add_locationBOTB 47 SAVE THE DATE April 5, 2026
2026 Beneficiaries
Avenue 360 (Health & Wellness)
A leader in LGBTQ-inclusive healthcare, Avenue 360 will utilize funding from Bunnies on the Bayou 46 to expand its HIV Continuum of Care, ensuring that individuals living with HIV/AIDS have access to comprehensive medical treatment, mental health support, and case management.
The Lazarus House
Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals with chronic illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer, Lazarus House will use Bunnies on the Bayou 46 funding to enhance its Wellness and Rehabilitation Programs, helping clients regain strength, mobility, and independence
M.E.N. Inc.
Focused on uplifting LGBTQ+ youth, M.E.N. Inc. will utilize funds from Bunnies on the Bayou 46 to expand its Safe Space Mentoring Groups, providing mentorship, leadership development, and academic support to LGBTQ+ students aged 13-18.
Montrose Grace Place
A safe haven for unhoused LGBTQ+ youth, Montrose Grace Place will use Bunnies on the Bayou 46 funding to expand Tracy’s Closet, a program offering gender-affirming clothing, hygiene products, and outreach services to young individuals experiencing housing insecurity.
The Montrose Center
One of Houston’s leading LGBTQ+ service providers, The Montrose Center will direct Bunnies on the Bayou 46 funding to its TransWellness Program, which provides culturally competent mental health care, healthcare navigation, emergency financial assistance, and name change support for transgender and gender-expansive individuals.
The Normal Anomaly Initiative, Inc.
Focused on dismantling barriers for Black LGBTQ+ individuals, The Normal Anomaly Initiative will utilize Bunnies on the Bayou 46 funding to expand its Transportation and Self-Screening Program, which provides free rides and at-home STI/HIV testing to increase healthcare access.
Open Gate Homeless Ministries
Serving LGBTQ+ young adults experiencing homelessness, Open Gate will use funding from Bunnies on the Bayou 46 to provide Emergency Financial Assistance, covering rent, utilities, transportation, and vocational training for those in crisis.
Pride Chorus Houston
As Houston’s longest-running LGBTQ+ music ensemble, Pride Chorus Houston will use Bunnies on the Bayou 46 funds to support its 2025-2026 Concert Season, expanding community outreach and amplifying LGBTQ+ voices through music
PWA Holiday Charities
A longtime supporter of individuals living with HIV/AIDS, PWA Holiday Charities will apply Bunnies on the Bayou 46 funding toward its Holiday Food Assistance Program, ensuring that low-income individuals and families have access to nutritious meals during the holiday season.
Rice University Pride
Rice PRIDE seeks to offer support and promote education, awareness and advocacy of LGBTQ+ and Gender, Sexual orientation, and Romantic orientation Minorities (GSRM) issues. We will support these individuals by providing a mental and physical safe-space. Working in collaboration with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) under the Office of the Provost and other departments and organizations that facilitate diversity and well-being, we will supply resources and create programming to further campus-wide understanding, harmony, and community. In order to increase the visibility and promote the intersectionality of Rice’s LGBTQ+ and GSRM community, we will reach out to and involve ourselves with local, national, and international social and advocacy organizations.
Thomas Street Patient Services Corporation
Supporting patients receiving HIV/AIDS treatment at Houston’s Thomas Street Health Center, this organization will apply Bunnies on the Bayou 46 funding toward its Sandwich Program, ensuring that individuals attending medical appointments have access to nutritious meals to support treatment adherence.
Tony’s Place
We help the youth survive on a day-to-day basis by providing services to meet their immediate, basic needs. When needed or desired, we also provide referrals to services that will help the youth develop and thrive in the long term through education, health and wellness, and cultural development.
Contact Us
P.O. Box 66832
Houston, Texas 77266
info@bunniesonthebayou.com
