All proceeds from our live auction are designated to the following beneficiaries:
Project HOME – The Gloria Casarez Residence
The Gloria Casarez Residence was the sixth project of the Middleton Partnership, which includes 30 one-bedroom units of affordable housing targeted to young adults (age 18-23 at entry) who are homeless, have experienced homelessness, or are at risk of homelessness (including those aging out of foster care), and will be LBGTQ-friendly. Residents benefit from a combination of housing, employment, education, and healthcare-related services, in addition to case management, life skills, and community-building activities.
The mission of the Project HOME community is to empower adults, children, and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, to alleviate the underlying causes of poverty, and to enable all of us to attain our fullest potential as individuals and as members of the broader society. We strive to create a safe and respectful environment where we support each other in our struggles for self-esteem, recovery, and the confidence to move toward self-actualization.
“Since our founding, we have been committed to fighting the HIV epidemic
until this crisis is over. Advances in treatment and new prevention strategies have now made
“Getting to Zero” – zero stigma, zero new infections, and zero deaths – an achievable goal! The
focus of all of our programs is to help achieve this goal. Our From All Walks of Life Fund
supports the most vulnerable people living with HIV through financial assistance grants during
times of crisis. Our annual back-to-school and holiday toy drives support HIV infected/affected
youth. Our public awareness and education efforts are designed to combat the stigmas
associated with HIV, and to raise awareness and educate the community about the newest
prevention strategies, including PrEP (pre-exposure prophylactics), PEP (post exposure
prophylactics), TasP (treatment as prevention) and the advances in the care and treatment of
HIV. Our signature events, AIDS Walk Philly, GayBINGO, and Black-Tie GayBINGO draw
attention to the continuing epidemic and raise critical funds to support our efforts.”
Making leather, kink, BDSM, and fetish accessible through research, preservation, education and community engagement.