- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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12 people are interested
Volunteer at the Rainbow Expo & help Homeless LGBTQ Youth!
ORGANIZATION: LOST-N-FOUND YOUTH INC
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
12 people are interested
To sign up, visit: www.rainbowexpo.net/volunteer
The event is the Rainbow Expo, an LGBTQ owned & friendly business expo happening in Decatur on Sunday, April 30th from 11am to 5pm. This event benefits "Lost-n-Found Youth" whose mission is to help the 1,200+ homeless young people on the streets of Atlanta.
If you’re interested in volunteering, we are looking for people who could commit to at least a few hours (or longer, if you have the time). We are particularly in need of volunteers for the second half of the event (between the hours of 1:00 and 6:30).
There will be opportunities to help collect donations, help run the Kid Zone, help run the entertainment stage, pass out information, assist vendors, setup and tear-down, and more!
To sign up, visit: www.rainbowexpo.net/volunteer
Questions? Email us at info@rainbowexpo.net
More opportunities with LOST-N-FOUND YOUTH INC
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About LOST-N-FOUND YOUTH INC
Location:
2585 CHANTILLY DR NE, ATLANTA, GA 30324, US
Mission Statement
Lost-n-Found Youth is an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to take homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youths up to age 25 off the street and transition them into more permanent housing.
Description
Lost-n-Found Youth is the outgrowth of Saint Lost and Found, an LGBTQ homeless youth fund project of the Atlanta Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
Founded by Rick Westbrook, Art Izzard, and Paul Swicord after each of them experienced being turned away when attempting to place queer youth into local shelters and youth aid programs, the three resolved that something needed to be done to address the immediate need.
They called a public town hall meeting and invited these local homeless youth support agencies to express outrage and determine what resources existed. The meeting made clear that no organization was specifically actively working to take LGBTQ homeless youth off the street. Rick, Art, Paul and others assembled in November 2011 with the support of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to establish a privately funded emergency shelter, and the Saint Lost and Found project (now Lost-n-Found Youth, Inc.) was born.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
105 Electric AveDecatur, GA 30030
DATE POSTED
April 21, 2017
SKILLS
- Event Management
- Fundraising
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- A few hours or more - 4 hours is average.
- Must be friendly to LGBTQ community :)