By Liz Welch | Executive Director
This Pride season, Mama Dragons volunteers were out across the country—at parades, festivals, and community gatherings—handing out thousands of Embracelets to LGBTQ+ people and their families. Each bracelet carries a simple but powerful message: you are loved, just as you are.
For many of the places we visited this year, it was the first time Mama Dragons had ever been there—often in communities without any visible parent support groups. In those spaces, our tables became more than just a place to pick up a bracelet. They became places of hope, where mothers hugged strangers, shared stories, and offered words of affirmation that some people were hearing for the very first time.
We know that love changes lives. Every Embracelet we give out is a tiny reminder that someone’s child—and every child—deserves to be safe and celebrated. By showing up where it’s hardest, Mama Dragons is leading with love, reaching hearts that might never have felt seen before.
Your donations make these moments possible—covering the cost of materials, shipping, and volunteer outreach so that we can continue to send love into the world, one bracelet at a time.
Thank you for helping us spread hope, connection, and courage—with love and with bracelets.
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