Press release from the Campaign for Southern Equality:
The Campaign for Southern Equality has organized a Trans-Friendly Job Fair and Resource Bank that will take place on July 21st. This first-ever Trans Job Fair in Asheville will take place at the UU Church (1 Edwin Place, Asheville). This event is designed to connect the Transgender community in WNC with support related to job-readiness and to local trans-friendly employers and resources. These free events are co-sponsored by TranzMission, Malaprops, and the Asheville UU – community members are invited to attend. All are welcome!
The Job Fair and Resource Bank will feature employers such as Biltmore Company, Verner Center for Early Learning, Wells Fargo, Goodwill, JB Media, Caring for Children, Four Points by Sheraton, Crowne Plaza Tennis & Golf Resort, and resource providers like Mountain Housing Opportunities, Planned Parenthood, Appalachian Harm Reduction Collective, Western North Carolina AIDS Project, and Western North Carolina Community Health Services, who is also hiring. Other resources will include affirming mental health professionals, screening for eligibility for Child tax credits, Earned Income tax credit, FAFSA, Health Insurance coverage, Low Income Energy Assistance crisis intervention, food and nutrition services, cash assistance, voter registration, veterans’ education benefits, and more.
“Connecting with a trans-friendly employer improves our chances of gaining and maintaining employment. But we also know the needs in the trans community extend beyond jobs. This is why we’ve coupled the job fair with a resource bank to help folks find stop gap resources like local food pantries, screening for benefits like Low Income Energy Assistance Program crisis intervention and food and nutrition assistance programs, affordable local therapists, crisis intervention support, and more,” says Ivy Gibson-Hill, LGBT Rights Toolkit Coordinator for the Campaign for Southern Equality, lead sponsor of the events.
The Campaign for Southern Equality’s LGBT Rights Toolkit provides Pop-Up Clinics, support services, and an online resource center (www.lgbtrightstoolkit.org). These clinics help LGBT people in the South (1) know and protect their rights under current laws and (2) access LGBT-friendly legal, advocacy, health information, services, and – in this case – employment.
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