Clarion Cares is a charitable effort by our parent company Clarion Events which focuses on supporting the communities touched by our events. Our mission is to engage the industries in which we serve to support global and local efforts to give back to the economies and markets that host our events. We pledge to support causes that align with our core values: passion, care, respect, service, compassion, diversity, inclusion, and sustainability.

In 2024, Awesome Con is proud to support Sasha Bruce Youthwork.

SASHA BRUCE YOUTHWORK – The mission of Sasha Bruce Youthwork is to improve the lives of runaway, homeless, abused, and neglected at-risk youth and their families in the Washington area. They achieve this by providing shelter, counseling, life skills training, and positive youth development activities to approximately 1,500 youth and 5,000 family members each year.

Serving a community where systems are broken, and young people and their families are struggling to overcome obstacles, SBY uses proven youth development practices to help youth find new ways of surviving, thriving, and realizing success. Now with over 40 years of experience meeting the needs of DC’s youth and families, with innovative programming and dedicated staff, Sasha Bruce Youthwork is always willing to listen, and always ready to help.