Diverse and Resilient, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is the healthy development of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Wisconsin through the development of groups and communities to take action. The organization's name is intended to serve as reminder that LGBT people are everywhere, engage in interesting and meaningful lives, and contribute to the welfare of each other and the broader community.

Since its inception in 1995, Diverse and Resilient has held statewide conferences, two four-day youth institutes, five regional trainings, three regional consultations, over thirty leadership meetings, and countless one-on-one and group consultations. Diverse and Resilient serves as a catalyst to help LGBT youth groups get started, and continue to thrive, by providing mini-grants, consultations, adult and youth leadership training, and leadership coaching. Further, Diverse and Resilient provides resources for program evaluation, policy development, and program alignment with a broad health and development agenda.

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Five Milwaukee LGBT Organizations Team-up with PrideFest
by Gary Hollander

The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, BEST-D Clinic, the Cream City Foundation, Diverse and Resilient and the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center joined PrideFest Milwaukee this June 7 and 8 at Milwaukee’s Henry Meier Festival Park to produce the first Exercising Pride, PrideFest Health and Wellness. These major sponsors also enjoyed financial support from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Over two dozen organizations sponsored booths at the two-day event; many others also hosted brief topics of interest at the Wellness Stage, where pedometers or iPod Shuffles were given away every hour to those more...