About us
Our
History
The Transgender Health & Wellness Center (TH&WC) is a certified 501(c)(3) non-profit operating across Southern California; and is the largest Trans-led organization. Our
dedicated team works in a wide range of social services—including HIV/AIDS education, housing, employment, linkage to care, legal guidance, counseling, and other supportive services for the Transgender, Gender non-conforming, and Intersex (TGI)
community.
Picture: Board of Directors, Transgender Health & Wellness Center
Picture: Event, TH&WC.
TH&WC serves in a wide variety of volunteer positions in other community
organizations to ensure that Trans people are visible and have a voice within the wider
LGBTQ community. We have served thousands of people in need since 2018, linking
them to medical and mental health care, legal services, housing, employment, and other
vital resources.
Mission and
VALUES
OUR MISSION
VISION
VALUES
PHILOSOPHY
EQUITY and
ADVOCACY
EQUITY
Those who live outside of the gender-binary world often pay a physical, emotional, and economic toll when trying to realize their constitutional rights. They often find themselves alone—or even outcast—when attending to their well-being. We create an environment that nurtures Trans people who are dispossessed, alienated, or lost. We do this by opening doors–providing access to vital services that make a fulfilling life possible.
We help those contending with healthcare needs, legal problems, mental health issues,
and homelessness—opening new vistas of possibility. We know how important it is to
fully actualize one’s own right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
We believe strongly in advocacy. That’s why we stand up for those who need a voice.
In providing support for Trans people in Southern California, we help protect vulnerable people from possible retaliation. We work diligently to address on-going problems, and strive to change laws in order to ensure that all people can have dignity and respect.
That’s why we have earned our reputation as a trusted ally for California’s Trans community.
ADVOCACY
What makes us diffrent
TH&WC is the nation’s largest Trans-led organization:
We are a Transgender-led organization that seeks to empower the LGBTQ residents of Southern California.
The transgender community remains the highest in unemployment, job discrimination, harassment, domestic abuse, murder, and suicide. To change this, we urge everyone to support their local Trans-led organization. Here at the TH&WC, we invest more than
anyone else back into this marginalized community.
But we are at a distinct disadvantage. Trans-led organizations receive an average of 0.015% of each dollar donated to other LGBTQ organizations. Making a difference starts with you.
We Are Non-profit
For-profit businesses that provide medical services, laser hair removal, and electrolysis are primarily concerned with making a profit; so they tend to give less back to the marginalized community they purport to serve. Choosing who you support directly impacts the entire community, helping more Trans-led organizations flourish. Empowering Transgender people begins with those whose motives are sincere. The key difference is that the funds we generate from our hair-removal services go right back into our community. (With most organizations, most of the proceeds simply go into the pockets of the executives rather than toward vital resources for those being served.)
We Offer Transgender Services
We are a Transgender-led organization that seeks to empower the LGBTQ residents of Southern California.
The transgender community remains the highest in unemployment, job discrimination, harassment, domestic abuse, murder, and suicide. To change this, we urge everyone to support their local Trans-led organization. Here at the TH&WC, we invest more than
anyone else back into this marginalized community.
But we are at a distinct disadvantage. Trans-led organizations receive an average of 0.015% of each dollar donated to other LGBTQ organizations. Making a difference starts with you.The services that we provide generate revenue for direct support to the less fortunate in the transgender, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGI) community. We provide emergency clothing for LGBTQ abused youth who are seeking a new home. We also provide transitional clothing and rental assistance for those who find themselves homeless or abandoned by friends and family. Our support also includes name and gender-change assistance, guidance with all necessary legal documents, emergency hygiene supplies, food, mental health care, counseling, and hair removal services.
The services that we provide generate revenue for direct support to the least fortunate in the TGI community. We provide emergency clothing for LGBTQ abused youth who are seeking a new home. We also provide transitional clothing, rental assistance, meals, and transportation for those who find themselves homeless or abandoned by friends and family. Our support also includes name- and gender-change assistance, guidance with all necessary legal documents, emergency hygiene supplies, mental healthcare, counseling, and hair removal services.
Looking for Trans health in Palm Springs?
The dedicated team at TH&WC is here to help you.
With a beautiful view of the desert mountains, we provide social services
such as name- and gender-change guidance as well as assistance for clothing, meals,
housing, employment, and resume building. We provide hair removal services as well
as speech pathology/voice training. We also offer support groups for TGI people in
order to facilitate their emotional and psychological well-being during the transition process.