Transportation should never be a barrier in receiving life-saving care or access to life-changing opportunities, which is why HRC has partnered with Lyft to provide free rides. In partnership with Lyft and trans-focused community-based organizations, HRC is offering free Lyft rides in select cities for medical appointments, job interviews, and more. Through this program, we work to tackle the systemic racial barriers to care and prioritize trans communities of color.
See if you qualify, find local partners in your area, and take advantage. If you have any questions about whether you qualify, please contact your local partner.
Every year the Trans Justice Initiative team chooses a handful of areas to focus additional resources in based on the fatal violence report numbers from the previous year. Based on last year's report, the cities we'll be focusing on over the coming year are: Washington DC, Missouri, New York, New Mexico, Pennsylvania. Our first batch of Lyft grantees for this year has an organization representing each of these cities.
Lyft grants are awarded on a quarterly basis to 501(c)(3) or fiscally sponsored entities across the country.
DC
Missouri
New York
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Know of a local community-based organization that serves trans and non-binary communities of color? Reach out to us below!
Check out the current services that our previous partners provide to their local trans and non-binary communities!
Alabama
Birmingham - TAKE Resource Center
Central - Knights & Orchids Society
California
Los Angeles - Trans Latin@ Coalition
Los Angeles - Trans Can Work
Sacramento - Sacramento LGBT Center
Colorado
Denver - Youth Seen
Colorado Springs - Inside Out Youth Services
District of Columbia (DC)
Casa Ruby
National Trans Visibility March
Florida
Ft. Lauderdale - Arianna’s Center
Gainesville - Unspoken Treasure Society
Miami - Trans Inclusive Group, TransSocial, Inc.
Orlando - One Orlando Alliance
Jacksonville - JASMYN
Georgia
Atlanta - I Am Human Foundation
Ellenwood - Barred Business Foundation
Illinois
Chicago - Brave Space Alliance
Chicago - Life is Work
Chicago - TransGriot
Indiana
Indianapolis - Trans Solutions
Louisiana
New Orleans - House of Tulip
Maryland
Baltimore - Baltimore Safe Haven
Michigan
Detroit - Trans Sistas of Color Project
Mississippi
Jackson - Unlimited Love4Life
Missouri
Kansas City - Kansas City Anti-Violence Project
New York
Bronx - Destination Tomorrow
New York - Trans NY
New York - S.T.A.R.R.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia - galaei
Pittsburgh - Sisters PHG
Texas
Dallas - Black Trans Advocacy Coalition
Houston - The Mahogany Project
Virginia
Harrisonburg - BONDSS
Richmond- Nationz Foundation
Wisconsin
Milwaukee - SHEBA
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