Areas of Interest:
- LGBTQ Health
- Mental Health
- Immigrant/Refugee Health
- Health Education and Advocacy
Description:
The Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre provides low-barrier wellness services to transgender and gender diverse people in a way that is respectful of clients’ identity and self-expression. They offer free services, regardless of factors such as citizenship, health insurance, or residential address.
This clinic provides support and medical care for people in all stages of questioning gender identity, and in the gender transition process – recognizing the spectrum of non-binary gender identities and affirming each person’s self-expression.
Services offered at this clinic includes primary health care, STI testing, occupational therapy, counselling (drop-in and by appointment), advocacy, referrals, online resources. Clinics are held on the second and fourth Sundays each month. There are also lawyers available to offer legal advice, opportunities to consult with a nutritionist, and a monthly art group and yoga class. The organizers and service providers in this interdisciplinary team are all volunteers.
The Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre celebrates diversity of gender identities and expressions, and are committed to anti-oppression.
Website: http://www.cwhwc.com/
Contact Person: Shantel Ivitz (Centre Organizer)
Email: contactus@cwhwc.com
Phone: (604) 443-4352
Physical Location:
1145 Commercial Drive (in the REACH Clinic)
Vancouver, BC V5L 3X3
Mailing Address:
#140, 1350 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 0C2
Opportunities for Involvement:
The clinic is not currently seeking new volunteers, but continues to provide professional services offered by volunteers – so it will be open to new applications in the future. Volunteers are professionals in the fields of medicine (doctors and nurses), law, counselling/mental health, nutrition, and occupational therapy. This organization does not usually accept student volunteers, but makes an exception for trans-identified students who are interested in providing services at the clinic, under the supervision of current clinic staff.