2022 marked a transformational year for our organization. This year, we announced a new brand identity, including a new name, logo, homesite, and tech platform. In 2014, we started as 'AsylumConnect', a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization providing the world's first technology resource platform designed for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Our organization is founded on the belief that every LGBTQ+ person deserves the safety and freedom to live authentically.
In May 2022, AsylumConnect officially became InReach. Since launching our App in 2016, we have seen our tech platform be used by a wide variety of LGBTQ+ people, in addition to those seeking asylum. We rebranded to InReach to better communicate and reflect the value of our free technology to a broader LGBTQ+ user base.
Today, InReach is a trans-led tech nonprofit increasing access to safe, verified resources for the diverse LGBTQ+ community. InReach’s free technology instantly matches LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with affirming, independently verified medical and mental health care, immigration and other legal help, safe housing, food, education and employment, translation, community and spiritual support, and more critical services. InReach aims to serve as a digital one-stop-shop for the intersectional LGBTQ+ community. InReach has verified services for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants, LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, the transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) community, LGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers, and more LGBTQ+ communities.
InReach’s launch comes at a critical time for the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S. In 2022, over 170 anti-trans bills and over 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced in state legislatures across the country. In this hostile legislative climate, we saw an increased demand for safe resources among the diverse LGBTQ+ community. Over 50 percent (250,000+) of InReach’s user sessions occurred in 2022. Additionally, this year, all 50 U.S. states and D.C. had verified services listed and active users seeking affirming services on InReach.
Thank you in advance for your continued generosity and support.
Sincerely,
Jamie Sgarro Jamie Sgarro Co-Founder & Executive Director, InReach
Heading into 2023, we plan to build on this momentum to ensure every trans and queer person has access to the safe resources they need to thrive. We hope you will join us in this vision.
The free InReach App is the world's first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, verified resources.
Already in 2023, there are more than 200 active bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S. The majority continue to target the trans community. Amidst this current hostile climate facing the LGBTQ+ community, InReach will launch a redesigned version of the free InReach App.
InReach is a trans-led tech nonprofit increasing access to safe, verified resources for the diverse LGBTQ+ community.
When InReach is at scale, every trans & queer person will have on-demand access to the safe, affirming resources they need to thrive.
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We believe LGBTQ+ equality requires trans justice, refugee justice, racial justice, reproductive justice, language justice and more.
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InReach is the world's first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, independently verified resources.
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Online anonymity can be a life-or-death issue for LGBTQ+ people. That's why InReach is designed to protect users' safety and confidentiality online.
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InReach is 100% free for everyone to ensure safe help is attainable for every LGBTQ+ person in need.
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250,000+ user sessions as we continue to witness increased demand for InReach in the face of a record number of antiLGBTQ+ bills introduced in the U.S. during 2022.
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8,000+ verified services listed on InReach verified to be welcoming to LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution, with new resources being independently verified and added every day by trained volunteers.
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All 50 U.S. states plus D.C. with InReach verified services listed and active users seeking affirming services.
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14 categories of verified support such as abortion care, legal help, trans healthcare, meal assistance, and safe housing.
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90+ volunteers trained to follow our verification process and make critical decisions to identify safe, affirming resources for the InReach App.
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$90,000+ raised by our Junior Board of 30+ young professionals advancing InReach’s mission to increase access.
One mission to increase access to safe, verified resources for the diverse LGBTQ+ community. 7
InReach wins the 2022 Data for Justice Prize at the World Justice Project’s World Justice Challenge in The Hague, Netherlands
InReach partnered with Mercedes-Benz USA on a 2022 Pride Month Campaign to tell global stories of safe transport for the LGBTQIA+ community, driving awareness around the importance of this cause and minting new allies.
InReach was featured in Microsoft's 2022 ‘Pride Has No Borders’ Campaign
InReach ended 2022 listing over 8,000 verified services with new affirming services being independently verified and added every day by trained volunteers. Every direct service provider listed on InReach is independently vetted by trained volunteers to be a welcoming space for LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution.
As of December 31, 2022:
Total Verified Services: 8,310
United States: 6,402
Canada: 1,094
Mexico: 814
INREACH ANNUAL REPORT 2022
At InReach, we recognize that preserving online anonymity is a life-or-death issue for many LGBTQ+ people. That's why the free InReach App (our web app, native iOS app, and native Android app) is designed to prioritize protecting users' safety and confidentiality online. As a result, we do not require users to share any personal information.
That being said, in late 2022, we introduced the option for users who choose to create a free InReach user account to share demographic information via an online survey.
