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An open field of green grass is seen with a large tree in the center, the shade falling to the left. Underneath the tree are several teenagers sitting on picnic blankets with food and ice chests, some teenagers standing up getting ready to toss a ball in the background and one teenager walking in from the right side. Other trees with large spots of shade can be seen in the background as well as bikes lying against them.

Better Future Program volunteers across New Orleans meet up at Armstrong Park to reaffirm their goals for the summer, bond, eat, play volleyball, and play with water guns!

6 teenagers are seen standing in 2 rows on top of a concrete staircase. All 6 students are wearing face masks. From left to right of the back row, the first teen has shaggy bleached blonde hair with a thick black mask on and a black shirt. The second student has orange curly hair, bare shoulders, and white headphones around their neck. The third student is a little bit shorter with brown skin, a small afro, a faded teal top, and a greyish brown jacket on top. In the bottom row, there is a lightskin femme with brownish blonde hair tied into a pony tail and glasses. They wear a black t-shirt with what looks to be an album cover, jeans, and converse. The next student is much shorter with short black hair that's curcled at the end, a patterned yellow top, an orange student ID, and long brown pants. The final student also has brown skin, her black hair slicked back into a ponytail with glasses, hoop earrings, a white t-shirt, ripped pastel jeans, and white Nike tennis shoes.

From left to right, top to bottom row: Pagan Lives Representative Grayson, Gender Equity Representative Vale, Black/African Lives Representative Croix, Topic Inspector Keira, South Asian Lives Representative Saanvi, and Founding Executive Director Reaux celebrate after raising nearly $1,000 to provide free chest binders to the queer and trans students of Benjamin Franklin High School. Photographer: Justine Allen

A darkskin Black student proudly showcases their carefully wrapped binder with a note from BFP on top. The student has braces, twists with light blue and white beads on the end, an orange Student ID, a tan tank top, and patterned green and white shorts. They seem to be standing on green bleachers outside with another Black student staring at his watch in the background, a blue bookbag in between his legs.

A happy recipient of a free chest binder through Better Future Program's 2022 Binder Drive for the queer and trans students of Benjamin Franklin High School. Photographer: Croix Hill

A Black femme with medium brownskin laughs with their eyes closed in front of a crowd. Her hair is a medium sized afro. She wears an oversized white hoodie with a smiling brown face on it and the word

Founding Executive Director Reaux Peters-Roussell speaking out against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana at Benjamin Franklin High School. Photographer: Andrew Mazier

3 white teenagers stand out amongst a crowd, smiling into the camera. The first is crouched down with curly black hair, a black face mask, and a trans pride flag around their body. The second student is standing up, wispy black and bleached blonde hair and a blue face mask. She is wearing a blue jean jacket and a pink and blue patterned dress. She proudly holds up a sign that says,

Gender Equity Representative Vale Tesch, a BFP supporter, and former LGBTQ+ Representative Ava Kreutziger protest against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana at Benjamin Franklin High School

4 teenagers are seen standing solemnly in front of a crowd. The first two students are holding one another, as the one on the left cries. The crying student has a medium sized black afro and glasses. The rest of their face is obscured by a blue mask. The student holding them has dark brown skin, faux locs covered by a black bandana, and a trans pride flag wrapped around their back. Next of the 4 students is a teenager with brightly dyed orange hair, a black face mask, a lesbian pride flag wrappd around their body, and a trans pride flag in hand. The final of the 4 students has shaggy blond hair, a black face mask, a progress pride flag wrapped around their neck, a blue jean jacket, all black clothing underneath, and a smaller trans pride flag in their hand.

Founding Executive Director Reaux Peters-Roussell cries into the arms of LGBTQ+ Representative Jackie Kimbrough, while BFP supporter Frankie and Pagan Lives Representative Grayson Swearingen stand in solidarity against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana. Photographer: Andrew Mazier

A row of students of varying ethnicities stand looking off to the right. The first student has curly brown and pink hair, dark black eye shadow, and a black leather jacket. They hold a cardboard sign painted with the pride frag colors. The words

BFP supporters and South Asian Lives Representative Saanvi Gambhira protest against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana at Benjamin Franklin High School. Photographer: Andrew Mazier

Two Black femmes can be seen holding up their hands in the air. The person on the left is wearing a long-sleeved purple dress with glasses hanging from the neckline, a lanyard with keys wrapped around her hand as well as her phone, a white face mask, and short black hair. The second person has flat-ironed black hair with brown streaks. Their outfit is all black, their shirt reading

BFP supporters A'Niya Robinson, Advocacy Strategist of ACLU of Louisiana, and Pearl Ricks, Executive Director of the Reproductive Justice Action Collective, performing positive affirmations before marching against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana. Photographer: Aiden Craver

