Alston Foundation to open first D.C. housing program for trans men of color — Blade
The D.C.-based Wanda Alston Foundation, which since 2008 has provided transitional housing for LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness, has announced it will open in June the first-ever D.C. housing program for transgender men of color.
In a May 25 statement, the Alston Foundation says the new facility, called Renita’s, will be a two-bed, two-year transitional housing program focused on serving trans men of color.
“No other housing program for youth or adults in Washington specifically addressed the needs and challenges uniquely faced by transgender men of color,” the group says in its statement.
“We know that transgender and gender-nonconforming folks face additional barriers to obtaining safe and supportive services and housing,” said Alston Foundation Executive Director June Crenshaw.
“We also know that trans men are often forgotten or neglected when services are being developed,” Crenshaw said in the group’s statement. “That is why we are thrilled to be able to focus one of our programs directly where it is needed the most.”
