COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD AWARDS A JOHN C. GRAVES CHARITABLE FUND GRANT TO GLSEN SOUTH FLORIDA - Gay news and Lesbian newspaper including, Local, National and International Level.

Fort Lauderdale /Miami, Florida -- GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) South Florida has received a grant of $10,000 from the John C. Graves Charitable Fund at the Community Foundation of Broward to support its Safe School Project.

“We are thrilled to receive this generous gift from the John C. Graves Charitable Fund at the Community Foundation of Broward,” said GLSEN South Florida executive director, Robert Loupo. “We are expanding the Safe School Project into Broward and this money will help improve the lives of hundreds of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) youth.”

According to Loupo, the Safe Schools Project is a four-pronged program designed to help make schools safer for all students, with special attention to the issues facing sexual minorities in the schools. “We train educators, empower youth, educate the public and maintain a continuous feedback loop to refine and improve our programs,” he said.

(L to R) Robert Loupo, Executive Director GLSEN South Florida, Rick Solomon, Carl Trough (seated) and Dean Trantalis, Directors of the John C. Graves Charitable Foundation at the Community Foundation of Broward, Bruce Presley (seated), president of the board of directors for GLSEN South Florida

“We are pleased to be able to help expand the fine work GLSEN South Florida has been doing for years,” said Carl Trough a trustee for the John C. Graves Charitable Fund at the Community Foundation of Broward. “We know how difficult it can be for gay kids in schools and other environments and the work GLSEN South Florida does is so important to helping make things better for them. As a long time close friend of John’s I know that he’d be pleased with our support for this project considering his background as an openly gay man and an educator.”

GLSEN South Florida continues its history of 16 years helping make South Florida schools safer for all students, faculty and staff regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression, real or perceived. For more information visit www.glsensouthflorida.org.

The Community Foundation of Broward’s mission is to provide leadership on community solutions, and foster philanthropy that connects people who care with causes that matter. A public organization with more than $70 million in assets, it has allocated $30 million to the community since its founding in 1984. For Good. For Ever. For more information please visit www.cfbroward.org.

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