This organization was formed in response to a defining moment for families in the Pacific Northwest.
Across the country, longstanding protections and opportunities for children are being challenged, particularly for LGBTQ+ youth, children struggling with mental health, and families from historically marginalized communities.
As federal leaders move to roll back safeguards and narrow access to information, care, and opportunity, families in the Northwest are asking a simple question: How do we protect our values and our kids at the same time?
This organization exists to answer that question.
We are a Northwest-based family organization focused on equity, opportunity, and wellbeing for all children.
We believe Every child deserves safety without isolation, protection without exclusion, and opportunity without discrimination.
Northwest families believe every child deserves safety, opportunity, and access to care. Right now, those values are being tested at the federal level and we must recommit to protecting vulnerable communities.
We’re tracking legislation that directly affects LGBTQ+ youth, youth mental health, and equity of opportunity. Here’s what’s on the table.
Safe Schools Improvement Act
Every child deserves to go to school and feel safe getting there. For too many LGBTQ+ young people, that isn’t the reality — more than half report being bullied at school because of who they are.
The Safe Schools Improvement Act would require school districts receiving federal funds to adopt explicit anti-bullying policies that specifically protect students on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and religion. Right now, federal law requires none of that.
Schools with clear, named protections have safer students. This bill — with bipartisan support from teachers, principals, and parent organizations — would make those protections the standard, not the exception.
→ Urge your Members of Congress to support the Safe Schools Improvement Act
988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act
When a young person is in crisis, they need to reach someone who understands.
The 988 Lifeline’s dedicated pathway for LGBTQ+ youth — staffed by counselors with specialized training — handled over 1.5 million contacts since its launch. In July 2025, the administration eliminated it. Nearly 40 percent of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered suicide in the past year. That service existed because the need is real.
The 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act would restore that support and protect it permanently — requiring HHS to maintain specialized LGBTQ+ youth services and reserving at least 9 percent of 988 funds annually for those services. The bill has bipartisan backing in both chambers.
When a child reaches out for help, someone should be there.