In July 2021, Homeless Children’s Network (HCN) launched the Afro-cultural Black LGBTQIA+ Preservation Mini-Grants Program to support Black LGBTQIA+ community members to plan, host, and complete events or projects that highlights and fosters a culture of belonging citywide for Black LGBTQIA+ community members. The Afro-cultural Black LGBTQIA+ Preservation Mini-Grants Program is funded through a partnership between the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), the Human Rights Commission (HRC), and the Dream Keeper Initiative (DKI) with the intention of increasing the capacity of Black-led cultural organizations and Black community leaders to host projects in various neighborhoods and to encourage connectedness, particularly within the Black LGBTQIA+ community.
The target population is Black LGBTQIA+ cultural producers and community organizers with deep roots in Black historic neighborhoods in San Francisco. The aim of this grant program is to fund cultural preservation events and projects and empower community and cultural healing through showing Black LGBTQIA+ pride in public and reclaiming our healing and liberation by igniting the power of community, joy, and our remembered ancestry.
The reports highlight each program's methodology, key findings, and spotlight our impact through the voices of program participants and our HCN team. Graphics and graphic representations of each program's essence and impact were done by Rio Holaday.
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