For
Immediate Release
January
11, 2019
Transgender Disaster Relief Fund to Assist Furloughed Federal
Workers
Affected LGBTQI and allies are encouraged to apply
Houston— January 11, 2019 — Today
the Transgender Foundation of America (TFA) announced that the Transgender
Disaster Relief Fund (TDRFund.us) would accept applications for assistance from
LGBTQI and allied federal workers whose lives were thrown into chaos due to
President Trump’s 2018-2019 partial shutdown of the government. Alexis Melvin,
President of TFA said, “Many LGBTQI individuals and our allies are effected by
the partial government shutdown. The sudden loss of income through no fault of
their own can create very difficult situations and TDRFund.us will provide
whatever support we can to these individuals.”
About the Transgender Disaster Relief Fund
The
Trans Disaster Relief is a project TFA, a 501c3 public charity, and was
initially set up as a response to Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Since Hurricane
Harvey numerous other disasters, ranging from other hurricanes to earthquakes
and wildfires, have been added to the TDRFund.us support list.
Cristan Williams, a co-founder of the
Transgender Disaster Relief Fund said, “We’ve
made the application extremely simple and straightforward. We want the affected
community to know that we stand with them in their time of need.” To apply for assistance or
make a donation, individuals should go to the TDRFund.us website.
About TFA
Organized
in 1998, the Transgender Foundation of America (TFA) is a Houston-based
grassroots 501c3 public charity and exists to improve the lives of transgender
people. TFA facilitates numerous trans support groups and community events such
as the Unity Banquet, now in its 26th year. Additionally, it maintains the
Transgender Archive and provides annual scholarships to trans-supportive
academics, represents transgender and intersex health concerns with health
departments across the nation, trains organizations, companies, and schools
throughout the nation and pioneered trans and intersex homeless, social, and
medical services.
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For more information about
the TDR Fund:
tdrfund.us
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