To learn more about becoming a sponsor or supporter of the 2025 Queer Youth Leadership Awards, visit the QYLA Sponsorship Options webpage. There are three ways to support the Queer Youth Leadership Awards:
Thank you Co-Sponsors and Supporters!
Heartfelt Thank You To:
- Ace’s Flowers
- Adam Spickler, Trustee, Cabrillo College
- American Civil Liberties Union Santa Cruz County Chapter (ACLU)
- Antonia Amore-Broccoli, LCSW Assemblymember
- Dawn Addis, CA State Assembly, 30th District
- Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC)
- Bay Federal Credit Union
- Bea Rosenstein
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Santa Cruz County
- Birds Of A Feather Santa Cruz, Kris Kifer
- Black China Bakery
- Cabrillo College Office of Student Equity
- Cabrillo College Rainbow Council
- Capitola-Aptos Rotary Club
- Closet Free Radio Show, KZSC
- Coffeetopia
- Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
- Community Printers
- County of Santa Cruz
- Cruzio
- Dharma’s Restaurant
- Bernie Shapiro
- Dr. Brian Del Core
- Family Dentistry
- Emerging Jedi
- Award First 5 Santa Cruz County Friends of Jimmy Panetta
- Friends of Kathy Ruiz Goldenkranz
- Gail D. Levine
- Gail Pellerin for Assembly
- Health Services Agency (HSA)
- In Memory of Connor Cockerham
- In Memory of Milo Anima
- In Memory of Richard Watson-Riley
- Iversen Design
- James Olivas
- Kaiser Permanente
- La Selva Beach Community Church
- Larry Almonte
- Life Lab
- Lori Deal
- Nonprofit Connection (NPC)
- Santa Cruz County
- Out In Our Faith
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD)
- Phillip Gomez & Van Boughner
- Rebecca Stark Photography
- Ron Indra
- Safe Schools Project
- San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District (SLVUSD)
- Santa Cruz Area Radical Faeries
- Santa Cruz City Schools (SCCS)
- Santa Cruz County Office of Education (SCCOE)
- Santa Cruz Pride Santa Cruz Public Libraries (SCPL)
- Senator John Laird, California State Senate, 17th District
- Sheri & Richard Watson-Riley
- Scotts Valley Unified School District (SVUSD)
- Temple Beth El
- The Diversity Center
- The Ugly Mug
- TransFamilies of Santa Cruz County
- Trans Teen Project
- United Way of Santa Cruz
- County Valley Churches United
- Your Future Is Our Business (YFIOB)
- Zoe Lofgren for Congress