| Formation | December, 2013 - by Gina Crivello |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
| Focus | We envision a world in which all mothers fiercely love and advocate for their LGBTQ children. |
| Headquarters | Utah |
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Area served | United States |
| Products | Parachute E-Learning Program - for Parents and Families of LGBTQ kids/adults |
| Services | Facebook Support Group, Suicide Prevention Training, Regional Support and Community Groups, Parachute E-learning parenting of LGBTQ platform |
Members | 10,000+[1] |
Executive Director | Celeste Carolin |
Key people | Gina Crivello, Jen Blair, Wendy Montgomery, Jill Rowe, Meg Hendrix, Yvette Zobell, Diane Oviatt, Vicki Johnson, Christy Florence, Christy Beach, Neca Allgood, Hollie Hancock, Julie Packer, Wendy VonSosen, Celeste Carolin, Jennifer Howell |
Employees | 2 |
Volunteers | 160 |
| Website | Mamadragons.org parachute.mamadragons.org |
Mama Dragons Mama Dragons is a nonprofit (501c3) organization dedicated to creating LGBTQ-affirming homes through LGBTQ parent education focused on mothering. Since 2013, it has grown from just a handful of moms to an organization that now supports over 10,000+ mothers creating more affirming homes for over 20,000 LGBTQ people.
To create affirming homes Mama Dragons provides programs that specifically address the complexities of navigating non-affirming religions, backgrounds, geographies, and cultures, that focus on parenting the crucial first year after their child comes out. Mama Dragons mission involves empowering mothers to support, affirm, celebrate, and advocate for their LGBTQ children influencing the family system to follow.[2]
Mama Dragons' focus is on providing online support groups and educational programs where mothers can learn and connect with other Mama Dragons traveling similar paths as they learn accepting and affirming parenting practices that can help prevent LGBTQ youth suicide, depression, and homelessness.