Trans Care BC is pleased to announce the 37 projects that have been successful in their application for peer support and mental health and well-being funding in 2020/21:
- Fraser Valley Youth Society (Focus) Abbotsford, Abbotsford
- Gender Support Network - Chilliwack Gender Care Committee, Chilliwack
- STEPS LGBTW2S Health Program, Kamloops
- TransMission, Kelowna
- Etcetera, Kelowna
- TransParent Okanagan, Kelowna
- Vernon Trans Peer Support, Vernon
- Rainbow Connections, Fort Nelson
- Terrace Pride Pals, Terrace
- Youth and Adults in Transition, Quesnel
- Transformative Powell River, Powell River
- Two-Spirit Connection: Building Resilience Through Community, Vancouver and Fraser East
- Two-Spirit Mental Health and Support Program, Vancouver
- Uncovering Brilliance, Transforming Racism, Vancouver
- Continuing Wellness, Vancouver
- Qmunity Bra, Binder, and Breast Form Program, Vancouver
- AFAB Gender Affirming Surgery Support Group, Vancouver
- Gender Creative Kids Vancouver, Vancouver
- Broadway Youth Resource Centre Project, Vancouver
- Beyond Borders and Binaries, Vancouver
- Qmunity Trans Peer Support Groups, Vancouver
- Rainbow Refugee, Vancouver
- Saige Community Food Bank - Community Kitchen and Winter Solstice Feast, Vancouver
- Trans ID Clinic, Vancouver
- Trans-formations, Vancouver
- The Sounding Room Enhancement featuring Pride Squamish: A Collaborative Project, Squamish
- Nch'u7mut Peer Group, Squamish
- Cowichan Valley Visibility Project for Trans, Gender Diverse and Two-Spirit Youth, Duncan
- Gender Journeys: Querencia, Port Alberni
- Trans Youth Peer Support Group, Salt Spring Island
- Emotional Vitality and Happiness for Transgender Adolescents and Adults, Nanaimo
- Gender Journeys, Nanaimo
- SAFER Program, Saanich
- LGBTQ2S+ Youth Groups, Campbell River
- Qummunity Connections, Courtenay
- QT2IPOC Dinners, Victoria
- Service Inclusion and Design for Trans, Non-Binary, and Two-Spirit Sex Workers, Victoria
We are excited for this opportunity to support this network of regional and provincial projects working to support trans, gender diverse, and Two-Spirit children, youth, and adults, as well as their parents/caregivers, families, partners, and support networks.
- 37 projects were selected out of 51 applications
- 19 are peer support projects
- 7 are clinical mental health projects with peer involvement
- 11 projects fit into both categories
- 19 projects are situated within rural communities or where services do not exist or are minimal
- Projects are represented across all five health authority regions
- 15 projects focus on specific communities, such as children/families, BIMPOC, sex worker, refugee/newcomer, and Two-Spirit community.
Funding provides capacity-building support for communities to develop, or build upon, peer support and mental health and well-being services where they do not exist or are minimal, for trans, gender diverse, and Two-Spirit community members, including their parents/caregivers and families.
We received a high number of applications from across BC and we thank all applicants for their interest and for sharing their ideas with us.
