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Pride Foundation board and staff from across the region gathered for a retreat in Portland, OR. Photo courtesy of Pride Foundation.
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“We don’t believe LGBTQ+ people in rural communities (or anywhere) should have to leave their communities to be safe or feel as if they belong.”
Katie Carter
CEO, Pride Foundation
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Executive Director Aaron Zimmerman representing PFund at 2023 Fargo–Moorhead Pride. Photo courtesy of PFund Foundation.
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A listening session PFund held recently with the LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin, a 2023 PRISM grant recipient. Photo courtesy of PFund Foundation.
“Our overarching goal is to get money into the hands of people who have a deep knowledge of their [LGBTQ+] communities, and who can use that knowledge to bring positive change.”
Aaron Zimmerman
Executive Director, PFund
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Photo top: Omni, director of community advocacy, research, and education for Pride Foundation, at the Protect Trans Youth rally in Boise, ID. Photo courtesy of Pride Foundation.