How might we find and create safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ under 21 in Boise.
Fruit Basket is a group of teenagers associated with the LGBTQIA+ community whose goal is to find and create safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ under 21 throughout Boise.
This Project Good team came together because we shared a concern for the safety of people in the LGBTQIA+ community. We started by having conversations about the topic together and then moved into the empathy stage of the design thinking process. The team reached out to many people that work to create safe spaces in the community like the owner of the Balcony and a stylist at Mullet Proof. After this, the team narrowed their focus to creating a safe space for younger people in the community. We wanted to create a longer lasting impact so we decided to plan multiple events.
From many brainstorming sessions came the outcome of our project, hosting a LGBTQIA+ based movie night at One Stone Headquarters. The event included snacks, games, fun conversations, as well as a showing of the movie called “The Half of It”.
Fruit Basket also hosted a clothing drive at One Stone HQ in partnership with Brick House Recovery. We collected an estimated $500 worth of clothes for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Fast Fact Sheet
Year(s): Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Focus: LGBTQIA+ Community
Recipients: Members of the LGBTQIA+ community
Community partner: Brick House Recovery
Number of recipients: 25
Number of One Stone members involved in planning: 15
Number of weeks of planning: 30
How many hours it took to prepare for implementation: 20
How many hours it took to implement: 6
