There is More to ME than This, Inc.

Cause Area

  • Advocacy & Human Rights
  • Children & Youth
  • LGBTQ+

Location

4701 Kenmore Avenue415Alexandria, VA 22304 United States
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Mission Statement

Supporting African American Lesbian Youth with becoming successful college students despite the backlash and abuse received from their family because of their sexual orientation. The business will support these youth with developing talents and creating connections to resources to provide housing, financial and emotional support until they become a college admitted adult. The agency will seek to provide supports to these youth through different avenues and programs with a goal of helping them be admitted to a college and receive scholarships. The program will work with them through high school. To prevent homelessness of African American LGBT Youth. Values: Compassion Respect Valor Honesty Care

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We started in 2018. Our goals are to help African American lesbian youth to receive supports needed to remain successful in school and their personal lives. Supporting them with scholarship opportunities and college prep aids so that they can be admitted to college.

The Non Profit supports African American Lesbian Youth who have experienced backlash and lack of support from family and friends due to their sexuality.

The agency will seek to provide supports to these youth through different avenues and programs with a goal of helping them be admitted to a college and receive scholarships. The program will work with them through high school.

Eventually, this agency wants to have a home for the African American Lesbian Youth who are put our of their family homes to prevent homelessness or going from home to home which can have a negative effect on their education.

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