The “Great Kids” Are It Gets Better Grant Recipients

Guess what? The 2024-2025 recipients of our 50 States. 50 Grants. 5000 Voices initiative are the “Great Kids” of the week in Connecticut — all because they’re carving our space for the LGBTQ+ leaders of tomorrow.

Students at Explorations Charter School are working with teachers and school administrators to create a care closet with gender-affirming clothing, fully stock a rainbow library, and send students to leadership conferences — all in the spirit of making things better and more inclusive for LGBTQ+ students.

“Our town is small, and we don’t really have as much access as other schools do, so this grant is going to help us expand our knowledge and give us access to experience and learn things things that we wouldn’t ordinarily have,” explained Cat Raydenbow, a junior at Explorations Charter School in Winstead, Connecticut.

Watch below to learn more about their story and meet more of our 2024-2025 grant recipients here.