Educational Outreach
Through pioneering research, advocacy and education, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation supports and protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and their families in education, healthcare, corporate, public and private organizations across the country. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation believes that all Americans should have the opportunity to care for their families, earn a living, serve their country and live open, honest and safe lives at home, at work and in their community.
The HRC Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Programs funded in part or in full through the HRC Foundation include:
- The Coming Out Project, which encourages LGBT and straight-supportive Americans to come out and live openly by providing resources that empower them to talk about their lives and advocate for LGBT equality.
- The Family Project, which empowers members of the LGBT community to take action to protect their families, improves the practices within key institutions that serve LGBT families and promotes visibility of LGBT families.
- The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Outreach Program, which trains student activists to sustain dialogue, build viable student-led LGBT organizations and open campus-wide debate on the issues that affect the LGBT community, often for the first time.
- The Religion & Faith Program, which amplifies the voices of clergy who support LGBT equality while also equipping and empowering people of faith to talk about LGBT issues from a religious perspective.
- The Workplace Project, which promotes equality in the workplace by advocating for policies that prohibit discrimination against LGBT workers, provide employees with equal benefits and diversity training and encourage appropriate marketing.
- The Youth & Campus Outreach Program, which provides tools, facilitates connections and empowers high school and college-aged young people to fight for LGBT equality on campus and beyond.