This week, @garofalorobert read excerpts from When Dogs Heal to the 6th grade students at Magic City Acceptance Academy LGBTQA Charter School in Birmingham, AL — one of 11 recipients of funding from Fred Says for 2024. This World AIDS Day, the Fred Says Foundation gave out $215,000 to support pet therapy and adoption programs, specialized mental health and drop-in services, transportation and housing assistance, peer-led support for transgender and HIV+ youth, and HIV-prevention efforts both in the U.S. and Sub-Saharan Africa. The full list of 2024 Fred Says award recipients are: 
• Magic City Acceptance Academy (@mcaa_bham), Birmingham, AL
• Center on Halsted (@center_on_halsted), Chicago, IL
• Human Rights Campaign (@humanrightscampaign), Washington, DC
• University of Ibadan (@university_of_ibadan_), Ibadan, Nigeria
• Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (@luriechildrens), Chicago, IL • The GenderCool Project (@gendercool), Chicago, IL
• Youth Outlook Services (@youthoutlook), Chicago, IL
• Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center (@lalgbtcenter), Los Angeles, CA
• Advocates for Youth (@advocatesforyouth), Washington, DC
• Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (@desmondtutuhealthfoundation), Cape Town, South Africa
• VIVENT Health/TPAN (@tpanchicago), Chicago, IL We look forward to seeing the important work they’ll do in the coming year 🐾 (fb)

Although Fred may no longer be by our side, some iconic pictures never get old. #happyeaster #happyeaster2024 #epic #iconic #fred #misshim #bunnyoftheday (fb)