Welcome to the Winter 2025 Care Package Blog!

This fall the CGP Youth Advisory Board and I worked together to raise funds, plan out, and put together 50 care packages. We know that the long winter break can be a difficult time for LGBTQ+ youth. There are more expectations to spend time with family, including extended family, and less time with friends. It can be a season of joy. It can also be a time of hiddenness, isolation, and sadness.

In less than a week all 50 packages were claimed and later this week we will start delivering them to schools and nonprofits across Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties.

Beginning 12/20/25, the day after most schools close up for winter break, we will be posting something here on a daily basis. This is something to look forward to. A place to make comments and see what others might be thinking. And a reminder that you are not alone, no matter how good or how hard things feel. We are in this together, as an LGBTQ+ community.

So check back soon! If you are interested in learning more about the Youth Advisory Board you can check it out here.

Maintain.

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