12/11/2023
This Saturday, Executive Director Keri Salerno represented Uplift at DVLF's TOY 2023, an LGBTQ+ holiday celebration and fundraiser. Uplift received an Emergent Needs Grant from DVLF for our Q***r and Trans Youth Services (QTYS), in which LGBTQ+ youth who are grieving a death can be supported and validated in their grief while receiving safety, comfort, and acceptance from LGBTQ+ peers, group facilitators, and trusted adults. QTYS includes both groups for youth aged 11 to 13 who are accompanied by a trusted adult already in their lives, and groups for youth 14 and older.
Thank you to DVLF for recognizing Uplift, and congratulations to our fellow grantees, The Attic Youth Center, The Dollhouse Project, Eastern PA Trans Equity Project, Education Law Center, Hearts on a Wire, Philadelphia Voices of Pride, and Prevention Meets Fashion π€π€β€οΈπ§‘ππππ