Grant To Provide Guilford Students Access To LGBTQ-Themed Books

A gay advocacy group in the Triad has received a grant to help give local students access to LGBTQ-inclusive books. It's among the programs being funded by the Guilford Green Foundation.

GSAFE Greensboro is a chapter of the national Gay Straight Alliance For Safe Schools. The group has been awarded $5,000 to help put grade-level appropriate LGBTQ books in more than 100 Guilford County schools.

The News and Record reports the money is part of $30,000 in grants recently announced by Guilford Green. The foundation is dedicated to funding grassroots organizations that advance equality and inclusion for LGBTQ communities.

The funding for GSAFE comes on the heels of a national survey. It found less than half of LGBTQ youth said they could find relevant books or information in their school library.

Other grant recipients include the FaithAction International House, which helps LGBTQ immigrants coming to the area. Guilford Green has also provided funding for Senior Resources of Guilford, an agency focusing on the problem of loneliness that affects elder members of the gay community.