RFY was founded by Sasha and Fern Ruan in 2023 and began as a Facebook Group for LGBTQ+ parents, prospective parents, and carers. From the start, RFY began to make a huge impact within the LGBTQ+ community of Yorkshire and needed to expand to offer a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth plus support services for parents of LGBTQ+ children. RFY became an incorporated Non-profit in October 2024 and continues to grow daily.
RFY aims to target isolation, and champion the well-being and acceptance of LGBTQ+ Families across Yorkshire by serving as the central hub for all our members and affiliated support groups. It strives to build a community that promotes resiliency by empowering its members.
RFY holds events, workshops, and conferences not only for its members but also for the wider communities members live in and for other businesses that want to become more LGBTQ+ aware.
As we are a non-profit organisation every penny donated will go into RFYs dedicated bank account to be used for its intended purpose of helping our members. We have very strict financial protocols where accounts and business activities are audited regularly and end of year accounts made public. Integrity and Trust are very much at the heart of RFY, we are proud of what we do and want our members and allies to be proud of us too.