More About Our Wedding Causes

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#1 ~ Dementia & Alzheimer's Research

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https://www.alz.org/ Matt & Rich have both worked in healthcare, and have dedicated portions of their working careers to dementia care and the treatment of older adults. The Alzheimer's Association searches for a cure, and supports patients and caregivers in the meantime.

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#2 ~ Gun Violence Prevention

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https://www.everytown.org/solutions/ Both Matt & Rich have first-person experience with active threats of gun violence. We are just two of tens of thousands of others in this country with similar stories. Even the majority of gun-owners support increased research, common-sense gun reform and improved safety for all our homes and communities across the nation. Everytown is leading the way in these efforts.

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#3 ~ Supporting Unhoused, Queer Youth

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https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ It's an accident of birth that the two of us were each born into loving, and supportive families - ones who'd even come and celebrate a day like this with us. It isn't lost on us that this day, our celebration, and our love is entirely conditional - more than other couples - on those around us (our families, our communities, our politicians). We're blessed with the best - and for so many, that is not the case. Everyone deserves the safety, respect, and love that we enjoy.

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More Resources

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Dementia Resources https://www.alzheimers.gov/life-with-dementia/resources-caregivers https://www.dfamerica.org/resources https://www.caregiver.org/resource/caregiving-home-guide-community-resources/ Gun Violence Prevention https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violence-and-reducing-injury/preventing-violence-advocacy https://giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-violence-statistics/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/ LBGTQIA+ Youth Services, Resources & Information https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/homelessness-and-housing-instability-among-lgbtq-youth-feb-2022/ https://nn4youth.org/lgbtq-homeless-youth/ https://youth.gov/youth-topics/lgbtq-youth/homelessness Additional references used for cited statistics, information on needs/areas of focus, and organizational surveys / studies provided here for guests to view, at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yfp2WWmJgG9mBy1be5_f6hBRDQ9k1bWYLSbijD73ZwY/edit