlier this month, OUT Maine received a $17,000 grant from United Midcoast Charities to support the organization’s work towards increasing equitable and accessible services in health care, mental health, and community-based settings...
