Helping Our Students During COVID-19 Epidemic

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I’ve been a homeschool mom since 2010, and I’m the founder of The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation. I also operate Tiers Free Academy—Georgia’s only nonprofit alternative high school diploma program for homeless LGBTQ youth, sex trafficking survivors, and high school dropouts.

We have an annual fundraiser called Drag for Diplomas, hosted by the Atlanta and Athens drag community at My Sister’s Room to raise funds for our Thrive with Pride program.

Each student who graduates from the program gets an opportunity to apply for a $150 scholarship. My diploma program went from enrolling four or five students each month to 10 students a week as COVID-19 hit.