About our Mutual Aid Funds
Irvington Counseling Collective manages two mental health mutual aid funds: The Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), Trans & Non-Binary (TNB) Mental Wellness Fund and the Mental Health Relief Fund.
The BIPOC & TNB Mental Wellness Fund is specifically for Trans & Non-Binary and/or Black, Indigenous and People of Color/Culture residing in Indianapolis who would like to request financial support in accessing any mental wellness supporting practices of individual choosing. These funds are available to anyone meeting the criteria of lived experience and can be used wherever they’d like so long as the services that they are seeking are payable to a provider and the person requesting funds can briefly describe how the funds will support them in their mental health journey.
The Mental Health Relief Fund is dedicated to Irvington Counseling Collective clients who are unable to pay our minimum on the sliding-scale, and allows for a very subsidized rate for therapy for a period of time while clients await medical coverage.
Please contact admin@irvingtoncounseling.org if you would like more information regarding the Mental Health Relief Fund. For information regarding the BIPOC & TNB Mental Wellness Fund, see below.
Money donated to the Mental Wellness and Mental Health Relief Funds will be redistributed directly to people in need of support who are seeking mental health affirming care.
BIPOC & TNB Mental Wellness Fund
We are not currently able to accept new requests due to lack of funding. Please check back soon for updates as funding allows.
The BIPOC, Trans & Non-Binary Mental Wellness Fund for Indianapolis Residents has been created to decrease the inequities in mental health that exist for Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Transgender and/or Non-Binary residents of Indianapolis. Within the Hoosier state and beyond, racism has negatively impacted BIPOC people and as a result Black Hoosiers are most at risk of poor mental health outcomes of any population. Futhermore, legislation has limited or denied access to medical and mental health care and education based on someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
As mental health providers, we stand in firm opposition to the state’s position of harm to our Transgender and Non-Binary community, and believe that People of Color are long overdue the opportunity to access of mental health supporting practices that are culturally attuned and non-harmful. Our commitment is to provide mutual aid to increase access to care which we know can be life saving.
Funds are open to any Black, Indigenous, Person of Color, Transgender and/or Non-Binary resident of Indianapolis and will reimburse up to $500 worth of therapeutic support, as defined by the applicant. Funds will be available on a first come, first served basis and as funding allows. Applicants are eligible once per twelve month period for funds dispersal.
Applicants must be 18 to apply or have guardian signature at time of application.
Applicants must have an address within Marion County.
At time of request applicants must identify what form of support they are seeking and where the funds should be directed, in sum or in part. For example: an applicant may choose to apply $200 to group psychotherapy with their chosen practitioner, and the remaining $300 toward Hormone Replacement Treatment.
Reimbursement will be made directly to the providers of services (funds will not be directly paid to the applicant).
If you are a member of the BIPOC, Trans and/or Non-Binary community and reside in Indianapolis, you are encouraged to request funds. We are not currently able to accept new requests due to lack of funding. Please check back soon for updates as funding allows.