Causes: Civil Rights, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence, Lesbian & Gay Rights, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, Protection Against Abuse
Mission: GLBT Advocacy & Youth Services, Inc. dba Free2Be is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit community service organization. Free2Be's mission is to end violence while advocating for the Human & Civil Rights of Sexual & Gender Minorities.
Results: Since our beginning in 2009 we have provided direct support to approximately 200 youth in Huntsville and Mobile. In January 2013 we added free counseling services and have provided this service to hundreds of clients. Thousands of people have attended our Rocket City Pride festivals which celebrate Diversity and Equality in a family friendly venue. Our message of love, hope, and community support has reached millions nationwide. We have established Alabama's only program to provide direct services to LGBTQ survivors of violence. This program is called the Free2Be Safe Anti-Violence Project and it is unique in Alabama. Your gifts make this possible. Thank you!
Target demographics: Free2Be brings diverse people and groups together to support LGBTQ people in the South.
Direct beneficiaries per year: We raise awareness of the needs of LGBTQ people in the South. Our public events reach thousands. We provide support groups and counseling to hundreds of LGBTQ people and provided training to social service providers across Alabama. Data graphics are available on facebook: https://www. facebook. com/free2benetwork/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1821642564730697
Geographic areas served: Alabama and the LGBTQ South
Programs: We are the Free2Be LGBTQ Resource Center & the Free2Be Safe Anti-Violence Project. Free2Be Safe AVP provides culturally sensitive direct services to Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Intimate Partner Violence, & Bullying survivors who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) in Alabama. The Project provides education and increases public awareness statewide. Free2Be Safe AVP is the only program of this type in Alabama. We are a member of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs.
Mission: GLBT Advocacy & Youth Services, Inc. dba Free2Be is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit community service organization. Free2Be's mission is to end violence while advocating for the Human & Civil Rights of Sexual & Gender Minorities.
Results: Since our beginning in 2009 we have provided direct support to approximately 200 youth in Huntsville and Mobile. In January 2013 we added free counseling services and have provided this service to hundreds of clients. Thousands of people have attended our Rocket City Pride festivals which celebrate Diversity and Equality in a family friendly venue. Our message of love, hope, and community support has reached millions nationwide. We have established Alabama's only program to provide direct services to LGBTQ survivors of violence. This program is called the Free2Be Safe Anti-Violence Project and it is unique in Alabama. Your gifts make this possible. Thank you!
Target demographics: Free2Be brings diverse people and groups together to support LGBTQ people in the South.
Direct beneficiaries per year: We raise awareness of the needs of LGBTQ people in the South. Our public events reach thousands. We provide support groups and counseling to hundreds of LGBTQ people and provided training to social service providers across Alabama. Data graphics are available on facebook: https://www. facebook. com/free2benetwork/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1821642564730697
Geographic areas served: Alabama and the LGBTQ South
Programs: We are the Free2Be LGBTQ Resource Center & the Free2Be Safe Anti-Violence Project. Free2Be Safe AVP provides culturally sensitive direct services to Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Intimate Partner Violence, & Bullying survivors who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) in Alabama. The Project provides education and increases public awareness statewide. Free2Be Safe AVP is the only program of this type in Alabama. We are a member of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs.
info@free2be.org
2004 Poole Dr. Unit B James Robinson/Barry Jackson, Huntsville, AL 35810
256-866-1150
Civil Rights
Huntsville
