The Hibiscus Rose Therapy Fund
Fiscal Host: Open Collective Foundation
The Hibiscus Rose Therapy Fund is a gender & racial justice project created to address barriers to gender-affirming mental health care for Black queer +/ trans folks through direct aid, grants, and community training opportunities.

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ABOUT THE FUND
The Hibiscus Rose Therapy Fund is a gender & racial justice project whose mission is to increase positive mental health outcomes for Black queer and trans folks in the Philadelphia Metro Area, surrounding counties, and New Jersey by lowering the financial barriers to gender-affirming mental health care access. To achieve this mission, the project strives to offset the cost of therapeutic care for Black queer and trans individuals who have very limited income by providing financial support towards accessing free gender-affirming surgery and hormone assessments, as well as maintaining initiatives which provide access to low-cost or pro-bono ongoing therapy services. The project also aims to strengthen the infrastructure of care for Black LGBTQ+ community members through providing gender-affirming care training and education to local clinicians in order to increase the number of qualified healthcare professionals equipped and readily available to administer gender-affirming surgery assessments.
As a growing initiative, the Hibiscus Rose Therapy Fund continues to focus on increasing access to life-saving trans-affirming mental health care for Black queer +/ trans folks in the Philadelphia Metro and surrounding areas through addressing financial barriers and cultivating a community of competent providers, and providing continuing education:
- The Free Letter Writing Project: Providing mini-grants to help Black queer +/ trans folks access live-saving gender-affirming surgery and hormone assessments from providers in the local community at no cost to them
- The Therapy Access Project: Providing mini grants to help Black queer +/trans folks pay for therapy, and funding 'pay what you can' short-term individual therapy scholarships to Black queer +/trans folks, in partnership with Contributing Providers and Community Partners
- The Trans Care Community Training Project: Creating free training opportunities in the provider community with the focus of increasing the number of mental health providers available nationally to provide gender-affirming surgery and hormone assessments
SUPPORTING THE FUND
Make a donation via this page to support the general operations of the Fund. I sincerely hope that you will make a recurring donation to offer ongoing support to Black queer +/ trans folks in the community. Thank you in advance for your support!
GETTING SUPPORT FROM THE FUND
If you are in need of support, please visit the website at www.hibiscusrosefund.org to learn about our resources.
If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to discuss ways to support the project beyond a financial contribution, including becoming a Contributing Provider, email [email protected].
Sincerely,
Okichie Davis, LPC, NCC
Founder, Program Director, Contributing Provider
Hibiscus Rose Therapy Fund
www.hibiscusrosefund.org
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Hibiscus Rose Therapy Fund
www.hibiscusrosefund.org
Please share this page to tell others and encourage them to support!

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Financial Contributions
The Hibiscus Rose Therapy Fund is all of us
Our contributors 13
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Hibiscus Rose...
Admin
Okichie Davis
Admin
Wankeeta Jackson
Admin
Gender Justic...
$30,000 USD
THE GLENMEDE ...
$10,000 USD
Red
$770 USD
Sean Bath
$619 USD
Shelly
Frigate
$180 USD
Amanda Malec
Pineapple
$180 USD
Shay Tiziano
Tamarind
$120 USD
Kristen Barrett
Hibiscus
$60 USD
Lou K
Hibiscus
$60 USD

Budget
Transparent and open finances.
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Today’s balance$7,266.69 USD
Total raised
$38,605.90 USD
Total disbursed
$31,339.21 USD
Estimated annual budget
$42,119.87 USD
Expenses
All time
Expenses paid
13
Amount disbursed
$3,335.19
Tags | # of Expenses | Amount (USD) |
---|---|---|
no tag | 13 | $3,335.19 |
Contributions
All time
Contributions received
8
Amount collected
$1,989.00
Tiers | # of Contributions | Amount (USD) |
---|---|---|
recurring | 6 | $1,350.00 |
one-time | 2 | $639.00 |

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News from The Hibiscus Rose Therapy Fund
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Look How We've Grown: 2022 Recap!
Happy Winter Solstice! As the year comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how much the Hibiscus Rose Therapy Fund has changed in the last year. How we've grown: · The project secured fiscal sponsorship (a...
Published on December 21, 2022 by Hibiscus Rose Admin
#GivingTuesday2022 - Invite Your Friends and Family To Match Your Donation!
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Published on November 29, 2022 by Okichie Davis