Why Free?
Because you deserve it!
FreeFest has always been about giving back. For the past two years, we’ve wanted to lighten things up in the face of a rough economy while drawing more attention to youth homelessness. And thanks to you we raised nearly $300,000, generated more than 55,000 hours of volunteer time and over 10,000 outreach kits. This year we want to do more.
We’ll take care of the tickets.
You take care of the karma.
Since we’re picking up the cost of the tickets, we’re asking each person who attends the Festival to donate $10 to The RE*Generation, Virgin Mobile’s initiative to address youth homelessness. Your donations will go towards securing outreach services and shelter services for these youth.
OUR CAUSE
The RE*Generation…
A generation helping its own
Over two million youth (between the ages of 12 and 24) will experience at least one episode of homelessness each year and over 100,000 youth sleep on the street for 6 months or more in America. The vast majority of homeless, street-dependent youth will experience amplified risk of exposure to physical assault, rape, sexual exploitation, recruitment into gangs, and deepening mental health illnesses. Homeless kids have different needs than homeless adults – they haven’t even had a chance to live their lives yet.
The RE*Generation is our effort to empower a generation to help its own. We’re bringing together organizations that care about homeless youth and connecting them with young people who want to help.
Here’s How You Can Help:
DONATE NOW
Homeless youth need your help
now more than ever.
The number of kids sleeping on the streets is on the rise. And with most folks worried about their own financial needs right now, donations are down and shelters are closing.
That’s why your donation would be so important. Any money you give will be put to good use to benefit outreach services and shelter services for homeless youth across the country.
So make a direct donation with your credit or debit card by clicking the link below. All donations will go to projects that benefit outreach and shelter services.
CHARITABLE PARTNERS
Green Chimneys
Green Chimneys restores possibilities and creates futures for children with emotional, social, behavioral, and learning challenges, including runaway and homeless youth, with specific programming for LGBTQ youth. Green Chimneys strives to make a young person’s journey to adulthood a little more secure and successful through safe shelter and through the love and support that every young person needs.
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Sasha Bruce Youthwork
A young person who needs a place to stay – for any reason – can find a home at the Sasha Bruce House. The staff at Bruce House also provides counseling and classes that can lead young people in need back to a more stable and supportive family situation, or on a path to true independence and self-sufficiency. DC’s only short-term shelter for young people, the Bruce House is open 24 hours a day, serving roughly 200 youth, ages 11-17, each year.
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Stand Up For Kids
Every day in cities across America Stand Up For Kids finds, stabilizes and otherwise helps homeless and street kids improving their lives with the help of a network of dedicated volunteers. StandUp For Kids is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 1990 to help rescue homeless and at-risk youth. With national headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia StandUp For Kids is run almost entirely by volunteers, and has programs in a number of states.
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