The Welcome Project PA

The Welcome Project PA strives to be a diverse, safe place for marginalized and vulnerable populations and seeks to bring about positive social change to improve the quality of life for these individuals and families in Greater Philadelphia. SAGA Community Center, WPPA's largest program, began developing a Best Medical Practices training program in 2020 to address the health disparities & lack of access to competent care, specifically for trans, non-binary, & intersex people. This program, led by LGBT+ people, medical professionals, and medical students, seeks to improve access to healthcare for LGBT+ people by ensuring that medical professionals gain the necessary information, training, & tools to adequately deliver proper care to LGBT+ patients. The program will also improve access to competent medical care by linking individuals to trained providers through an online, searchable database. Our program will increase the health & well-being LGBT+ communities by removing gaps in medical care and reducing the barriers that trans, non-binary, and intersex patients often encounter when seeking care. The result of this program will be a documentary film to create awareness and systems change, as well as a professional training video.