ALSO Youth: Be the Rainbow After the Storm

Be the Hero an LGBTQ+ Young Person Needs This GivingTuesday

Your Giving Tuesday gift provides free counseling, safe spaces, and life-changing programs for LGBTQ+ youth who need someone in their corner.

 Become a Hero Today 

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Your Gift Changes Everything

When a young person walks through our doors, they’re often carrying more than anyone their age should have to bear: fear, loneliness, rejection, or the weight of simply trying to exist in the world as who they truly are.

Your Giving Tuesday gift changes that.

Because of donors like you, LGBTQ+ and allied youth in Sarasota and Manatee Counties find connection, counseling, and community. They discover they’re not alone. They begin to feel safe. They begin to heal.

A Story You Make Possible

When “Alex” arrived at ALSO Youth, he barely spoke. He didn’t feel safe at home, and he didn’t feel understood at school. He felt invisible.

Your support opened a door.

Alex met with a counselor for free. He joined a weekly program and made friends who understood him. He started laughing again. He started hoping again.

This is what you make possible. Every gift creates a story like Alex’s.

You Keep Our Programs Free and Our Doors Open

Your Giving Tuesday donation provides:

• 90+ free mental health counseling sessions each month
• Safe spaces where youth can relax, belong, and be themselves
• Weekly programs, community nights, and summer camps
• College scholarships that open doors to brighter futures
• Adulthood 101 workshops that teach real-life skills
• Support for LGBTQ+ youth and their families

Every program, every counselor, every moment of connection... it all exists because of you.

When the Storm Hit, You Helped Us Rise Again

In 2024, Hurricane Milton destroyed our longtime Sarasota Center, a place filled with decades of memories, support, and growth.

But our story didn’t end there. And the reason is simple: people like you stepped up.

Your generosity helped us keep programs going at our Manatee Center and in welcoming community spaces. You made sure our youth never lost access to safety and support.

In 2025, we proudly opened the doors to our new Sarasota Center; a renewed home built on resilience, community, and your belief in our mission.

You Are the Rainbow After the Storm

Every day, LGBTQ+ young people face storms they shouldn’t have to weather alone. Your Giving Tuesday gift tells them:

“You matter. You’re safe. You’re supported.”

You help them find hope, find community, and find themselves.

You can be the hero a young person remembers for the rest of their life.

Your generosity keeps our counselors available, our programs free, and our youth supported through every challenge. Thank you for being the reason they feel hope.

 Become a Hero Today 

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Your generosity keeps our programs free, our counselors available, and our doors open to every young person who needs to know they are not alone.

Thank you for standing with ALSO Youth!