The KCCI Gender Affirmation Project is intended to help trans, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and gender diverse folks in need.
Donor Name: Kansas City Center for Inclusion
State: Missouri and Kansas
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The goal is to provide trans people (ages 18+) within the Kansas City metro who need assistance paying for gender affirming procedures by way of a $1,000 grant.
Living with gender dysphoria is extremely difficult. The increasingly hostile political environment in the United States and particularly in Missouri have made the lives of trans people increasingly difficult and dangerous. Trans youth and people on Medicaid have had their health care options severely restricted by the state government. On the Kansas side, trans people face similar barriers and hardship. Trans people are more likely to experience homelessness, unemployment, and have higher rates of suicide than cisgender people, and the reason is clear: oppression. Gender affirming care is literally life-saving, but with anti-queer oppression along with a myriad of intersectional barriers, queer and trans people are having a very tough time accessing the health care they need. They all must do the part to support one another right now. KCCI is doing the best to help by continuing the GAP program this year, and by expanding in in the coming months to support queer people in tangible ways, year round.
What procedures does the grant cover?
Top surgery (mastectomy), breast augmentation, phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, vaginoplasty, vulvoplasty, hysterectomy, vocal feminization, facial feminization/masculinization, laser hair removal, electrolysis, and hormone therapy.
Geographical Areas
- MO Counties: Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray
- KS Counties: Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte.
Eligibility Criteria
Anyone under the trans umbrella, 18 years or older in the Kansas City Metro Area that will be seeking care from a US based provider within 12 months of receiving the grant.
For more information, visit KCCI.
