If there is one message we want our community to hear loud and clear, it’s this:
We exist for you—and because of you.
Over the last three years, the LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester County has grown into a pillar of love, safety, and connection. At a time when more LGBTQ+ people than ever are seeking community, affirmation, and support, you have helped us become a trusted home base. Every new resource we build, every group we host, every safe space we open—you are part of it.
Every time you show up.
Every dollar you donate.
Every person you refer.
You keep this community alive.
And as we move into our winter fundraising season, your support becomes even more essential. Winter giving sustains the programs that carry our community through the entire year. Here’s what your generosity makes possible:
Where Your Support Shows Up—Every Day
Peer Support Group
A steady, welcoming place for LGBTQ+ adults to show up as they are, unpack what they’re carrying, and know they’re not alone. Donations ensure this space stays consistent, accessible, and deeply supportive—not a one-time offering, but a long-term lifeline.
Youth Support Group
A refuge for LGBTQ+ youth to find belonging, confidence, and care while they’re still discovering who they are. Donations help keep this space protected, stable, and growing to meet youth needs early and often.
Gender Expansive Community Group
A space where trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive community members don’t have to explain or defend their identities. Donations sustain an environment where real support networks form and people feel safer in a world that doesn’t always hold them gently.
Social Meetups
Poetry nights, arts & crafts, coffee hangs, and more—simple but powerful gatherings that help people build friendships and community at their own pace. Your support covers supplies, space, and the ability to offer these low-pressure connections all year long.
Game Night
A welcoming entry point for anyone who feels nervous or anxious about joining something new. Donations keep this gentle, supportive space running so people can ease into community in their own way.
Hiking Group
Connection through nature, movement, and shared breath. These outdoor gatherings support mental health, balance the nervous system, and nurture friendships that grow over time. Your funding helps us keep offering varied ways to connect.
Business Networking Group
A place for LGBTQ+ professionals, entrepreneurs, and allies to grow connections, opportunities, and local community power. Donations help build stability, collaboration, and pathways for our community to thrive—not just survive.
Open Office Hours
Weekly access to support, resources, and information—no appointment, no barrier. Donations keep this door open so people can find help before things escalate to crisis.
Ally Affinity Group
Support for the parents, partners, friends, and allies who want to show up better for the LGBTQ+ people they love. Donations strengthen the networks that create safer homes, safer schools, and stronger communities.
Year-Round Outreach & Visibility
Tabling, partnerships, and resource-sharing ensure people across Chester County know we’re here—before they need us. Your contributions help us show up consistently with visibility, materials, and warmth.
Major Community Events
Love is Love Gala, Queer Prom, PrideFest, Outfest—these are the joyful moments that remind every one of us:
We belong. Out loud, together, and without apology.
Your donations help cover permits, venues, accessibility, safety planning, and the countless behind-the-scenes needs that keep these celebrations sustainable and inclusive.
Workshops, Education & Resources
Support shouldn’t be limited to celebrations or crisis moments. Your giving allows us to offer year-round learning, tools, and resources to LGBTQ+ people and their families.
How We Keep It All Moving: Our Board-Led Committees
Our committees are the engine behind everything we do:
Volunteer Committee – Supporting events, groups, and community needs.
Business Development – Connecting LGBTQIA+ and allied businesses to strengthen relationships and economic stability.
Communications – Keeping the community updated and engaged.
Youth Outreach – Supporting youth programs and Queer Prom.
Community Outreach – Showing up across Chester County with visibility and care.
Fundraising – Leading sponsorship and donation efforts that sustain our programs.
Advocacy – Advancing equity, safety, and access so LGBTQ+ people can thrive.
Now Is the Moment. And You Are the Difference.
If this community has supported you, inspired you, or simply reminded you that you belong—we’re asking you to take one step today to help ensure these spaces stay open for everyone who needs them next.
Take One Action Right Now to Support LGBTQ+ Community in Chester County
Donate
Whether it’s $2, $20, or more—your gift directly sustains groups, events, and resources that change lives.
Sponsor
If you’re a business owner or know one, sponsorship helps underwrite programs and events that strengthen our entire community.
Share
Post about our Winter Giving campaign. Tell a friend. Spread the word. Visibility makes a real difference.
Attend the Love is Love Gala
Celebrate with us, support our largest fundraiser of the year, and stand proudly with your community.
Take your step right now.
Because the truth is simple:
When you show up, we show up. When you give, our community grows. When you share, someone finds their way home.
Let’s build a year of safety, connection, joy, and belonging—together.
We exist for you—and because of you.