Niagara Pride, Inc. is a nonprofit agency providing LGBTQIA2S+ services, programming, and events in WNY; this includes but is not limited to grants to schools to fund diversity and affirming initiatives, scholarships to both high school graduates and undergrad/grad level students, LGBTQ+ training, sexual wellness programs, notary services, the only LGBTQ+ health fair in WNY, the WNY Pride 5K and several festivals. In Fall of 2025, we are opening the first LGBTQ+ exclusive youth drop in program in Niagara County.
As the only LGBTQ+ organization in Niagara County, it is our mission to ensure that rural communities in WNY have access to affirming and supportive programming and services in order to eliminate barriers to accessing such services in places like Buffalo and Rochester.
Transportation, costs associated with travel and admission, apprehension of going to unfamiliar areas, and other factors are just some of the obstacles faced in rural
communities. We work hard to bring Pride to the rural communities to create opportunities for everyone to be able to experience connection where they reside and to let folks know they are not alone in their corner of the world.
As one of the founding member organizations of BNQA, we are grateful to have had the opportunity to offer input into the formation of and direction of the Alliance. Niagara Pride will continue to advocate for the needs of Niagara County while also bringing back information and resources, while also challenging non-Niagara County based LGBTQ+ organizations and providers, to expand their services into rural communities.
Beyond being a source to find out what festivals are happening, we want to see information published about what affirming and LGBTQ+ specific critically necessary programs exist in Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming counties regarding health care, legal services, housing, transportation, senior living, youth services, financial wellness, and other areas that contribute to the overall health and wellness of a whole person.