Mission

IN 2023, TEP EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH ACROSS ALL ITS PROGRAMS, EXPANDING ITS REACH AND IMPACT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE TRANSITIONS DIRECT AID PROGRAM SAW A NEARLY THREEFOLD INCREASE IN ASSISTANCE REQUESTS, RISING FROM 227 IN 2022 TO 676 THIS YEAR. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED ESSENTIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, GENDER-AFFIRMING UNDERGARMENTS, AND HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT), WITH FOOD REMAINING THE MOST REQUESTED RESOURCE. OVER 60% OF AID RECIPIENTS WERE UNEMPLOYED, AND 21% FACED HOUSING INSECURITY. IN TOTAL, TEP ALLOCATED APPROXIMATELY $20,000 TOWARD DIRECT AID.THE TRANS EMPLOYMENT PROJECT CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO CONNECT 2TIGE JOB SEEKERS WITH AFFIRMING AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROJECT'S JOB-SEARCH GROUP ON FACEBOOK GREW TO NEARLY 1,500 MEMBERS, AND MORE THAN 200 TRANS-AFFIRMING JOB LISTINGS WERE POSTED. ADDITIONALLY, TEP HOSTED NINE DROP-IN SESSIONS TAILORED FOR 2TIGE-BIPOC INDIVIDUALS AND DEVELOPED COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES FOR RESUME BU