Author: Sarah Rosso
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Press Release – Hugh Lane Receives $2 Million Gift From Yield Giving Open Call To Aid In Recently Launched Funding Campaign
March 19, 2024 – Today, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation as one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States. Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation was awarded $2 million to assist with their efforts and growth towards establishing…
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Resilient Thriving LGBTQ Youth
by Sarah Rosso, Executive Director It’s a heavy time for LGBTQ+ youth and families, and the schools and programs who serve them. With anti-LGBTQ+ legislation targeting youth pushing in at Pennsylvania from surrounding states, and anti-trans sentiments in headline after headline, at Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation, we stay focused on ensuring LGBTQ+ youth are surrounded…
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HUGH LANE WELLNESS EXPANDS LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY SERVICES
LAUNCHES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CRISIS SUPPORTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST PA Over the last four years, Hugh Lane has been providing nimble need-based services to raise health, cultivate joy and connection, and reduce isolation in LGBTQ+ communities in Western PA and beyond. Now, with at least 451 anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+bills introduced across the nation, Hugh Lane is…
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Big Sibs
Support for LGBTQ+ Youth to navigate resources, services and programming with our youth and family team, all with lived experience. Resources include access and support with gender affirming gear, as well as information and assistance to access referrals to services and programming across Western PA. Our team can connect with youth at our offices or…
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#GivingTuesday
Friends, Today is #GivingTuesday – and we’re launching a week of fundraising activities to help us execute our annual #holidayswithhugh series. Your donations during this week of giving will provide much needed support to our LGBTQ+ and HIV community neighbors, and will go directly to providing folks with resources to celebrate the winter holiday season!…
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Holiday Rainbow Bags Return!
We’re excited to announce the launch of our 2021 Holiday Season Rainbow Bags! Returning this year, we’re offering multiple opportunities for LGBTQ+ and HIV community members in need to request all of the ingredients to help make the holiday season special. LGBTQ+ individuals continue to experience higher rates of food insecurity with more than 1…
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Hugh Lane Launches Legal Services for LGBTQ+ & HIV community members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9th, 2021 Contact: Sarah Rosso Phone: (412) 973-5053 Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation Launches LGBTQ+ legal services program to address ongoing COVID needs and inequality. Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of in-house legal services to address the high priority legal needs of LGBTQ+ and HIV community members in…
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Lawmakers must make comprehensive LGBTQ+ non-discrimination protections a priority.
Today, Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation joined a coalition of more than 150 local, state, and national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) organizations in calling on Congress to swiftly pass the Equality Act. The Equality Act, introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives, is a landmark nondiscrimination and civil rights bill that would…
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2020: End of year summary
Our 2020 started with excitement, hopefulness and learning together as a team at Creating Change in “Dallas, Tx”. We returned ready to tackle the year starting with increasing support for LGBTQ+ youth and families, and expanding in-person services with our official launch event – Healthy Minds, Healthy Hearts on 3/15/20. Of course, we know that…
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HLWF continues LGBTQ+ Holiday Outreach during COVID