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Human Rights Commission warns cutting transgender employment program would be a false economy

Budget and Finance Committee, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco · June 16, 2010
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The Human Rights Commission told the committee the Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative has placed 106 people and that eliminating its ~$229,000 allocation would harm a population with very high unemployment; Commissioners urged restoring funding or finding an immediate replacement.

The Human Rights Commission urged supervisors to preserve a city-funded program that helps transgender residents obtain employment and workplace integration. Executive Director Teresa Sparks told the Budget and Finance Committee that the Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative (TEEI) has placed 106 participants and…

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