Queer Wellness Center

We're so glad you're here! We know that Pride Month is the time when people wonder where they should put their money and more importantly what is their money actually going toward. We'd love the opportunity to tell you why you should give to our mission.

Queer Wellness Center is a Clinical Non-Profit Serving LGBTQ+ Folks in the Upstate of SC.

We exist to stand up and challenge what needs to be challenged. To see what others either don’t want to or can’t see and step up in faith and courage to pave the way to a better future. We will not back down, be intimidated, or discouraged no matter the adversity that lies ahead in reaching for healing and harmony for the LGBTQ+ community. We stand on conviction, integrity, and love.

Our Pride Month mission is Queer Health should be:

ACCESSIBLE

AFFIRMATIVE

AFFORDABLE

BLOOM: Bloom provides free group, individual, and family therapy to LGBTQ+ youth and their families who are unable to afford the costs of affirming therapy due to financial limitations. This is a biweekly group that serves youth 11-17 years old.

LEAP: A program designed to bring peer support to the trans community. Transitioning of any kind brings excitement as well as lots of questions surrounding the process. This program includes a weekly support group, 1:1 meetings, attendance to medical appointments, name changes and more! Access to Peer Support Services reduces mental health symptoms, increases resilience and links folks to services they otherwise may not know about. LEAP is no-cost and fully funded by grants and donations.

Scholarship Program: We imagine a world where finances are not an obstacle to life saving interventions. Donating to QWC provides this dream to become a reality. Specific funds are secured for scholarships to provide financial aid to cover partial or full cost of medical visits for hormones, prescriptions, therapy and medical procedures.

Project HEART: The newest QWC program which exists to bring affirming medical healthcare to the queer community in the Upstate of SC. As part of this multi-year initiative, QWC is working in collaboration with Prisma Health to begin offering on site medical services provided by a rotation of culturally competent nurses, physicians and psychiatrists. As we strive to reduce barriers to affirmative healthcare, Project HEART will ensure that all members of the LGBTQ+ community will have easy access to quality medical care delivered in the safe and affirming environment at the Queer Wellness Center.

How can you help? Choose us to donate funds to for GIVE OUT DAY this Pride Month. Your dollars go toward direct clinical services that you can see in motion. We know you have a choice of organizations and we hope that you'll choose us.