2025-06-25T16:14:58-04:00 2024-12-31 HQBCPA Solutions LLC PO Box 219 Savage MD 20763 990 2024-01-01 853352073 DESI RAINBOW PARENTS & ALLIES % ARUNA RAO DESI 7816130163 PO BOX 4454 METUCHEN NJ 088409997 ARUNA RAO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7816130163 2025-06-25 false true HASSANA BLACKWELL P00237592 3013238352 2025-06-25 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 196210 false X WWW.DESIRAINBOW.ORG X 2020 NJ SUPPORT SOUTH ASIAN (DESI) FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND QUESTIONING INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN ABOUT LGBTQ+ ISSUES, FIND COMMUNITY AND LEARN HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT LOVED ONES. OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE AMONG FAMILIES. 5 5 2 0 0 242502 181217 0 7962 10443 7000 4550 257464 196210 0 0 49321 69334 0 20057 64436 60626 113757 129960 143707 66250 355290 420127 4107 2694 351183 417433 SUPPORT SOUTH ASIAN (DESI) FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND QUESTIONING INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN ABOUT LGBTQ+ ISSUES, FIND COMMUNITY AND LEARN HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT LOVED ONES. OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE AMONG FAMILIES. false false 77921 WE OFFER TWO SUPPORT PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND SAATHI PEER SUPPORT. WE RAN 2 SUPPORT GROUPS EACH MONTH, ONE SERVING 179 LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ONE SERVING 109 PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. WE ALSO RAN 4 FATHER GROUPS, SERVING 13 FATHERS, OFFERING A TOTAL OF 28 GROUPS IN 2024. WE RECEIVED AND RESPONDED TO 49 REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT FROM SAATHI PEER SUPPORTERS AND ALSO OFFERED SUPPORT THROUGH WHATSAPP CHAT GROUPS, WHERE A TOTAL OF 464 MEMBERS ENGAGED IN MUTUAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION & RESOURCE SHARING. GROUP FACILITATORS & SAATHI SUPPORTERS RECEIVE ONGOING TRAINING IN MENTAL HEALTH AND PEER SUPPORT TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS. 95% OR MORE OF THOSE WHO UTILIZED THE SUPPORT GROUPS AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE THAT IT WAS HELPFUL TO TALK TO OTHERS WHO UNDERSTAND THEIR SITUATION, AND WOULD RECOMMEND THE SUPPORT TO A FRIEND. 12630 WE BROUGHT 700 LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE AND ALLIED FAMILY MEMBERS TOGETHER TO MEET, GAIN SUPPORT AND CELEBRATE COMMUNITY IN ATLANTA, BAY AREA, LOS ANGELES, NEW JERSEY, DALLAS, HOUSTON, MARYLAND CHICAGO,RALEIGH/DURHAM NC, VIRGINIA & WASHINGTON DC. EACH EVENT FEATURED COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES, DISCUSSIONS ON LOCAL ADVOCACY AND LOCAL LGBTQIA+ ORGANIZERS & PERFORMERS. OUR HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED- ONAM POTLUCK IN CHICAGO, A PARTNERSHIP WITH TRIKONE CHICAGO TO HONOR THE ONAM FESTIVAL; SATRANGI NAACH NIGHT AT SOUTH ASIA INSTITUTE FOR A NIGHT OF QUEER AND TRANS-AFFIRMING COMMUNITY CIRCLE DANCES FROM SOUTH ASIA; AND RAINBOW GARBA NIGHT IN SEATTLE WITH PARTNERS KING COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (KCLS) AND PRIDE ACROSS THE BRIDGE. 5797 CORE ASPECT OF OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY ABOUT THE BREADTH AND DIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH ASIAN LGBTQIA+ EXPERIENCE AND SHOW LGBTQIA+ YOUTH, THEIR PARENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY THAT THEY CAN LIVE FULFILLING LIVES, BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, HAVE AND RAISE CHILDREN AND BUILD MEANINGFUL CAREERS. WE HAVE CREATED & PRESENTED A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ENTITLED BREAKING THE SILENCE-STEPPING UP FOR OUR LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY THAT OFFERS AN OVERVIEW OF NEEDS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE DESI LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY. 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