If you are looking to participate in a worthy cause benefiting the LGBT and HIV/AIDS communities, you will find a new home with Sapphire Fund. As producer of Emerge and Blue Ball (the men's event), Sapphire Fund serves as a channel between donors and organizations who support Philadelphia's LGBT and HIV/AIDS communities.
Since it's inception in 2002, the Sapphire Fund has returned over $210,000.00 to the LGBTQ communty and HIV/AIDS community. With a new year of philanthropy upon us, Sapphire Fund would like to remind you about our individual giving program, Sapphire Gems.
Sapphire Gems is an essential part of the Fund's constant efforts to expand fundraising potential, build community involvement, and extend the gift of philanthropy to all people.
Proceeds from this years Weekend will benefit the following organizatons.
The agency provides LGBTQ young adults with educational opportunities, employment resources, and housing stability. The comprehensive services available through "Foyer" benefit participants by enriching their skills and developing their self-awareness as they mature into adulthood.) A 2007 study by Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition and Philadelphia Safe and Sound details the many issues surrounding LGBTQ youth aging out of our foster care system. These "aging out" youth, coupled with our young community members forced to leave home because of their sexual orientation, demonstrates the critical need for supportive programming offered by Foyer. 
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Throughout its nearly 30-year history, Mazzoni Center has been committed to providing quality comprehensive health and wellness services in an LGBT-focused environment, while preserving the dignity and improving the quality of life of the individuals they serve. At a time when nearly one in four LGBTQ community members are without adequate health care insurance, Mazzoni Center's work remains vital to all members of our community. Visit website
At the National Adoption Center/Adoption Center of Delaware Valley (NAC/ACDV) "there are no unwanted children, just unfound families." The NAC/ACDV is establishing an innovative pilot project connecting prospective adoptive parents from the local GLBT community with children in foster care who are waiting for permanent families. Once established, NAC/ACDV hopes this program will become a national model.
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