We are so excited to share the work of the twenty recipients of the 2024 Southern Healers grant round, a project of the Healing and Resilience programming! These grants are dedicated to so many of the innovative healing efforts led by LGBTQI Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Southerners. We define healers broadly to include therapists, counselors, social workers, healers, addiction specialists, life coaches, body workers, yoga instructors, reiki masters, energy healers and other wellness practitioners who are working to improve their clients’ lives. This $10,000 Southern Healers Special Grant Round distributes grants of up to $500 to healing efforts led by BIPOC LGBTQI Southerners.
This special grant round, now in its third year, was a part of CSE’s Southern Equality Fund, which has been making grassroots grants across the LGBTQ South since 2015. Since its inception, the Southern Equality Fund has prioritized supporting work led by BIPOC, transgender, and rural organizers.
Get Embodied Soul Movement
Healer Sanctuary
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia
- Website: https://www.getembodiedsoulmovement.com/
- Instagram: @Get.embodied
Expanding Yesa: Coming of Age Ceremony
Indigenous Coming of Age Ceremonies
North Carolina
- Website: https://7directionsofservice.com/
- Instagram: @7directionsofservice
- Facebook: 7 Directions of Service
The Noire Sphere: Black LGBTQ+ Healers
Empowerment and support services for healers
Texas, with virtual services available
- Website: www.drivencounseling.org
- Instagram: @drivencounseling
The Black Lotus LLC
Encouraging Self-Care Through Reiki
Kentucky
- Website: https://www.theblacklotusllc.com/
- Instagram: @theblacklotusllc
- Facebook: The Black Lotus LLC
The Moth Queen LLC
Increasing Access to Plant-Based Medicine
Asheville, North Carolina
- Website: https://www.themothqueen.com/
- Instagram: @themothqueen369
Creciendo en Collaboracion
Connecting Healers to Holistic Healing Practices
North Carolina, with services available nationally
- Website: https://pasitoconairi.wixsite.com/pasito-con-airi
- Instagram: @pasitoconairi
- TikTok: @pasitoconairi
BIPOC Flow Yoga with Ransey Perry
Yoga, Massage Therapy, Postpartum Doula Services, and More
Asheville, North Carolina
- Instagram: @solguided
Under the Umbrella
Supporting Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender-Expansive People in the Rio Grande Valley
Texas
- Instagram: @undertheumbrellargv
- Facebook: Underthe Umbrellargv
- TikTok: @undertheumbrellargv1
Elizabeth L. McCorvey, LCSW
Equine-Based Therapy
Western North Carolina
- Website: https://www.elizabethmccorvey.com/
- Instagram: @elizabethmccorvey
Kolorful Kreations Soul Circle
Talk and Expressive Therapy Group
South Carolina
- Instagram: @dr.y.psyedu
- Facebook: Y I AM
Better Place Better Time
Harm Reduction Distribution and Education
Gainesville, Florida
- Instagram: @betterplacebettertimeinc
Chicory Botanicals
Herbal Medicine for Mutual Aid
New Orleans, Louisiana
- Website: https://www.chicorybotanicals.com/
- Instagram: @chicoryzine
Grown Folk Social Hour at Radical Healing
Monthly Gathering for LGBTQ+ BIPOC Folks
Durham, North Carolina
- Website: https://www.radicalhealing.us/
- Instagram: @radical_healing_durham
- Facebook: Radical Healing
Rainbow Collective for Change
Bi-Monthly Programs for BIPOC LGBTQIA+ People
Durham, North Carolina
- Website: https://www.rainbowcollectiveforchange.org/
- Instagram: @rainbowcollectiveforchange
- Facebook: Rainbow Collective for Change
Kalpulli Ayolopaktzin: Preserving Anahuaka Traditional Healing Arts
Preserving Mexican Indigenous Healing Arts
Rio Grande Valley, Texas
- Instagram: @ayolopaktzin
- Facebook: Kalpulli Ayolopaktzin
The Black Queer Indigenous Project: C.A.L.M Celebrating Antron’s Legacy & Memories
Honoring Late LGBTQ+ Atlanta Activist Antron-Reshaud Olukayode Through Restorative Healing
Atlanta, Georgia
- YouTube: Kineen Mafa
QTBIPOC Healing Retreat
Retreat to Explore Practices of Bodies, Lineages, and Lands
Western North Carolina
- Website: https://www.semillas-counseling.com/
- Instagram: @bianca.torres.gragg
Uplift Access Garden Project
Addressing Chronic Illness and Food Scarcity
Asheville, North Carolina
- Instagram: @UpliftAccessGardenProject
