@voffund.bsky.social celebrates Transgender History Month, a time to honor the struggles & contributions of trans* people. Too often, our nation's recorded history has erased or overlooked the lived experiences of trans communities. Their stories deserve to be recognized, uplifted, & remembered.

🗳️ Protect your vote! If you have any questions about voting or if you run into any problems, call 866-our-vote or visit @866ourvote.bsky.social. In Florida, we have a Haitian-Creole hotline in addition to the other EP language hotlines. #866ourvote

We’re all set up for our backpack giveaway. Come on through! 🎒📚✏️ #BackToSchool #giveaway #backpacks

Voices of Florida Fund & El Pueblo Unido Tampa Bay are giving away backpacks & school supplies to local underserved students in Sarasota on 8/2 for FREE while supplies last. 🎒 Backpack Giveaway 📆 Sunday, August 2 ⏰ 2 PM - 6 PM 📍 Bethel CME Church 1719 22nd St Sarasota, FL 34234

¡REPARTICIÓN DE MOCHILAS! 🎒📚✏️ Voices of Florida Fund y El Pueblo Unido Tampa Bay están regalando mochilas y útiles escolares GRATIS hasta agotar existencias. 📆 Domingo, 2 de Agosto ⏰ 2 PM - 6 PM 📍 Iglesia CME de Bethel 1719 22nd St Sarasota, FL 34234

@voffund.bsky.social is offering two different free interactive online classes in August: 🦺 De-Escalation + Safety Training 📅 Tuesday, August 6 ⏰ 7 PM ET | 4 PM PT 🔗 bit.ly/voffund0806 ….. 🤝 Organizing + Retention Training 📆 Thursday, August 20 ⏰ 7 PM ET | 4 PM PT 🔗 bit.ly/voffund0820

There’s still time left! ⏳ We’ve collected all the donations & now it’s shopping time! 🛒 We’re hitting the stores tomorrow to buy the school supplies that are needed most. Please help local students arrive to their 1st day of school with everything they need to succeed by making a contribution. 🎒📚✏️

🥳 Happy 5th birthday to us! Help us celebrate our birthday by contributing to our backpack drive today. The online wishlist gets turned off this evening & donation boxes will be collected starting tonight. Please pitch in today & help our neighbors in need if you’re able.

Stay vigilant. Vote.

Check out this huge haul from Memories Lounge! Thank you to everyone who has pitched in so far. Deadline to contribute is 7/27 so take advantage of tax-free BTS shopping & help local students start the school year off with everything they need for school. 🎒📚✏️

The majority of local students are growing up in poverty. More than half qualify for free or reduced lunch & can’t afford school supplies. We need your help! Drop off school supplies in our donation box, shop our wishlist, or contribute funds & we’ll buy items needed most. Deadline is July 27. 🎒📚✏️

Join us for our De-Escalation + Safety Training—a free interactive virtual class designed to help strengthen your ability to identify potential safety risks & how to de-escalate volatile situations. 🦺 De-Escalation + Safety Training 📅 Friday, July 24 ⏰ 7 PM ET | 4 PM PT 🔗 bit.ly/voffund0724

⏳ ONE WEEK LEFT! We need your help gathering school supplies for local students in need. We’re arming hundreds of underprivileged children with the tools they need to succeed in school & we can’t do it without your support. Deadline is July 27. 🎒📚✏️ Wishlist: bit.ly/voffbpd26 Donate: bit.ly/voffbpd

Resist out of spite. Vote.

Join Voices of Florida Fund for our De-Escalation + Safety Training—designed to help you strengthen your ability to identify potential safety risks during actions & how to de-escalate volatile situations. 🦺 De-Escalation + Safety Training 📅 Tuesday, July 21 ⏰ 7 PM ET | 4 PM PT 🔗 bit.ly/voffund0721

BTS tax-free shopping begins today! 🎒📚✏️ In FL, the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday runs 7/20-8/20 this year. During this time, you can buy eligible school supplies & classroom essentials completely free of state & local sales taxes. Learn about qualifying items: floridarevenue.com/BacktoSchool

We made it easy to contribute to our backpack drive by placing donation boxes in these 13 locations: Memories The Mable Church of the Trinity MCC Salt Your Soul SEE Alliance BOLD Cowork rabbit RABBIT Latin Brother's Market SURE Vigil Oscura The Collective St. Pete Deviant Libation Corner Club Tampa

Events for Saturday, July 18th across Florida. Find your event at goodtroubleliveson.org

Cafe • Bar • Kitchen, Corner Club Tampa has something for everyone. Head over to snack on a pastry this weekend & drop off school supplies for students in need. Don’t sleep on their art shows, drag bingo, trivia nights, & jazz night market!

Have you had a medication abortion? Are you willing to tell your story? The Mife Stories Project is gathering stories from folks with actual experience using Mifepristone. Your lived experience is an essential tool in fighting back anti-abortion lies being used to restrict our access.

Join Voices of Florida Fund for our Organizing + Retention Training—designed to strengthen your skills for building movements & mobilizations, recruiting & sustaining momentum, & creating a lasting impact. Organizing + Retention Training Friday, July 17 7:30 PM ET | 4:30 PM PT bit.ly/voffund0717

Floridians: want to TEACH & REACH friends, neighbors, & community to protect votes in Florida’s 2026 elections? Let’s ensure that all eligible Florida voters can cast their ballots & have them count, & that our elections represent the will of the people. mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/985932

The majority of the students in Sarasota County schools are growing up in poverty. More than half of the students in the county qualify for free or reduced lunch due to low family income. Those who can’t afford to eat definitely can’t afford school supplies. But you can help!

If you’re looking for a brewery in Tampa that breaks from the norm, head to Deviant Libation. They host different kinds of community events & live music, making DL one of the most inclusive spaces in the area. Try a flight of 4 of their house made draft options when you drop off school supplies.

If you’re looking for an inclusive church that celebrates diversity, give Church of the Trinity MCC a try. Their congregants are active members in our communities & they provide sanctuary & support for those who need it. Please donate school supplies for local children in our donation box there.

Love Island might be over, but we still need America’s vote. Go to Election Protection @866ourvote.bsky.social to find out how you can participate.

Today on International Non-Binary People’s Day &every day, Voices of Florida Fund stands with our non-binary friends, neighbors, family members, colleagues, supporters, & community members. We remain committed to advancing the rights & dignity of all marginalized people across Florida & beyond.

Looking for a flexible workspace in downtown Sarasota? BOLD Cowork offers private offices, hot desks, & conference rooms for entrepreneurs & businesses. We placed a donation box for our backpack drive between the elevators to make it easy to drop off school supplies for local students.

Our friends at SEE Alliance are sponsoring our backpack drive again. Focused on supporting students, you’ll find SEE members of all ages at school board meetings, BoE meetings, & up in Tallahassee during legislative session. Stop by to get involved & donate supplies for underserved local students.

We’ve made it easy for you to contribute to our backpack drive by placing donation boxes in these 12 locations from Sarasota to Tampa.