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dynamic people with sustainable jobs in safe workplaces.
(TEEI)
is the nation's first coordinated, public/private effort to
transform the economic health of transgender people and their
families. The City and County of San Francisco allocated funds
for community organizations to use to turn around the high
rates of unemployment and underemployment within the transgender
community.
TEEI
is designed to assist transgender individuals find financial
self sufficiency through stable employment in jobs by linking
them employers. We provide support for transgender job seekers
and newly placed employees, and assist in improving the safety
in San Francisco workplaces.
TEEI
services include:
-
Job navigation services help individuals develop job skills,
successfully connect to public and private employers, and
provide post placement support.
- The
Mentoring Program provides peer-based practical and emotional
support to job seekers and newly placed employees. This
program also works with The Center's Economic Development
Dept. to help clients start their own businesses.
- Legal
and technical services will engage employers and HR managers
in free workshops, both on-site and off-site, in order to
provide common sense steps employers can take to make their
workplaces safer for transgender employees.
TEEI
Collaborative Partners Include:
The
LGBT Community Center
The
San Francisco LGBT Community Center (The Center) will provide
mentoring services linking job seekers and newly-placed employees
with community members who have successfully navigated the
sometimes tricky waters of growing in their position and career.
The mentoring program builds on the transgender community's
culture of mentoring and formalizes it by training mentors
in conflict resolution and legal rights.
Program Contact: Clair Farley
Transgender Economic Development Coordinator
415.865.5632
clairf@sfcenter.org
Transgender
Law Center
TLC
will serve as a technical assistant to TEEI providing legal
information to Initiative partners and clients. TLC will also
engage San Francisco employers and Human Resource managers
in free workshops, both on-site and off-site, in order to
provide common sense steps employers can take to make their
workplaces safer for transgender employees.
Program Contact: Cecilia Chung cecilia@transgenderlawcenter.org
415.865.0184
SF
TEAM
SF
TEAM is an all-volunteer project, sponsored by The Center.
SF TEAM was created to bring disparate parts of the transgender
community together to engage in community empowerment and
mentoring. SF TEAM's mission is to commemorate its community's
heritage; to empower and nurture transgender and gender-variant
individuals; and to increase visibility to promote positive
social change.
Program Contact: JoAnne Keatley joakeatley@yahoo.com;
415.597.4960
Jewish
Vocational Service
JVS
will provide job navigation and vocational services including
one-on-one employment counseling for clients, individual and
group training sessions, job search and placement, retention
and career advancement support, and access to computers and
specific skills enhancement trainings when needed.
Program
Contact: Sean Krainert skrainert@jvs.org;
415.782.6268
TEEI
is Funded by:
Human Services Agency of San Francisco
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
Women's Foundation of California
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
San Francisco International Airport
Pictures of TEEI Job Fair
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