APPLETON (NBC 26) — The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region announced Tuesday that Diverse & Resilient of Appleton has secured a $10,000 grant from the COVID-19 Community Response Fund to provide programming for LGBTQ youth in Northeast Wisconsin.
The funding will help support their new Room to Be You(th) Program, a part of their Room to Be Safe Anti-Violence Program located at 408 ½ West Wisconsin Avenue in Appleton.
According to a press release, the funding focus is to help youth build resilience and safety in their own dating relationships, but also provide safety if young LGBTQ people are experiencing other forms of rejection like family or community based on their identities. And to help build resiliency and strength in LGBTQ youth, a population vulnerable to violence within communities, relationships and families.
