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Organizations who receive these grants work with members of the LGBTQ+ community to help improve their lives. This grant can range from $ 500 to a max of $ 4000 per year from the AFFA Small Grants
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director that same year. Ultimately, the goal of the organization is to fight for the equality of LGBTQ people in South
Carolina. The Alliance for Full Acceptance works to achieve this by legislative action, promotional campaigns, and social events. The organization participated in a campaign opposing the referendum made in 2006, on
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counties. AFFA published a report of the survey findings, which addressed the needs of LGBTQ people in the Tri-County area with regards to healthcare, the workplace, family life, and safety. In 2020, the issue with LGBTQ needing better healthcare is now relevant to the
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The AFFA has very active members. In
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AFFA was founded in 1998 in
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found that members of the LGBTQ community are more susceptible to the virus due to the fact that they are more likely to be working in the food service industry where there is an increase of cases. The LGBTQ community also faces health coverage gaps. On May 21, 2020, an advocacy group called the
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AFFA has helped other organizations by donating to projects involving LGBTQ youth in North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. In addition to helping other states, Alliance for Full Acceptance has raised awareness on how to better LGBTQ issues through training sessions for schools, police
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Alliance for Full Acceptance also gives out grants. The AFFA will hand out these grants to organizations that are located in Georgia, North Carolina, or South Carolina who are “exempt from federal taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or utilizing a fiscal sponsor”.
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