Spring 2019 Grantees
Spring 2019 Grant Recipients
The following agencies and programs were awarded grants in Our Fund Foundation’s Spring 2019 grant allocation. Funds were distributed at the Grant Reception on July 12, 2019.
Youth
Broward College Foundation
Scholarships & Program Funding for Gay Straight Alliances (GSA) Club Members
Funds to support scholarships for LGBT+ students actively involved in campus GSAs.
Gilda's Club
Kids Cancer Awareness NOW
Comprehensive cancer prevention education and support aimed at LGBT youth.
Humanity Project
Anti-bullying Through the Arts & Humanity Club
Anti-bullying curriculum aimed at elementary age children with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
Jewish Community Services of South Florida
LGBTQ Youth and Lambda Living Older Adult Services
Provide basic needs assistance to LGBT youth, and hold several social networking events for LGBTQ Seniors.
Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services
The LGBTQ Youth and Family Support Program
Support for a program to provide a variety of support services for LGBTQ youth in need.
Museum of Discovery and Science
LGBT+ Foster/Adoptive Family Outreach
Funding to support LGBT+ households who have opened their homes to foster and adopted children.
YES Institute
Communities for Safe Classrooms
Program to provide age-appropriate content to model communication and prevention skills to reduce anti-LGBT bullying incidents.
Seniors
SoFIA
Aging in South Florida Symposium & Services
Support for the Aging in South Florida Symposium.
Transgender Issues
HIV/AIDS
Latinos Salud
Breaking the Chain of HIV/STD infections.
Prevention 305
UPTAKE – “United Peers Take Action to Knockout the Epidemic
UPTAKE, an initiative to address HIV stigma through targeted dating app and social media engagement.
Theatre of Creative Consciousness of the Arts
“A Devastating Impact”
Production of a play about HIV, by and for communities of color.
Arts & Culture
Pride Fort Lauderdale
Caribbean Pride
Improve and expand scope and reach of Caribbean Pride Festival.
Red Hispana FL - Eagleradio.pro
Over the Rainbow Community Talk Show – Season 5
Season 5 of Over the Rainbow radio show, dealing with LGBT related topics.
Stonewall National Museum & Archives
Community Space: An LGBTQ Community Collaboration
Funding to support an LGBT community space.
Wilton Manors Entertainment Group
2019 Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade & Street Festival
Support for the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride celebration.
Social Justice
Maven Leadership Collective
MAVEN Leadership Cohort
Funding to support MAVEN leadership cohort program.
SAVE
Business Equality Network
Funding for Business Equality Network.
