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Homelessness and the Fear of Standing Out
By Zephyr-Rose Poe I’ve loved having funky glasses since I first began wearing them at the age of 7. When I discovered that I could buy rainbow glasses, I was ecstatic. I’m on my third pair. When I moved to Orlando, I came with the assumption that it was an extremely queer-friendly city. When I…
Read More“You have that look of a homeless person.”
Zephyr-Rose Poe is a queer, disabled, unhoused person who has recently moved cross-country to the Orlando-area. Zephyr has previously written and published two books: A Butterfly’s Wings, a book of poetry centered around feminism, queerness, and mental health, as well as The Adventure of It All, a two-part memoir about traveling around the world in…
Read MoreI Never Thought I’d be Unhoused
I never thought that I’d be unhoused. When you are disabled, you are presented with a series of hoops to jump through. Applications for social security benefits, SNAP (food stamps), and Medicaid. Section 8 lists are closed in most places—they aren’t even accepting new applicants. When I first started jumping through hoops, I was lucky…
Read MoreJuly Service Team Roundup!
Teams in our Food Security Project (FSP) reported 25 events in July, serving 13,300 individual beneficiaries and giving out 5,336 meals! Additional GO Humanity Service Teams (GO Teams) held 11 more service events.
Read MoreImpact Numbers Are In For Secular Week of Action!
We just finished our annual report on Secular Week of Action (SWoA), which took place April 29th to May 8th this year!
Read MoreMeet Boston Farms: Our Next Compassionate Impact Grant Awardee!
After months of evaluating innovative organizations with measurable impacts on hunger, water access, and disparity, we are finally announcing the second recipient of our super-sized Compassionate Impact Grant (CIG): Boston Farms Community Land Trust.
Read MoreApril Service Team Roundup!
Teams in our Food Security Project (FSP) reported 42 events in April, serving 12,719 individual beneficiaries and giving out at least 7,577 meals! Additional GO Humanity Service Teams (GO Teams) held 21 more service events.
Read MoreWhat People Are Saying About GO Humanity
Foundation Beyond Belief is now GO Humanity! We’re still exemplifying humanist values through service and philanthropy, but now with a more active, energized brand. The new name and look reflects our commitment to supporting people working together locally to build a thriving humanity globally.
Read MoreSelf-Care for Activists & Volunteers
When we’re in the thick of the fight, advocating for others, raising our voices for the voiceless, it’s possible to nearly forget ourselves and the needs we still have. The needs we are seeking to provide others with are indeed dire, but we can’t help others unless we help ourselves.
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