My age is: 26-35
My country of origin is: Honduras
My race/ethnicity is: Hispanic
My immigration status is: Asylum seeker
My identities are: Chica trans
My age is: Under 18
My country of origin is: Prefer not to say
My race/ethnicity is:
Hispanic My immigration status is: Asylee
My identities are: Transgender, Pansexual
My age is: 26-35
My country of origin is: USA
My race/ethnicity is: Black
My immigration status is: None
My identities are: Transgender, Nonbinary, Man
My age is: 18-25
My country of origin is: Prefer not to say My race/ethnicity is:
Hispanic My immigration status is: Refugee
My identities are: Transgender
My age is: 18-25
My country of origin is: USA
My race/ethnicity is: Black
My immigration status is: None
My identities are: Transgender
My age is: 26-35
My country of origin is: Syria
My race/ethnicity is:
Middle Eastern
My immigration status is: Asylum seeker
My identities are: Gay, Queer, Man
My age is: 26-35
My country of origin is: Malaysia
My race/ethnicity is:
Asian
My immigration status is: Asylum seeker
My Identity: Gay
My age is: 18-25
My country of origin is: In Asia
My race/ethnicity is:
Eastern Slavic
My immigration status is: Asylum seeker
My identities are: Bisexual
My age is: 26-35
My country of origin is: Kenya
My race/ethnicity is: Black
My immigration status is: Asylum seeker
My identities are: Gay
My age is: Under 18
My country of origin is: Morocco
My race/ethnicity is: Middle Eastern
My immigration status is: Asylum seeker
My identities are: Queer
My age is: 36-45
My country of origin is: Mexico
My race/ethnicity is: Hispanic
My immigration status is: Asylum seeker
My identities are: Gay
My age is: 36-45
My country of origin is: Colombia
My race/ethnicity is: Black
My immigration status is: Immigrant
My identities are: Lesbian
My age is: 56-65
My country of origin is: Prefer not to say
My race/ethnicity is: White
My immigration status is: Asylum seeker
My identities are: Transgender, Lesbian
My age is: 26-35
My country of origin is: Russia
My race/ethnicity is: Multiracial
My immigration status is: Asylum seeker
My identities are: Transgender, Man
My age is: 18-25
My country of origin is: India
My race/ethnicity is: Indian
My immigration status is: Immigrant My identities are: Gay
My age is: 18-25
My country of origin is: India
My race/ethnicity is: Indian
My immigration status is: Immigrant My identities are: Gay
Service Provider User Locations:
Atlanta, GA | Colorado | Delaware
Kentucky | New Hampshire
My age is: 18-25
My country of origin is: USA
My race/ethnicity is: White
My immigration status is: None
My identities are: Bisexual
My age is: 26-35
My country of origin is: Tunisia
My race/ethnicity is: Black
My immigration status is: Asylum seeker
My identities are: Bisexual
In addition to the United States, sign-ups (new InReach resource seeker user accounts) created during 2022 included the following countries of origin:
New Haven, CT | New York City, NY
Ohio | Portland, OR
San Francisco, CA
Washington | Washington, DC
Since launching in 2016, the free InReach App has exceeded 400,000 user sessions.
During 2022, InReach had users searchind for safe, verified resources in all 50 U.S. states and D.C. ~96% of InReach's userbase is in the United States.
Total U.S. User Sessions
Top 2022 U.S. States
Virginia | California
Wyoming | Florida
Massachusetts | New York
Texas | Minnesota
Washington | Illinois
Total U.S. Pageviews
Top 2022 U.S. Metro Areas
Washington D C | Bay Area, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
Anonymous Locations
New York, NY | Boston, MA
Los Angeles, CA
Duluth, MN/Superior, WI
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
Denver, CO
As LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. cross borders–to wait for asylum, to access abortion care, and more–InReach continued to expand its presence in Mexico and Canada.
1,663
1,217 Canada User Sessions (~1%)
Mexico User Sessions (~0.5%)
The InReach Junior Board Program is a group of young professionals (ages 21-40) committed to supporting InReach’s critical work through app support, fundraising, and professional development. The program strives to build a national movement and mobilize thousands of young professionals across the United States to serve as ambassadors in their communities for the free InReach App (the world’s first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, verified resources). During 2022, the Junior Board achieved the following outcomes:
Raised $90,000+ for InReach
Hosted an in-person LGBTQ+ Pride Month fundraiser event in NYC at the historic Stonewall Inn
Arranged lunch & learn webinars at Petal and PwC, and a panelist slot at an in-person
Out in Tech event in NYC to help spread the word about InReach’s work
Facilitated key contacts/intros at leading companies/brands including Mercedes-Benz USA, The Neon Tea Party, Shutterstock, Kush Queen, Lindalovesbingo, and Stonewall Inn
Organized company-sponsored fundraisers at Macquarie and PwC, raising $13,000+ to advance InReach
Represented InReach at the 2022 Blackstone Gives Back challenge, resulting in a $50,000 grant awarded to help advance InReach’s mission
Sourced diverse speakers for the virtual guest speaker series including: Adrienne Fulco, Associate Professor and Director of the Public Policy and Law Program at Trinity College; Willie Carver Jr., 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year; and Tim McKinney, LGBTQ+ Resource and Program Director at Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence (BBBSI)
Contributed 4 member testimonial videos to aid InReach in its recruitment and advocacy efforts
Elected this year’s co-chairs to the 2023 InReach governing board of directors in recognition of their outstanding contributions to InReach to-date
The InReach Junior Board mobilized 30 young professionals from companies including:
Accenture | BBR Partners | Blackstone
Blank Rome LLP | Consilio | Deloitte
Double Verify | Dow Jones | Etsy
EY Parthenon | Federal Reserve Bank of NY
GTCR | Harry's | Joynup, Inc. | Kearney
Levy Konigsberg, LLP | Lifeties, Inc.
