Why This Matters

Recovery is hard enough without having to explain who you are first. Too many LGBTQIA+ people in recovery have walked into a meeting and felt like they had to leave part of themselves at the door, or have left recovery altogether because no room felt safe.

The DRA Center is a safe place for LGBTQIA+ recovery. We are open every day, and we welcome every path to recovery (12-step fellowships, Dharma Recovery, SMART Recovery, Refuge Recovery, and more). We ask nothing of you except that you show up. Since opening in April 2025 we have grown fast, and every meeting, coffee pot, and light bulb here is paid for by people like you.

What Your Gift Does

• $50 keeps the coffee, creamer, and sugar stocked for a month.
• $100 covers two months of rent on a meeting room.
• $250 feeds everyone at a free community lunch.
• $500 keeps the lights and A/C on for a month.

Minimum gift is $10. There is no maximum. Every gift is tax-deductible; DRA is a 501(c)(3). Gifts made on the Big Give page may be boosted by sponsor-funded matches and prizes, so a gift on Big Give day can go further than it would any other day.

The Big Gay Give

DRA is also in The Big Gay Give, a fundraising competition where local drag queens go head-to-head for their nonprofits. Isis Paris York is representing us. Every dollar raised on her page keeps the DRA Center open, and the queen who raises the most is crowned Queen of the Big Gay Give. Catch Isis on stage September 23 and 24, and give before 6 PM on the 24th.

[ BUTTON: Support Isis → ISIS LINK, once it exists ]

Key Dates

• Wednesday, September 16: Early giving opens.
• Wednesday, September 23, 6:00 PM: The Big Give officially begins.
• September 23 & 24: The Big Gay Give drag shows.
• Thursday, September 24, 6:00 PM: The Big Give ends.

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