About Us
Built by the community, for the community
Womxn Beyond Borders is a Philadelphia nonprofit creating pathways to stability, healing, and belonging for LGBTQ+ people.
Mission
To restore lives and build community by providing LGBTQ+ individuals with affirming housing, reentry support, wellness care, advocacy, and year-round connection.
Vision
A Philadelphia where every LGBTQ+ person — regardless of history, identity, or income — has a safe home, a healthy body and mind, and a community that celebrates them.
Core Values
What guides every decision
Dignity First
Every person is met with affirmation, never judgment.
Equity in Action
We center Black, Brown, trans, and gender-expansive leadership.
Community-Led
Programs are designed with the people they serve.
Whole-Person Care
Housing, health, and healing move together.
Founder & Executive Director
A vision rooted in lived experience
Womxn Beyond Borders was founded to make sure no LGBTQ+ person leaves incarceration, a shelter, or a crisis without an affirming place to land. That belief still shapes every program we run — from Atunshe House to FUSE and Philly Pride 365.
Our founder leads a team of organizers, peer navigators, and clinicians who center Black, Brown, trans, and gender-expansive leadership in the work.
Leadership
The team behind the work
Desire Riley
Program Management
Dr. Rasheeda Ingram
Licensed Director of Clinical Psychology
Strategic Plan
2025–2028 priorities
- 1
Double affirming housing capacity across Philadelphia
- 2
Expand FUSE to three additional correctional facilities
- 3
Build a permanent wellness and healing center
- 4
Grow community leadership pipelines and paid fellowships