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Abolition movement to create a society in which the forcible separation of children from their families is no longer an acceptable intervention. upendmovement.org
Introducing Kyra Lewis from the Healthy and Free Tennessee Youth Council. 🎤 We are energized by the passion and ideas these young people have for building a future without #FamilyPolicing! #Abolition
September 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“We are each other’s hope.”

Joshua Dorty, an advocate with Youth Voices Empowered and a star of upEND’s short documentary #AVisionOfGrace, talks about revisiting Tony’s Place in Houston after finding housing stability and community. buff.ly/EtK0G9t
September 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
⚠️ 30% of youth in the foster system identify as LGBTQ.
⚠️ 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ.

In our film #AVisionOfGrace, youth share their lived experiences with houselessness and family separation while celebrating the joy and healing they’ve found in community. upendmovement.org/grace
September 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Courtney Sellers, Executive Director of Montrose Grace Place talks about the impact of #AVisionOfGrace on the youth in the documentary. #YouthHomelessness #QueerYouth #Houston upendmovement.org/grace
August 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Waiola is the resident Mother of Montrose Grace Place in Houston and one of the stars of our film #AVisionOfGrace. At our Houston premiere, she talked about what finding and creating chosen family has meant to her.

Get tickets for our VIRTUAL SCREENING Thurs, July 10! 🎟️ buff.ly/OBGOD0u
July 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM