Loud, proud, and all of us.

Pride and outreach

Gulfcoast Pride Festival & Street Party

October 24, 2026 · Rosemary District

ALSO Youth joined fellow community organizations at Gulfcoast Pride, organized by Project Pride in Sarasota's Rosemary District. ALSO collaborated with Ability to Include and the YMCA to host the Family Zone at Gulfcoast Pride.

Out and about

Thrive & Dine with the Patterson Foundation

October 14, 2026 · Mote SEA Aquarium

Pride and outreach

Diverse Fest

October 10, 2026 · The Harvest

Center life

Sarasota Center Open House

October 10, 2026 · Sarasota Center

Celebrating one-year anniversary at new Downtown Sarasota location

Out and about

Executive Director Annie Berkness at Results 1st Walking in My Purpose

October 2, 2026 · Manatee Performing Arts Center

Out and about

A night at the aquarium

June 28, 2026

Penguins, a talk about gay penguins, and sleeping bags under the big tank.

Camp True Colors

Camp True Colors 2026

June 23, 2026

Watercolor rainbows, clay at the rainbow table, and a lounge full of campers.

Out and about

A day at the art museum

April 12, 2026 · Sarasota Art Museum

Slow looking, giant net sculptures, and a trolley ride home.

Fundraisers and friends

Spring fundraiser

March 29, 2026

A full room, welcoming remarks, and a big thank you on the screen: you make this possible.

Center life

Halloween at the Sarasota Center

October 31, 2025 · 2195 Ringling Blvd

Costumes, spooky lights, pizza, and a very competitive mummy wrap.

Fundraisers and friends

Youth awards luncheon

June 8, 2025

Young people honored with awards, and a few proud words at the mic.

Fundraisers and friends

Spring picnic

April 27, 2025

Picnic tables, Pride flags, and a lot of laughing under the pavilion.

Prom

Prom 2025: Space Cowboy

February 22, 2025

Planets, cowboy hats, and a UFO over the dance floor.

Pride and outreach

Marauders Pride Night

July 13, 2024 · LECOM Park, Bradenton

An ALSO youth threw the first pitch.

Camp True Colors

Camp True Colors 2024

2024 · Manatee and Sarasota Centers

Camp at both centers: painting, murals, snacks, and new friends.

Prom

Prom 2024: Under the Sea

February 3, 2024 · Sarasota Municipal Auditorium

The Municipal Auditorium went all the way under the sea.

Art

Expressions Exhibition

September 2023 · Sarasota Opera House

The first Expressions Exhibition: youth artists showed their work, and supporters bid on it.

Camp True Colors

Camp True Colors 2023

June 2023

Art, a paper community garden, and certificates to take home.

Prom

Prom 2023

February 18, 2023 · Sarasota Municipal Auditorium

Records to decorate, fresh flowers, and a disco ball on every table.

Fundraisers and friends

30th anniversary gala

2022

Thirty years of ALSO Youth, celebrated with the people who built it.

Center life

Manatee Center grand opening

2022 · Bradenton

Ribbon cut, doors open: a permanent home in Manatee County.

Prom

Prom Closet and salon

Donated gowns, sharp suits, and a salon chair, so everyone gets ready in style.

Center life

Around the centers

The everyday good stuff: books, murals, and friends.

Pride and outreach

A night with the Marauders

LECOM Park, Bradenton

Out and about

Art gallery visit

Fundraisers and friends

Volunteer gathering