Announcing New Grants for Sex Worker-Led Groups (Third Wave Fund)
Read the details on how to apply at ThirdWaveFund.org
Third Wave Fund is the only national fund that supports and strengthens feminist and gender justice activism led by young women of color, trans, intersex, gender non-conforming, and queer youth. Our focus is on efforts that advance the political power, well-being, and self-determination of communities of color and low-income communities in the US.
The Sex Worker Giving Circle is a cross-class, multiracial, intergenerational giving circle made up of a group of Fellows who are women, queer, and trans folks with current or past experience in the sex trade.
In its pilot year, the SWGC plans to make ten to twelve one-year, non-renewable grants to sex worker-led organizations or groups with budgets of under $250,000. Grants are available at three different levels: $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000.
This fund is interested in supporting work done by and for sex worker communities most impacted by oppression and who have the least access to funding.
Types of work they’re excited to fund:
Harm reduction, healing justice, and safety planning
Organizing and grassroots advocacy, including labor organizing which addresses oppressive labor practices within the sex trade
Organizational capacity building, including efforts to develop skills and infrastructure within your group
Political education, cultural work, and anti-stigma work
Legal education and outreach, including work to address the impacts of the criminal legal system
Applications are due by Wednesday, June 27 at midnight in your time zone