Transformation Project SD

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Parents and caregivers of transgender individuals, join us for a ten week support group facilitated by Transformation Project MSW Intern, Jo. Together we will learn, empower, and support each other through this journey.🩵💕

📆Weekly on Tuesdays starting August 11th
🕖️7pm - 8pm (CT)
🌐Online
Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/mtx8z8k8

The age of the transgender person does not matter; your child could be a minor or in their 30s. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Attention: There are no Youth Hang Out Hours tomorrow 7/31. We’ll see you next at the Prism Center!
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Attention: There are no Adult Hang Out Hours tonight 7/29. We’ll see you next at the Prism Center!
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🌈 Pride Book Club is back at Prism Center Adult Hang Out Hours in two weeks! We are reading If We Were Villians by M. L. Rio! We will meet and discuss these wonderful reads on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. Join us in person or virtually on discord. 🌟

📅Wednesday, August 12th
🕕️6-8pm
📍at the Prism Center, 500 N. Western Ave, Suite 300, Sioux Falls
🌐and virtually on Discord
Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/4ztyvwr9

What to expect: A 2 hour meeting facilitated by Prism Center staff with discussion prompts to spark the conversation! Bring all your insights and hot takes!

We'll see you soon at the Prism Center! 🌈
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Tickets are now live for The Midwest Inclusive Care Conference coming November 6th, 2026!

Hosted by The Transformation Project South Dakota and Encompass Mental Health, LLC, this conference offers a unique opportunity for medical and mental health providers to strengthen their skills in serving LGBTQ+ clients with affirming, inclusive care. 6.5 CEUs for mental health providers in South Dakota

We’re excited to bring together professionals committed to learning, connection, and creating safer, more supportive systems of care across the Midwest!

🗓️November 6th, 2026
🕗️8:15am - 5pm
Registration at 7:30am
📍Sioux Falls, SD - Exact address will be sent to folks who register

Register now for Early Bird Pricing!
$150 general tickets, $75 students & pre-licensed
Get your tickets here: https://midwestinclusivecare.org/
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This week at the 🏳️‍⚧️Prism Community Center🏳️‍🌈 we have our usual line up -

💜Wednesday 5-9pm: LGBTQ2S+ Adult Hang Out Hours
💚Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm: Safe Space, online and in person
Sign up for Safe Space here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwIuKnBYoftw0yIDlYWEQAjTR-VplKpQvrv_jAxIJrTuPkDw/viewform
🩵Friday 3:30-7:30pm: LGBTQ2S+ Youth Hang Out Hours

See you there!
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Your child just came out as trans—what happens now?

Written by PFLAG staff members, and created with the help of content experts, reviewers, and PFLAGers with experiences to share, Our Trans Loved Ones is a free-to-download guide full of information, first-person stories, and expert advice geared to those who have a loved one who has come out as trans or gender expansive.​ The guide is available in English and Spanish, and printed copies are available for purchase!

Check out Our Trans Loved Ones today at pflag.org/OurTransLovedOnes 🏳️‍⚧️

Our podcast, Becoming Visible: Trans Stories, has 25 episodes for you to listen to, and with 3,570 downloads so far, what are you waiting for?

🏳️‍⚧️🎧️ Listen wherever you listen to podcasts. Or, learn more here transformationprojectsd.org/becoming-visible-podcast
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At the Transformation Project our mission is to support and empower transgender individuals and their families while educating communities in South Dakota and the surrounding region about gender identity and expression.🏳️‍⚧️ The only way we can do this is with your support, so we’re looking for monthly donors to help bring our vision to life.
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🩵💕 To express our gratitude, we’re introducing tiered donor incentives! Each giving level comes with its own set of one time appreciation gifts, designed to recognize your commitment and the difference you help create.⁠

Give $5 a month - Get a TP sticker!
Give $15 a month - Get a TP tote!
Give $25 a month - Get a TP T-Shirt!
Give $50+ a month - Get all of the above!

Become a monthly donor and support our work here: https://donorbox.org/the-transformation-project-sd
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