Through leadership development, political education, and community organizing, the Brown Boi Project cultivates spaces in which young queer womyn and men of color can explore and develop healthy frameworks of masculinity within the context of family, gender, race, sexual orientation, and class. With Third Wave’s support, the Brown Boi Project will develop a health curriculum that speaks specifically to young masculine of center womyn and gender nonconforming youth of color, and creates space for these young people within the reproductive health and justice movement. Link: Brown Boi Project
Brown Boi Project was funded in 2010. They are based in the Nationwide and work in Community Health & Healing, Economic Justice, Gender Justice, Racial Justice and Trans Health utilizing Leadership Development.
Power U seeks to organize low-income communities directly impacted by institutional oppression to create an equitable and just society. Third Wave’s grant will support the POWERful Women and Families project, which addresses maternal and child health disparities in communities of color. Childbirth classes are an entry point for young leaders to engage with Power U's birthing justice campaign, which advocates for policies that are baby-friendly, support breastfeeding infants and mothers, and expand access to the midwifery model of care within the Jackson Health System. Link: Power U Center for Social Change
Power U Center for Social Change was funded in 2010. They are based in the Southeast and work in Birthing Rights, Economic Justice, Health Care Access, Organizing & Advocacy and Racial Justice utilizing Leadership Development and Political/Peer Education.
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. Much of SRLP’s work centers around ensuring the right of all people to access the range of healthcare they need and to make their own decisions about their bodies, including trans people and those who are living in poverty or in prison. Third Wave’s grant will support SRLP’s Transgender Youth Initiative, which works to improve safety and access to respectful and affirming social, health, and legal services while simultaneously building the leadership of youth to participate more fully in movements for social justice. Link: The Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Sylvia Rivera Law Project was funded in 2010. They are based in the and work in Economic Justice, Health Care Access, LGBTQ Rights, Movement Building, Organizing & Advocacy, Organizing & Advocacy and Racial Justice utilizing Direct Services and Leadership Development.