BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Springshare//LibCal//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Denver X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250628T180000Z DTEND:20250629T000000Z DTSTAMP:20250628T000000Z SUMMARY:Pride Month Community Resource Fair DESCRIPTION:Celebrate community and connection at our Pride Month Community Resource Fair! This inclusive event brings together local organizations offering essential resources in housing\, employment\, legal assistance\, health and wellness\, community\, spiritual wellbeing\, and much more! The Fair runs from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM\, with a special presentation at 4:30 PM. Whether you're seeking support\, looking to engage with affirming services\, or simply want to celebrate Pride with us\, all are welcome. Join us to explore\, connect\, and uplift our community!\n\nSpecial Presentations at the Resource Fair:\n\n2:15 pm - LGBTQIA Inclusive Storytime\n\nCelebrate love\, identity\, and belonging at our LGBTQIA Inclusive Storytime! We'll share joyful books that honor diverse families and self-expression\, with songs\, movement\, and fun for all ages.\n\n4:30 pm - Dance is for Every Body — A Celebration of Pride Featuring the Starbelly Dancers & Starbelly Student Troupe\n\nAs part of the library’s vibrant Pride celebration\, the Starbelly Dancers and Starbelly Student Troupe are thrilled to share a special 30-minute performance and community dance experience that uplifts movement\, identity\, and joy.\n\nRooted in the traditions of Raks Sharki—a beautiful and expressive dance form from the Middle East—our offering celebrates the power of the body\, the art of storytelling through dance\, and the importance of spaces where everyone feels welcome and free to shine.\n\nJoin us for:\n\n\n Dynamic Performances blending traditional\, modern\, and fusion belly dance\n A Dance-Along Moment to get the whole room moving\n Cultural Connection through rhythm\, movement\, and joy\n LGBTQIA Visibility and allyship through performance\n\n\nWe are honored to be part of this diverse and inclusive event\, and to celebrate the power of art and community during Pride Month.\n\nAll are welcome. All are celebrated. Dance is for every body.\n\nParticipating Organizations:\n\nACLU of Idaho\n\n"The ACLU of Idaho is a non-partisan\, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of civil liberties and civil rights. The ACLU of Idaho strives to advance civil liberties and civil rights through activities that include litigation\, education and lobbying."\n\nAmaraji Maha Marai \n\n"We are a spiritual group dedicated to prayer and healing."\n\nThe Boise Experiential Therapy Collective (BETC)\n\nBETC offers integrative\, embodied healing experiences throughout the Treasure Valley\, through individual therapy and groups related to being queer in a red state and LGBTQIA2S safety forums\, among other offerings. Ali Belzer (she/they) is the founder of BETC and a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clinical Adventure Therapist blending Internal Family Systems\, somatic\, and trauma-informed care with nature and adventure-based therapy.\n\nBoise First UCC\n\n"We strive to actively reflect God’s love as we care for one another and engage in worship\, education\, inclusive hospitality\, and compassionate action for social justice.\n\nWe are a people of possibility. In the UCC\, members\, congregations and structures have the breathing room to explore and to hear ... for after all\, God is still speaking...\n\nBoise First United Church of Christ made history in 1991 by becoming the first church in Idaho to officially declare itself open and affirming to the LGBTQ community."\n\nThe Boise Hive\n\n"We provide a safe\, all-ages\, sober space for fostering a supportive\, creative musician’s community in Idaho. We empower musicians and other artists through access to mental health and wellness services\, programs and events\, and other resources to thrive."\n\nBoise Trans Collective\n\n"The Boise Trans Collective is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit with the purpose of supporting the transgender community in Boise\, Idaho and the surrounding areas."\n\nBoise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship\n\n"Progressive Religious Community - We are a spiritually diverse\, justice seeking religious community proclaiming the power of love at the core of our living tradition. Lifting Hearts - Broadening Minds - Enacting Justice."\n\nBoise Police Department LGBTQ Liaison Officer Micah Henson\n\n"Officer Henson hopes that our community can continue moving in a positive direction and is happy he will be a part of that. As a community member and officer with the Boise Police Department\, he wants everyone in our community to feel proud and safe being who they are without bias. He is very excited to help voice the concerns of the LGBTQ community and find them the resources needed to solve any problems that occur."