Lost-n-Found Youth is thrilled to announce we are a beneficiary for the 2025 AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival & 5K Run.
Your participation is crucial to the success of our AIDS Walk efforts. We can’t do this without your help. Join us for an amazing day including of music and fun for a great cause, taking place on September 27, 2025.
As a team, we are passionate about raising awareness and funds to make a difference in the fight against HIV and AIDS, especially within our LGBTQ+ youth communities. By choosing our team and being a fundraising participant or donating, you give us tremendous support.
An added bonus: All of the funds raised by Team Lost-n-Found Youth are matched by the AHF Foundation, producer of AIDS Walk Atlanta and Music Festival.
Please consider joining our team for this year’s AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5k Run. Thank you for your support and commitment to this important cause.
An ask from our Executive Director: Join Our AIDS Walk Team
I hope this message finds you well. We've been selected again as a beneficiary for the AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival, taking place September 27, 2025. I'm reaching out to personally invite you to join our Lost-n-Found Youth team. Together, we can take meaningful steps toward hope, dignity, and health for the unhoused LGBTQ+ youth we serve.
Every dollar we raise is vital. Here’s why your support matters:
Many of our youth are living with HIV/AIDS, often without access to consistent care. Your contributions help fund crucial services our youth need in order to survive.
Unhoused LGBTQ+ young people face overwhelming barriers—including stigma and discrimination. Our programs offer them safe housing, nutritional support, job-readiness, all while addressing their on-going needs.
Public funding only covers a fraction of what’s needed. Your fundraising directly sustains emergency services, case management, peer support groups, and lifesaving prevention education.
By joining our team or making a donation, you’re not just supporting a walk, you’re walking in solidarity with young people who need to know they’re not alone.
Thank you for being a part of our community. We can’t wait to walk with you.
Warmly,
Melanea Alvarez
Executive Director, Lost-n-Found Youth
www.lnfy.org
from our board members: why they participate
Our board is ready to walk! Join us as we gear up for AIDS Walk and shine a spotlight on the dedicated board members of Lost-n-Found Youth who are helping lead the way. In these videos, board members Cameron Turner, Isaac Wilcox, and Sean Drumm share their personal journeys with LnFY, their passion for supporting LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness, and why community involvement is so critical. Their stories highlight how vital your participation is, whether by walking, donating, or volunteering. Watch their videos below and be inspired to take action with us. Together, we can make a difference.
CAMERON TURNER
2025 Board Governance Chair
ISAAC WILCOX
2025 Board Treasurer
SEAN DRUMM, j.d
2025 Board Secretary
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can’t attend? GO VIRTUAL!
You can register as a virtual walker at AIDS Walk. Your participation plays a crucial role in generating essential funds for local HIV and AIDS service organizations.