By Alex Spriggs | Project Staff
2020 has hit marginalized communities particularly hard, and as an organization that works predominantly with transgender women of color we've seen the impact it's had on our clients who already face challenges with employment, housing and access to healthcare. We've also seen communities come toegther like never before, both locally and from around the country and it's people like the GlobalGiving Community who have stepped up to help.
Thanks in part to the generosity of donors like yourself we've been able to provide our community with relief in the form of stipends that have paid for everything from gas for people's cars so they can get to work, bills to keep their electricity on, groceris to keep food on the table and phone bills to keep people connected in a time of great isolation. It's also helped provide personal care kits with every day essentails like toothpaste, shampoo, hand sanitizer and masks to help keep our community safe.
Our community still struggles with anti trans discrimination though and this year has seen much anti trans violence in our communities. We've had clients lose jobs simply for asking that they not be misgendered or deadnamed. So by making a contribution to support transgender women of color, you're saying our community matters, you're setting a positive and powerful example for others of how transgender individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect and you're helping to reduce stigma. The example of individual donors such as yourself has not gone unnoticed and this year The Miami Dolphins Foundation stepped up to help provide ready made meals to those in need. With the help of our volunteers we were able to deliver meals directly to ths who needed them, whether it be to their homes or to those who are experiencing homelessness.
You'll see in the following photos just some of the team from Arianna's Center out in our community over the past months. Please know that this is thanks to your support and on behalf of Team Arianna and our community, thank you.
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