Juneteenth Chai for Charity | June 17th
Meet Chai for Charity
Chai's mission is to inspire people to give in creative ways. Our belief is that everyone has something to give, regardless of where they are in life (20yo-me had no money, but lots of time; 40yo-me has no time, but some money). We work with hosts (like Google, below) to gather their community to learn about, and invest in, local causes that matter to them. - Natasha, Founder of Chai for Charity
Meet your hosts: Black Googler Network and Pride@Google
The Black Googler Network (BGN) is a global employee resource group that began as a simple desire for communal connectivity. We have since grown into a home away from home for Black+ googlers around the world. BGN strives to provide safe spaces, fruitful events, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Our mission is to cultivate black leaders, empower communities, transform technology, and address racial equity both internally and externally.
Pride@ is comprised of LGBTQ+ Googlers and their allies, and their mission is to create a supportive, inclusive Google for LGBTQ+ employees. The group not only leads the way in celebrating Pride around the world, but also informs programs and policies, so that Google remains a workplace that works for everyone.
What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day – is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. June 19th marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people were freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday.
Why these non-profits?
In honor of Juneteenth and Pride Month, we were eager to support two extraordinary local non-profits that serve the BIPOC and LGBTQI+ communities. Phenomenal Women is an organization that empowers young women to reach their fullest potential! This is successfully done through various community initiatives and events. They have served as a catalyst for life-changing experiences and help to push students towards personal and academic success. Youth Seen is a BIPOC-led organization dedicated to fostering and empowering social and emotional well-being in QTBIPoC/QTPoC/LGBTQI+ youth and their families via mental health resources, education, short-term case management, and social programs.
Why Chai for Charity?
BGN and Pride@ are thrilled to partner with Chai for Charity due to their passion for small, local non-profits and the way they have approached giving in a way that honors donors where they are in life. Providing the flexibility of giving via goods, time, talent, or money widens the opportunities for anyone to contribute to the causes they care about, and BGN and Pride@ are excited to work with Chai’s infrastructure to support our two selected non-profits in this way.
Meet our nonprofits
Join us for a Google Hangout on June 17th @ 12:00-1:00pm MT to learn about the extraordinary work of 2 small, local nonprofits: Phenomenal Women inspires all girls to be confident leaders through youth programs, and Youth Seen works to affirm our LGBTQ youth & their families.