$5,000<\/strong> QTCF grant will be used for general operating expenses.<\/p>\nAIDS Walk South Dallas<\/strong> The mission of AIDS Walk South Dallas, Inc. is to empower all persons living with and affected by HIV\/AIDS with emphasis on African-American MSM's, through prevention, advocacy, education, peer support, linkage to care and emergency financial assistance. The $2,851<\/strong> QTCF grant will be used for the Emergency Financial Assistance Program.<\/p>\nallgo<\/strong> (Austin) allgo is a statewide organization offering a variety of programs to support\u00a0Queer People of Color and\u00a0<\/abbr>programming that broadly falls into three categories: cultural arts, wellness, and social justice. The $2,477<\/strong> QTCF funding will support\u00a0expanding community outreach, events, and service.<\/p>\nBEAT AIDS\u00a0<\/strong>(San Antonio) BEAT AIDS'\u00a0 (Black Effort Against the Threat of AIDS) mission is to provide the highest quality HIV\/AIDS prevention, education and services reaching out to the community. the $4,490<\/strong> QTCF award will fund current clinical programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Borderland Rainbow Center<\/strong> (El Paso)\u00a0BRC's mission is to create a community space in which LGBTQI people and their allies can heal, grow, and empower themselves and others. The $2,568<\/strong> QTCF funding will support\u00a0increased hours for the part time staff that operates the food pantry and coordinates volunteers.<\/p>\nEast Lubbock Art House<\/strong> (Lubbock) ELAH is an arts organization dedicated to supporting emerging and marginalized artists of color as well as working towards the betterment of the Eastern portion of Lubbock. As a QTCF recipient, ELAH use the $2,416<\/strong> funds for facility improvements that uplift and create a dynamic space for marginalized artists.<\/p>\nEmbrace Austin<\/strong>\u00a0is a collective of LGBTQIA2+ organizations, individuals and businesses in Austin. Embrace Austin aims to build bridges between queer people and initiatives, boost Austin\u2019s queer economy, and set a new standard for cultural competency for LGBTQIA2+ Austin. We do this through hosting collaborative events, providing community-building opportunities, and leading with multiply-marginalized, intergenerational LGBTQIA2+ people. The $2,394<\/strong> QTCF grant supports a fund for gender affirming surgeries for\u00a0Transgender\/Nonbinary individuals.<\/p>\nInstitute for Chicanx Psychology<\/strong> (Austin) Serving\u00a0the mental wellness of the Latinx Chicanx community. The $2,165<\/strong> QTCF funding will assist behavioral health programs, applied to copays, sliding scale client contribution portions or full sessions with therapists trained in racial trauma issues, identity trauma, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Organizacion latina Trans in Texas <\/strong>(Houston)\u00a0OLTT's mission is to defend, protect and ensure equal rights for trans people in Texas; to create and maintain a physical space where trans folks are able to educate themselves and analyze legal situations; and to have basic access to healthcare, social protections and human rights and justice for our trans population.\u00a0QTCF funds, $4,250<\/strong>, will support Rapid Response Relief \u00a0including the distribution of PPE, sanitizers and cleaning supplies as well as prepared food for those who have been impacted by COVID-19.<\/p>\nPanhandle AIDS Support Organization<\/strong> (Amarillo) PASO offers education to the general public and emotional support to those persons infected with HIV disease in the 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle. PASO is also a full service community based organization with a case management system which provides referrals to doctors, dentists and optometrists, therapeutic counseling, transportation, respite care, and support groups. PASO will utilize the $2,645<\/strong> in QTCF funds for Covid-19 related medical and social services, provide PPE to clients in need, and general operating expenses that have increased due to the pandemic.<\/p>\nSave Our Sisters United<\/strong>, Inc (Houston) SOSU's Vision is \"To empower & mobilize Transgender women of color through self-empowerment and community empowerment, while better educating self and society on trans issues in today\u2019s world.\" $2,486<\/strong> in QTCF funding will be used as direct financial aid to those most likely to be\u00a0left behind during this strenuous time of social, medical and financial hardship.<\/p>\nThe Mahogany Project<\/strong> (Houston)\u00a0The Mahogany Project aims to reduce social isolation, stigma, and acts of injustice in TQLGB+ Communities of Color and\u00a0strives to increase the quality of life of Black women of trans-experience in the South. The $2,938<\/strong> in QTCF\u00a0funding will support community leaders of color impacted by the COVID-19, who lost wages as a result of the pandemic and who may not have traditional 9 to 5 jobs.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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