Strides for Pride

We can all move for 40 minutes a day to support the 40% of youth identifying as LGBTQ+ facing homelessness and finding safety and support at Covenant House. At Covenant House, young people receive more than just shelter—they gain access to affirming care, essential resources, and a community that helps them rebuild their futures with dignity and hope.

What is Strides for Pride?

Strides for Pride is our week-long challenge to log 40 minutes of movement a day to support the 40% of LGBTQ+ identifying youth in our care. At Covenant House, we welcome all homeless youth with absolute respect and unconditional love. Throughout Pride Month in June, we’re raising awareness and funds for LGBTQ+ youth we serve and it's not too late to get involved!

Donate

LGBTQ+ runner | Covenant House Strides for Pride

How it Works

Participants will log 40 minutes of activity per day — running, walking, biking, whatever gets you moving — and work to raise $120 or more in support of LGBTQ+ youth overcoming homelessness at Covenant House.

LGBTQ+ couple post workout | Covenant House Strides for Pride

Register

You can sign up as an individual or create a team with your friends, family, or company.

Covenant House Strides for Pride participant walking dog

Get Moving

Commit to logging 40 minutes of activity per day the last 7 days of June. You can track your activity using your fitness app or entering your minutes manually.

LGBTQ+ community | Covenant House Strides for Pride

Fundraise

Set a fundraising goal of $120 or more and share it with your network.

Fundraising Incentives

This year, all participants who raised $120 earned a Strides for Pride enamel pin, $240 earned a pride Strides for Pride fandana and those who raised $500 or more received a fanny pack. No matter how much money you raise, you'll be making an impact in the lives of the young people at Covenant House.

Strides for Pride Swag at Covenant House

Questions About Strides for Pride?

Learn why Strides for Pride is so important, how to register, and how easy it is to participate.

As part of the challenge, we ask participants to set a goal of raising $120 for Covenant House, in honor of LGBTQ+ youth who are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their non-LGBTQ+ peers.

The funds raised during Strides for Pride go directly to Covenant House, providing food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, education, legal aid, and so much more to unhoused youth.
Because 40% of all young people facing homelessness in the United States identify as LGBTQ+. In fact, LGBTQ+ youth are more than twice as likely to experience homelessness as their non-LGBTQ+ peers. By logging 40 minutes of activity each day, you'll help raise awareness of this statistic, and support LGBTQ+ youth.
You can easily track your daily activity automatically using a fitness app. Your fundraising page integrates with many of the popular fitness tracking apps like FitBit, GoogleFit and Strava. No app? No worries! You can log your activity manually right from your fundraising dashboard.

Learn more about logging activity