Recently, Ozone House received a generous estate gift from the late PJ Redbird Two Ravens. PJ selected Ozone House and three other organizations to evenly split the proceeds from the sale of his house after his passing in August of 2022. PJ’s Estate Manager, Robert “The Buffalo” Hughes, whom he has been friends with since the 1980s, coordinated this donation and also wanted to share a bit about PJ.
His obituary states, “PJ was an out and proud trans queer and sexual and gender outlaw all his life. He identified as a pagan hedonist and also strongly identified with his Native American heritage and traditions.” Also, “He is deeply loved by all whose lives he touched. Many people have credited him with saving their lives through his kindness, compassion, humor, advocacy, support, and grace.” Buffalo shared that PJ believed there are as many genders as there are people.
PJ got his MSW from Eastern Michigan University and was a counselor for many years before his congenital heart condition made work impossible. PJ was also a poet and artist and loved being in nature. He worked at the University of Michigan for over 30 years and volunteered with numerous community groups.
Ozone House would like to thank and honor PJ Redbird Two Ravens for being a fierce advocate in the community for so many years. His bequest donation will directly impact young people. These funds will continue to allow us to fulfill our mission to help young people lead safe, healthy, and productive lives through intensive intervention and prevention services. We also want to thank Robert “The Buffalo” Hughes and PJ’s estate for facilitating his last wishes.
To learn more about PJ Redbird Two Ravens, here is a link to his obituary: https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/annarbor/name/pj-two-ravens-obituary?id=36444720
And a link to his personal blog: https://plaidjasper.home.blog/author/bearboy11/
With PJ’s legacy giving, Ozone House will continue to support young people who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
Ozone House meets the needs of runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth and their families through high-quality prevention and intervention services that are free, voluntary, and confidential. Through these services, we ensure the safety of youth; help them and their families to develop positive relationships; improve their level of functioning, and enhance their self-image so that they may realize their full potential. Since 1969, Ozone House has provided services 24 hours/day, 7 days/week for young people experiencing crisis. We provide crisis intervention, housing, shelter, individual, family, and group counseling, employment training, and one-on-one comprehensive case management and support for homeless youth in Washtenaw County and surrounding areas.
