By McHaelen | Executive Director
There is always so much talk about family at this time of the year. Facebook; Instagram; TV Commercials; holiday movies; every store, everywhere. You can't escape the season. Most of us don't want to - we love spending time with loved ones.
Then there are our kids. LGBTQ+ youth in out-of-home-care. Foster homes, group homes, detention, residential hospitals... So many have been rejected by their families because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The holidays hurt.
The holidays are constant, unrelenting reminders of what they don't have. Because of the support of people like you, True Colors is able to be there for our kids through our mentors, our social programming and this year, our chosen family dinner on 'Rainbow Friday" (the day after Thanksgiving). We would love to have you join us for dinner at 4:00. You would get a chance to meet the kids whose lives your donations have changed and we would get the opportunity to say thank you, face-to-face.
We wanted to let you know, too about another way you could make a difference. Specifically, we are looking for folks like you to 'donate a memory' - an experience that a youth and their mentor can have together that creates new memories, happier memories around the holidays.
It can be anything. Movie, theater or museum tickets; bowling or rock climbing or laser tag gift certificates; dinner for two someplace a little less MacDonalds but not so 'bougie' that our kids would feel out of place. The key is that it offers the opportunity for a youth who has been rejected by their families to build new memories during a difficult season.
If you are interested, you can send your memory donations to us at: True Colors, Inc. 30 Arbor Street, Suite 201A, Hartford, CT 06106 with 'memories' in the memo line.
But no matter what, please know that you have already made a difference for our youth. You support matters. And we are very, very grateful!
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