Founding Executive Director Reaux Peters-Roussell, and Chief of Equity and Inclusion, Darian Eugene, donate over 200 reading glasses to New Orleans Mission

The photo is screenshoted from Instagram using BFP's older account name

BFP's Founder, Chief of Equity and Inclusion, Chief of Staff, and two General Volunteers give a speech to Lake Forest Charter Elementary parents

Several teenagers of varying ethnicites are seen sitting on various patterned picnic blankets under the shade of a large tree. In the background, other teenagers can be seen tossing a volleyball back and forth in the sunlight, standing in the middle of a grassy field. Other trees can be seen in the distance as well as parked cars and a bright, blue sky.

Better Future Program volunteers across New Orleans meet up at Armstrong Park to reaffirm their goals for the summer, bond, eat, play volleyball, and play with water guns!

Roughly 13 students are either sitting or standing around a faded green table, empty boxes of donuts on display with just one last donut left covered in chocolate icing. One student stands out above the rest, pointing into the crowd. A few students in the back can vaguely be seen sitting down and eating.

Better Future Program volunteers and supporters gather together before classes start at Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans to fundraise for free chest binders through selling donuts.

Two Black students can be seen sitting down on a concrete floor next to the red metal railing for a staircase. Their bags, phones, and food are displayed in front of them. The two students proudly display their carefully wrapped chest binders with little notes attached on top.

Two excited recipients of free chest binders through Better Future Program's 2022 Binder Drive for the queer and trans students of Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photographer: Vale Tesch

A white student with long blond hair in two braids smiles underneath her black face mask, showing her VISA gift card proudly. She is dressed in a black hoodie with a yellow student ID. She is seen in a classroom with other students and desks behind her.

Benjamin Franklin High School sophomore Mallory Gahagan joyfully receives a $25 Visa gift card as part of a raffle to fundraise for free chest binders for Better Future Program's 2022 Binder Drive. Photographer: Belle Adelman-Cannon

A teenager with a Progress Pride flag draped around their body holds a red and white megaphone up to their mouth in front of a crowd of roughly 100 students or more. The students hold an array of colorful signs in protest of anti-trans legislation. Trees can be seen in the background.

Pagan Lives Representative Grayson Swearingen speaks out to Benjamin Franklin High School student body against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana. Photographer: Andrew Mazier

A Black femme with dark brown skin is seen speaking through a red and white megaphone. Her faux locs are covered by a black bandana. They wear a trans pride flag around their body. They also wear an oversized grey hoodie and glasses.

LGBTQ+ Representative Jackie Kimbrough speaks out against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana at Benjamin Franklin High School. Photographer: Andrew Mazier

A white masc-presenting teen is seen standing in a black leather jacket and dark denim pants. Their hair is wispy and dark red. They lean their hand on a sign with a stick attached that reads

BFP supporter Griffin protests against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana at Benjamin Franklin High school

Two brown hands are seen holding up a sign drawn on loose leaf paper that reads

The Benjamin Franklin High School student body protesting against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana. Photographer: Andrew Mazier

12 students cluster into a corner of a pastel green school hallway with brown doors. The students are almost all looking down painting signs on large white sheets of paper. One student with blond hair in a brown jacket turns around to show a thumbs up to the camera, their black bookbag by their feet. Other signs in the photo can be read to say,

Pagan Representative Grayson Swearingen paints signs alongside BFP supporters in preparation for the Benjamin Franklin High School walkout against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana

A crowd of roughly 100 or more students of varying ethnicities stand outside of a school building. On concrete steps looking down upon the crowd are two students in all black clothing speaking. The students in the crowd are wrapped in different pride flags, holding up signs. One student to the far right is swinging from a concrete column with a protest sign in his left hand, overlooking the crowd.

Benjamin Franklin High School walkout against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana

2 Black students stand out at the front of a crowd of young adults. The first student has medium brown skin, a relatively large black afro, glasses, and a light blue mask hanging from her face. In front of her chest, she holds up a BFP flyer and yellow flowers gifted to her from another protester. The second student has dark brown skin and cropped hair and is in a dark red hoodie. He looks off into the distance, his mouth slightly parted as if he was caught in the middle of saying something.

Founding Executive Director Reaux Peters-Roussell and General Volunteer Kashys Lyons listen intently to a speech at Real Name Campaign's march against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana in front of City Hall. Photographer: Aiden Craver

13 Black and Vietnamese girls can be seen smiling for a camera in front of a wall that reads

BFP's first ever volunteers in 2016 from Lake Forest Charter Elementary

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