\n\nClarvida Mental Health \n\n"Since 2009\, Clarvida of Idaho has been committed to providing quality mental health services to communities across the state. We believe in empowering children\, youth\, adults\, and families to overcome mental health challenges through compassionate\, skill-based care. Our focus is on promoting recovery in the least restrictive setting\, maximizing resources to support each individual’s journey toward success and well-being."\n\nThe Community Center\n\n"The Community Center is a safe space for the LGBTQ community in the treasure valley"\n\nCottonwood Creek Behavioral Hospital & Wellness Center\n\nCottonwood Creek Behavioral Hospital & Wellness Center provides compassionate\, evidence-based mental health care for adolescents and adults.. Our services include inpatient mental health stabilization\, a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)\, an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) available in-person or virtually\, and modern ECT. We are proud to support the LGBTQ community and are committed to providing affirming\, respectful care in a safe and healing environment.\n\nEmpowering Courage\n\nLGBTQIA2S safety plans\, community safety forums\, and tools for navigating brave spaces—alongside individual and collective healing. Founded by Amanda Bladt\, (all/no pronouns) Licensed Clinical Social Worker and organizer of Latinx Pride and Canyon County Pride rooted in activism and making good trouble\, Empowering Courage also provides affirming\, trauma-informed therapy.\n\nEquus Workforce Solutions\n\nEquus Workforce Solutions helps job seekers and career changers prepare for and advance in careers with a focus on sustainable\, high-growth\, high-demand industries. We provide life-changing services that help young people succeed in school\, obtain good jobs\, excel in their chosen fields and serve as contributing members of their communities. We support low-income families through programs authorized under the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture by providing them with the community resources\, skills and opportunities for obtaining and retaining employment that promotes life stabilization and a pathway toward family-sustaining employment. We help individuals with long-term disabilities successfully obtain necessary financial assistance for a better life. We help give parents the opportunity to work\, train or pursue education and employment goals by assisting individuals seeking quality childcare options and processing accurate and timely childcare payments. And we help businesses meet their human capital needs through best-in-class business solutions delivered by trained staff working collaboratively with other business-serving organizations.\n\nHillview UMC\n\n"Hillview is a community of people committed to transforming the world through love\, and deepening the communion of all of creation. Hillview was the first United Methodist Church in Idaho to join the Reconciling Ministries Network\, advocating for the rights of LGBTQ folks 5 years before gay marriage was recognized across the US through the Obergefell ruling\, and nearly 15 years before the UMC removed anti-LGBTQ language from their governing documents."\n\nIdaho Legal Aid Services\n\n"Idaho Legal Aid Services\, Inc. is a nonprofit statewide organization dedicated to providing equal access to justice for low-income people through quality advocacy and education."\n\nIdaho Sierra Club/OUTdoors Idaho\n\n"The Sierra Club is America’s oldest\, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. The Idaho Chapter of the Sierra Club works to build a movement of engaged residents to promote the conservation of Idaho’s natural environment and climate. OUTdoors Idaho is our queer-only Outings group that aims to cultivate a safe and welcoming space and provide resources to make it possible for the LGBTQ community to come together in nature to explore and enjoy our planet. Our vision is that OUTdoors Idaho can create a sense of connectedness\, belonging\, and inclusion in each new Idaho outdoor space we explore."\n\nKing of Glory Lutheran Church\n\n"As a Reconciling in Christ congregation\, King of Glory commits to celebrating the love of God with all people. Whatever your abilities\, gender identity and expression\, sexual orientation\, relationship status\, color\, culture\, faith tradition or economic status\, we commit ourselves to embracing the work of racial equity\, social and economic justice\, and environmental care."\n\nLuther Heights Bible Camp\n\n"Luther Heights Bible Camp shares God's love with all generations as we grow in faith\, live by grace\, and love one another. Luther Heights Bible Camp is a diverse community that welcomes and accepts everyone – especially you! You're invited to join us\, whether you're a seasoned camper or it's your first time in the mountains\, whether your beliefs are rock-solid or you're still exploring. You're embraced regardless of past rejections or exclusions from communities due to your inquiries\, relationship status\, identity\, orientation\, ethnicity\, age\, capabilities\, or any other aspect of your uniqueness. This is a space where you belong. We know this because we believe that in our diversity we know God more fully. Your presence is a gift to our community."