Caitlyn Jenner and Sophia Hutchins hand over a check for $85K to LGBTQ charities in Arizona
Caitlyn Jenner has made it her mission to fight for the LGBTQ community, and in particular transgender rights, for more than three years now.
And over the weekend, the reality star-turned activist hand-delivered grant money from her Caitlyn Jenner Foundation to four recipients in Arizona.
'Seeing how appreciative the organizations are for the extra funding is everything to me,' Jenner said, as reported by AZ Central.
Making a difference: Caitlyn Jenner hand delivered grant money from her foundation to four LGBTQ charities in Arizona in recent days
In all, her foundation donated about $85,000 to LGBTQ charities in the state in recent days.
'I'm here for the foundation and to support the groups here in the Scottsdale-Phoenix area,' she told reporters.
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'I've always liked the Phoenix-Scottsdale area, love the area. I have a lot of friends here.'
Much needed: The Caitlyn Jenner Foundation awarded $85K to LGBTQ non-profits in Arizona
Personal touch: Jenner and the foundation's executive director, Sophia Hutchins, personally dolled out funds to Mulligan's Manor as reported by KSAZ Fox 10
Walking the talk: Mulligans Manor was awarded $30K, which will help at-risk youth with housing, counseling services and overall life skills training.
$20,000 was awarded to the Southwest Center for a new new program called TRANS, which aims to help transgender and gender nonconforming people to navigate the health system, and to better access services such as hormone therapy.
Another $20,000 went to GLSEN Phoenix, which works to help ensure safe and affirming schools for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) students.
The foundation also donated $15,000 to the Arizona Trans Youth and Parent Organization, who plan to use the funds to support families of transgender children.
And most recently, $30,000 was awarded to Mulligan's Manor in Tempe -- a non-profit organization that helps at-risk youth with housing, counseling services and overall life skills training.
On a mission: Jenner and Hitchens want to bring to bring funds to organizations and awareness to the plight of the LGBTQ community
'I want to concentrate on this next generation coming up,' Jenner said in an interview with KSAZ Fox 10 in Phoenix. 'The ones that are 5 to 15 to 20 years old, this next generation coming up to make it easier for them. Don't put all of these challenges out in front of them. Make it more normal.'
Jenner hopes that using her celebrity and voice will make a difference in the lives of young people.
'We wanted to bring not only funding to these organizations, but we also wanted to bring awareness,' said Sophia Hutchins, the Caitlyn Jenner Foundation's Executive Director.
'I think these gifts are just the beginning of our relationship with these Arizona organizations. The foundation is only 18 months old. We are looking to build a network of donors and organizations we support while focusing on our own programming.'
'Today it's so simple. I wake up in the morning and be myself all day,' said Jenner. And that's exactly the hope she has for all people of the LGBTQ community.
The focus: 'I want to concentrate on this next generation coming up,' Jenner said in an interview with KSAZ Fox 10. 'The ones that are 5 to 15 to 20 years old'
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