The You Matter Project (Bronze Award)
My Bronze Award project for Girl Scouts is helping LGBTQ+ kids in foster care. It is called the You Matter Project. This is because it is helping LGBTQ+ kids to know that they matter. A surprisingly large number of LGBTQ+ are homeless or in foster care because they are not wanted with their blood families. This is very sad because no one should be excluded from their family just because they are different. The You Matter project plans to work with two organizations, Carrying Hope and Montrose Grace Place. Both organizations work on helping foster kids in different ways. Montrose Grace Place helps foster kids in their late teens while Carrying Hope helps kids from infant to early teens. I am working with two girls in my girl scout troop. As we progress into our project we hope to help kids in foster care in the LGBTQ+ area. As the project continues I will post more about it. Remember, all people have a place in this world.