In honor of pride month, we are pleased to share a guest column written by Jordan Alvillar, ADL Mountain States Associate Director of Development.   I was most nervous to “come out” to my parents. I had made the decision to tell them face-to-face by taking them out to dinner. I spoke with my brother right before I was headed

  “The only way we will build a brighter future, is by coming together.  That starts with treating one another with respect and seeing each other as Americans”– Rep. Young Kim (R – CA) Representative Young Kim was just one of the inspiring speakers at ADL’s Virtual National Leadership Summit on May 2, 2021.  Other speakers included ADL National Director

 The month of June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month! ADL has a number of timely resources for educators, parents, students and community members. Read more below. ADL Education Resources on LGBTQ+ Identity: Children’s literature featuring LGBTQ+ character/stories from ADL’s Books Matter resource Compiled list of ADL Education’s lesson plans, Table Talks, resources, and blog posts about LGBTQ+ identity (for teachers, parents,

  The ADL Mountain States Region offers its heartfelt congratulations to Jessica Reaves, Editorial Director of ADL’s Center on Extremism and Jeremy Shaver, Senior Associate Regional Director for ADL’s Mountain States Region, on being recognized as recipients of this year’s ADL Senn/Greenberg Award. The award is presented annually through the generosity of the late National Chair Maxwell E. Greenberg to

Long-time ADL supporters Larry Atler and Marilyn VanDebur Atler have always recognized the importance of young leaders. They had planned to bequest money to ADL to support the education and cultivation of young leaders after they passed. Compelled by today’s challenging times, they decided not to wait. “In these exceptionally troubled times in which domestic terrorism and violent acts of bigotry