Aqua Foundation For Women Inc

IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022, AQUA FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN, INC. CONTINUED TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION OF SERVING AND SUPPORTING THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER (LGBTQ) WOMEN'S COMMUNITY IN SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND INITIATIVES. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2022 DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE AND EMPOWERED LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN THE REGION. COMMUNITY EVENTS: WE ORGANIZED SIGNIFICANT EVENTS TO CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING WITHIN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. NOTABLY, WE HOSTED A FAMILY BBQ, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PROVIDING A SAFE AND WELCOMING SPACE FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND SUPPORT. ALLY AWARDS: OUR ALLY AWARDS CEREMONY RECOGNIZED AND HONORED THREE OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ALLIES WHO HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, FOSTERING GREATER ACCEPTANCE AND UNDERSTANDING. SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT: WE AWARDED A TOTAL OF $21,900 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 10 DESERVING STUDENTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA. EACH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT WAS ALSO PAIRED WITH A DEDICATED MENTOR FROM WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, ENSURING ONGOING SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THEIR COLLEGE JOURNEY. AQUA AFFAIR: TO CELEBRATE OUR SCHOLARS AND MENTORS, WE ORGANIZED THE AQUA AFFAIR EVENT. THIS GATHERING HIGHLIGHTED THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND THEIR MENTORS, REINFORCING THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORSHIP WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AQUA CARES INITIATIVE: WE FURTHERED A NEW INITIATIVE CALLED "AQUA CARES" TO FACILITATE MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS WITHIN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY ABOUT CRITICAL TOPICS AFFECTING ITS MEMBERS. THIS INITIATIVE AIMED TO CREATE A PLATFORM FOR DIALOGUE AND SUPPORT. THROUGH THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AQUA FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN REAFFIRMS ITS DEDICATION TO SUPPORTING AND UPLIFTING THE LGBTQ WOMEN'S COMMUNITY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO OUR CORE VALUES OF EQUALITY, EMPOWERMENT, INCLUSIVITY, COLLABORATION, AND TRANSPARENCY AS WE WORK TOWARDS A BRIGHTER AND MORE INCLUSIVE FUTURE FOR ALL LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS IN OUR REGION.