Prideraiser 2023: Annual Detroit City FC fundraiser to help LGBTQ+ youth kicks off
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DETROIT (FOX 2) - This Pride Month, help LGBTQ+ youth while supporting Detroit City Football Club.
Each June, soccer supporters pledge a donation per goal scored by their team as part of Prideraiser. These efforts are collecting money for dozens of organizations that help the LGBTQ+ community.
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DCFC's Prideraiser supports the Ruth Ellis Center, a nonprofit which helps LGBTQ+ youth in Metro Detroit. Since 2017, this effort has raised more than $130,000 for Ruth Ellis Center.
So far, DCFC fans have pledged $1,547 per goal scored this month.
Housing project underway for elderly members of LGBTQ community in Ferndale
A location on Nine Mile and Paxton in Ferndale will soon transform into affordable apartments. The goal is to create a community that is inclusive to aging members of the LGBTQ community. It will be named The Raymond E. Shepherd House.