New Federal Funding Helps SQUAD Reduce Barriers for Sudbury’s Queer Community

This Sudbury 2SLGBTQ+ group is expanding its services to help reduce isolation

Federal funding is supporting Sudbury Queers United Around Diversity to grow its programming, hire staff and expand outreach to support 2SLGBTQ+ residents.

New federal funding helps SQUAD reduce barriers for Sudbury’s queer community

Sudbury Queers United Around Diversity received more than $250,000 in federal funding to expand 2SLGBTQIA+ services, including safe space programs, workshops, and long-term care training to combat isolation and minority stress.

Federal funding helps ‘queer space’ open in Sudbury

Sudbury Queers Around Diversity (SQUAD) opened its Safer Community Space in downtown Sudbury last summer, aiming to create community

Sudbury Queers United Around Diversity to promote safety, equality

Federal money will allow SQUAD ‘to expand its services and offer meaningful workshops that foster inclusion, education, and understanding’.