Macquarie Group | Meta | NYC Health
Petal | PwC | PLEN | Shutterstock
The Jed Foundation
A big thank you to all of our 2022 Junior Board members for their passion, hard work and generosity!
Since its founding, InReach has raised over $1.2M in funding.
INREACH ANNUAL REPORT 2022
During 2023, InReach will be run by 8 paid staff (5 full-time, 3 part-time), 2 engineers on contract, 40+ volunteers & 25+ interns (Fall/Spring/Summer).
Thank you to our 2022 board members!
JamieSgarro, InReach
SeanBuckley(*2022BoardChair), Kupanda Capital
ChristinaTong(*2022BoardViceChair), Google
DavidRobinson, Macquarie Group
JustinBecker, Sidley Austin LLP
WesBizzell, Altria Group & National LGBT Bar Association
JulianSanjivan, InterPride
KeeleyHanlon, Purple Strategies
HansHow, InReach (former volunteer vice president)
RodrigoHeng-Lehtinen, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
And welcome to our new board members joining us in 2023!
TanushreeKhanna, PwC & Former InReach Junior Board Co-Chair
SlaviArnaudov, Blackstone & Former InReach Junior Board CoChair
HannahWillard, Heart Forward Consulting
A big thank you to all of our volunteers, interns, Advisory Council members, and InReach Ambassadors!
Jamie Sgarro Co-Founder & Executive Director
Joe Karow Lead Engineer
Myron Day Development Director
Shannon Baker Programs Director
Asher Sovereign Partnerships & Operations Coordinator
Abby Davies International Resources Coordinator & Translation (P/T)
Carissa Chantiles Resource Coordinator (P/T)
Kristen Shonborn Resource Coordinator (P/T)
Madeline Elliott (Co-Director of Marketing Committee), Accenture
Yousaf Shakil (Co-Director of Fundraising Committee), ACLU
Slavi Arnaudov (2022 Co-Chair), Blackstone Group
Michael Lupton (2022 Co-Director of Social Committee), Blank Rome LLP
Kelly Chan (2022 Co-Director of Tech Committee), Double Verify
Javier Moran-Eserski (2022 Co-Director of Fundraising Committee), EY-Parthenon
Vikram Ramnarain (2022 Co-Director of Social Committee), Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Athena Zander (2022 Co-Director of Recruitment Committee), Joynup, Inc.
Micki Lee (2022 Co-Director of Learning & Development Committee), Levy Konigsberg LLP
Harper Simpson (2022 Co-Director of Tech Committee), Petal
Tanushree Khanna (2022 Co-Chair) PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Grete Miller (2022 Co-Director of Learning & Development Committee), Shutterstock
Mo Swinson (2022 Co-Director of Marketing Committee), Social Worker
Kristelle Aisaka(2022 Co-Director of Recruitment Committee), The Jed Foundation
Rachel Weiss, Consilio | Max Chazen, Deloitte | Joe Anderson, Deloitte
Nehal Gupta, BBR Partners | Judy Siegel, Dow Jones | Cara Hall, Etsy
Matthew Fittipaldi, Gay Men's Life Lab | Oleg Grachev, GTCR | Bram McGinnis, Harry’s
Bennett Johnson, Kearney | Sehrish Rashid, Lifeties, Inc. | Blair Gregory, Macquarie Group
Pearl Huang, Macquarie Group | Bruno Rovai, Macquarie Group | Joy Chung, Meta
Korey Chisholm, NYC Health | Simmi Mulchandani, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Bryce Badger, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) | Angel Yu, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Kassidy Rumpf, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Seraphina Meacham, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Rohan Dsouza, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Federico Ivanissevich, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Alex Joseph, Project Renewal Inc. | Daniel DeBoulay, Repair the World
Alice Schyllander, Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN)
Indrasen Bhattacharya, Student | Chase Bernier, Recent Graduate
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