APC Announces “Pride in Action Fund” Grant Recipients
The Atlanta Pride Committee announced on Friday (October 1) the grant recipients for their brand-new initiative, the “Pride in Action Fund.”
The fund financially supports LGBTQ organizations that needed to rethink how they would connect with community members who need their services without the Atlanta Pride festival, which has been canceled for the second year in a row.
“We know that making the tough decision to cancel the in-person Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade this year impacted LGBTQ+ community organizations in various ways,” APC Executive Director Jamie Fergerson said in a press release. “With that in mind, we created the Pride in Action Fund to help financially support those organizations in their important work without the benefit of that platform.”
Over $12,000 will be distributed among the successful applicants immediately with this rapid turn-around fund. The call for applications was announced at the beginning of September, and the recipients below were informed this week, less than a month later.
The 2021 Pride in Action organizational recipients are Acceptance Recovery Center, All 1 Family, Atlanta Black Pride, Inc., Compassionate Atlanta, Disability Action Center of Georgia, Inc. dba DisABILITY LINK, For the Kid In All of US, Inc., SOJOURN: Southern Jewish Resource Network for Gender & Sexual Diversity, Trans Across Atlanta, Uprising at Virginia-Highland Church, and VOX Teen Communications (also known as VOX ATL).