Our vision.
Founded in 2021, the Prism Foundation was started to organize and execute initiatives for the LGBTQ+ community in the state of Arkansas using a multifaceted approach to achieve the following outcomes: increase access to affirming and comprehensive healthcare, align resources that address barriers to care and health disparities among the community, and create safe spaces for both virtual and physical activities and services that serve LGBTQ+ Arkansans. We are specifically interested in improving the lives of young transgender people of color, as this population is among the most exceptionally marginalized in both healthcare settings and more broadly in general society, particularly here in the rural south. Our board and staff have tremendous combined expertise in transgender healthcare and a thorough understanding of the shortcomings of the existing system when it comes to the diverse needs of the equally diverse LGBTQ+ community. While increasing access to healthcare is at the top of our priorities, we are also focused on creating pathways to fulfill other basic needs including overcoming barriers to legal aid services and developing supportive community spaces, physically and virtually.
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Hunter Wayland
Program Director, Mentor