\n\nPlanned Parenthood Great Northwest\, Hawai'i\, Alaska\, Indiana\, & Kentucky (PPGNHAIK)\n\n"Planned Parenthood is made up of many separate entities that are tied by a central mission:\n\nHelp people live full\, healthy lives — no matter your income\, insurance\, gender identity\, sexual orientation\, race\, or immigration status\;\n\nProvide the high-quality inclusive and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services all people need and deserve — with respect and compassion\;\n\nAdvocate for public policies that protect and expand reproductive rights and access to a full range of sexual and reproductive health care services\, including abortion\;\n\nProvide medically accurate education that advances the understanding of human sexuality\, healthy relationships\, and body autonomy\;\n\nPromote research and technology that enhances reproductive health care and access."\n\nPride Foundation\n\n"Pride Foundation is the only LGBTQ community foundation serving the Northwest region of Idaho\, Alaska\, Montana\, Oregon\, and Washington. We fuel transformational movements to advance equity and justice for LGBTQ people in all communities across the Northwest. We envision a world in which all LGBTQ people live safely and openly as our whole selves in the communities we call home."\n\nSeveral Episcopal Churches that are part of Episcopal Diocese of Idaho\n\n"We are a group of affirming Episcopal churches and are humbled and grateful to serve God by serving people and places in need. We seek partners to work towards justice through authentic living. We are seeking friends who will respect the dignity of every human being and are working to fight injustice\, oppression\, discrimination\, poverty and work towards a society that is kind and caring."\n\nSouthminster Presbyterian\n\n"We affirm and celebrate the worth and dignity of all people\, recognizing that every person is a beloved child of God."\n\nTerry Reilly Health Services\n\n"As a community health center with deep roots in the Treasure Valley\, we are dedicated to providing affordable\, accessible\, quality\, comprehensive care to meet the needs of the community."\n\nThe Wassmuth Center for Human Rights\n\n"The Wassmuth Center for Human Rights is dedicated to promoting human dignity and diversity through education. As the founders and home of the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial\, we invite visitors to reflect on the past\, engage in meaningful dialogue\, and take action for a just and inclusive future.\n\nWe envision an Idaho where everyone is valued\, treated with respect\, and empowered to protect and promote human rights. Through our programs and exhibits\, we provide learners of all ages with the knowledge\, skills\, and resources to build a more just world."\n\nW/Rest\n\n"W/REST is a new approach. Building on the cooperative model\, W/REST combines a community cooperative with a collective law firm: the Rest Cooperative and the Wrest Collective. The Rest Cooperative brings minoritized and other left-out groups together with community wealth. The Wrest Collective gathers talented\, movement-oriented lawyers to support the cooperative and broader community with legal representation\, training\, counsel\, and other support. In collaboration together\, we can reimagine how clients\, community\, and lawyers make change and create justice.\n\nWhat do we work on? Cooperative members and community movements drive W/REST’s priorities. Our lawyers’ skills include:\n\n Abolitionist criminal and immigration representation\n\n Renter rights and organizing\n\n Civil rights enforcement\n\n Accountability for discrimination at work\, school\, and marketplace"\n\nWomen’s and Children’s Alliance (WCA)\n\n"The WCA provides safety\, healing and freedom from domestic abuse and sexual assault."\n\nWhitney United Methodist Church\n\n"Whitney UMC is a school of love where we learn to love God\, one another\, ourselves\, and creation as Jesus teaches. Our mission focus is to disciple\, serve and provide resources to everyone in our community. We do this as Christ taught us in the power of the Holy Spirit.\n\nWhitney UMC is a reconciling congregation\, welcoming people all ages\, races\, ethnicities\, sexual orientations\, gender identities\, economic statuses\, marital statuses\, mental and physical abilities" LOCATION:William F. Hayes Memorial Auditorium\, Downtown Library - 715 S. Capitol Blvd. Boise\, ID 83702 ORGANIZER;CN="Information Services":MAILTO:askalibrarian@cityofboise.org CATEGORIES:Health, Social Services CONTACT;CN="Information Services":MAILTO:askalibrarian@cityofboise.org STATUS:CONFIRMED UID:LibCal-14251480 URL:https://boisepubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/14251480 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:BUSY BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT15M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Reminder END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR