Indie pop band fun. has pledged to
raise $250,000 to help at-risk LGBT youth in Detroit.
Fun., which has released two studio
albums, includes singer Nate Ruess, guitarist Jack Antonoff and
multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost, a native Detroiter.
Funds raised through its The Ally
Coalition will go to build a community health center for the Ruth
Ellis Center, the Detroit area social services agency that serves the
needs of runaway, homeless and at-risk lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) youth. The center is named after African-American
gay rights activist Ruth Ellis, who opened her home to homeless
African-American gays as early as the 1930s.
The Ally Coalition was started last
year by Antonoff's sister, designer Rachel Antonoff, with the band's
help.
(Related: Fun's
Jack Antonoff encourages homophobes to boycott their shows.)