Queer Legacy, Bold Future
Our Strategic Plan for 2025-2026
“As anti-LGBTQ+ forces seek to erase us, we’re fighting back. The Wanda Alston Foundation is on the frontlines defending unhoused queer youth. With our Queer Legacy, Bold Future strategic plan, we’re scaling up and pushing forward. Our youth deserve more than survival. They deserve equitable access to the American Dream.”
Cesar Toledo, Executive Director
Pillar 1
Implement a new Graduation Model with a positive, reward-based system that supports and celebrates our youth.
Organize Youth-Centered Clubs for our residents, including art therapy, exposure to new cultures, cooking, and gardening.
Launch a Research Lab to identify and analyze the urgent issues facing DC’s LGBTQ+ young people in FY2026.
Pillar 2
Create and launch a New Website by June 2025.
Increase the Foundation’s Awareness through earned media, an email program, and social media.
Build a District-Wide Coalition of supporters.
Pillar 3
Raise $100,000 by December 2025 to fund the strategic plan.
Recruit Three New Board Members for the organization.
Host a Fall Reception to unveil the status of the strategic plan.
Raise funds for Additional Office Space and conserve resources where possible.
Pillar 4
Celebrate team members through a GOAT Quarterly Award.
Expand Employee Benefits and wellness opportunities.