Community Support Services (CSS)
We are partnered with Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) who provide multiple types of community support services. We encourage self-advocacy / self-navigation with accommodations as needed.
Community Support
Services Overview
Health Care and Mental Health Care Navigation
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Medi-Cal and Covered California Enrollment
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Navigating the healthcare system.
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Finding an affirming primary care provider.
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Access to gender affirming hormones.
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Navigating the health care system to access medically necessary care (hormones, surgeries, and other gender affirming procedures).
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Signing up for letter assessment appointments/letter clinic at Gender Health Center.
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Finding affirming therapists and psychiatrists
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Support in filing grievances and appeals with health plans.
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Referral to legal aid (and other legal resources) for health care issues such as discrimination and denials of service.
Legal Name and Gender Marker Change Support
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Providing information and resources to support in changing name and gender marker through court system and on identity documents.
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Signing up for virtual legal name and gender marker clinic.
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Legal referral and advocacy for any legal barriers that exist to changing name and gender marker.
Legal Resource Navigation
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Referral to Legal resources (including legal aid organizations)