Our third episode of PROJECT : CONNECT features MARYAH (Metro Area Real Estate Professionals For Young Adult Housing), and their charitable efforts to The Center’s Sunburst Youth Housing Project. In this clip, founding member Richard Woods discusses MARYAH’s inception, and what it does for the community. 

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Richard Woods is a founding member of MARYAH, and a real estate professional in San Diego County. Seth Struiksma is a current MARYAH board member, and also a realtor in San Diego County. 

MARYAH has spent the last 15+ years supporting The San Diego LGBTQ Community Center’s Sunburst Youth Housing Project through bi-annual fundraisers in the summer and fall. The Summer Solstice occurs in May, and is open to the general public. Harvest Howl occurs the Thursday before Halloween each year, and this year falls on October 24, 2019 from 6-9 PM at The Abbey in Bankers Hill (2825 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103). For More information about MARYAH, please visit: http://MARYAH.org. 

The Sunburst Youth Housing Project helps at-risk and homeless adults aged 18-24 by supplying affordable housing. The project specializes in LGBTQ+ and HIV+ youth. Before the program, these high-risk youth were living in the streets or public spaces, many after being ejected from their homes due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. For More information about the Sunburst Youth Project, please visit: https://thecentersd.org/programs/yout.... 

The mission of The San Diego LGBT Community Center is to enhance and sustain the health and well-being of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV communities by providing activities, programs and services that create community; empower community members; provide essential resources; advocate for civil and human rights; and embrace, promote and support our cultural diversity. For more information, please visit: https://thecentersd.org.   

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