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Leaders from the Utah Jazz, Apple and the band Imagine Dragons are donating $4 million to Encircle the Utah-based LGBTQ youth resource center. This story and more in Thursday evening s news brief.
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LGBTQ+ resource house planned for eastern Idaho thanks to Jazz owners, Imagine Dragons and Apple
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IDAHO FALLS Encircle, a non-profit that provides community resource houses to LGBTQ+ youth and their families, announced plans Thursday for a home to be established in Idaho Falls.
The announcement is part of Encircle’s “$8 Million, 8 Houses” capital campaign aiming to build new homes in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. The organization already has three houses in Provo, Salt Lake City and St. George with a fourth under construction in Heber, Utah.
Encircle, whose motto is “no sides, only love,” was created with the goal of bringing families and communities together to enable LGBTQ+ youth to thrive.
An NBA team, a tech giant and a rock band are teaming up to provide safe places and brighter futures for LGBTQ+ youth in Utah and the West.Utah Jazz steward Ryan Smith joined Apple CEO Tim Cook and Imagine Dragons front man on Thursday to announce a $4 million donation to build eight new Encircle homes, safe havens for young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning
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