Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has donated $500,000 to the Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center through his #StartSmall Awards.
According to a recent news release from LYRIC, the grant will be used for its Flourish with LYRIC campaign. With the funds from Dorsey, the campaign has now raised over $2.1 million toward its $2.5 million goal to expand and renovate its youth center in San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro district. "LYRIC is so grateful to Jack Dorsey and #StartSmall for the transformative donation to help expand facilities due to a big leap in demand and LYRIC's growth in recent years, and to ensure the safety of LGBTQQ+ youth, especially to ensure their safety in the wake of COVID-19," Toni Newman, LYRIC's executive