Date: Tue, 7 Jul 98 14:01:52 -0400 From: NGLTF Subject: NGLTF Receives Kellogg Grant for Youth Institute ********************************************************* NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE PRESS RELEASE Contact: Tracey Conaty, Communications Director tconaty@ngltf.org 202/332-6483 x3303 800/757-6476 pager http://www.ngltf.org 2320 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 ********************************************************* TASK FORCE RECEIVES GRANT FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE WASHINGTON, DC---July 2, 1998---The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) was recently awarded the Kellogg Foundationıs first ever grant to a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) organization. The grant is for $44,500 and will help fund the Task Forceıs Youth Leadership Institute. "We are honored to have our work recognized and supported by the Kellogg Foundation," said Kerry Lobel, NGLTF executive director. "Itıs fitting that the Task Force receive this award in our 25th anniversary year." NGLTFıs annual Youth Leadership Institute is in its fourth year and offers a week of intensive leadership development, grassroots organizing training, and skills-building workshops to 25 youth selected from around the country. This yearıs training will be held outside of Washington, D.C. on August 5 ­ 9. When graduates of the training return home, they will get follow-up support and assistance from NGLTFıs field department and be paired with an organization in their community to work on Equality Begins at Home, coordinated actions in state capitals across the country planned for March 1999. "Lesbian and gay concerns represent the full spectrum of issues facing other disenfranchised groups in the United States," said Nancy Cunningham, executive director of the Working Group on Funding Lesbian and Gay Issues. "However, less then 0.1 percent of total philanthropic dollars are awarded to lesbian and gay projects annually. Support from the Kellogg Foundation is a significant step toward advancing the rights and conditions of lesbian and gay men," she added. -30- _____________________________________________________________________ Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force works to eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people at the local, state and national level. As part of a broader social justice movement for freedom, justice and equality, NGLTF is creating a world that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society. _________________________________________ This message was issued by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Media Department. If you have any questions regarding this post, please direct them to one of the contacts at the top of this message If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, please send an email with "UNSUBSCRIBE PRESSLIST" in the subject and body of your email message to .