Bridge to Care: Accessible, Affirming, Proud

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Hacking the Workforce is excited to work with RMD Proud on the Bridge to Care Fund, an important project aimed at helping transgender and gender-diverse communities access healthcare. The Fund meets the urgent need for supportive medical services in Maryland and Virginia, offering essential support for those struggling to get traditional care. By backing Bridge to Care, you help provide crucial services and promote a more inclusive healthcare system

Who is RMD Proud?

RMD Proud led by Dr. Weaver and Debb Dunn, who bring a unique blend of lived experience and clinical expertise. They are the architects of this vital bridge to affirming healthcare. Bridge to Care is committed to providing high-quality, gender-affirming care in Maryland and Virginia through a virtual, membership-based model

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Dr. Weaver (he/they), a Board-Certified Family Physician and experienced business owner, brings decades of clinical experience alongside the invaluable perspective of lived trans experience. This combination ensures culturally competent, affirming, and patient-centered care for transgender and gender-diverse individuals

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Debb Dunn (she/her) has extensive experience in treating transgender and gender-diverse individuals. With years of expertise in gender-affirming care, Debb has been instrumental in training healthcare providers on gender-affirming hormone therapy and developing clinical guidelines

Bridge to Care Fund facilitate donations for RMD Proud's gender-affirming care program.

Contributing to the Bridge Fund allows you to support personalized care for the TGNC community. Your donation today will help us:

  • Aid transgender and gender-diverse individuals in Maryland and Virginia through virtual healthcare services

  • Connect patients to specialty centers and primary care providers for quicker access to needed care

  • Ensure prompt access to gender-affirming medical services like hormone therapy and specialist referrals, providing timely and quality care

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RMD Proud is committed to promoting the health and well-being of transgender and gender-diverse and gender-diverse individuals by offering accessible, high-quality gender-affirming care and consulting services to organizations. An expanding initiative under Resolve MD, RMD Proud is built on Dr. Weaver's expertise in successfully running medical businesses, ensuring that the initiative provides both high-quality care and a patient-centered experience

RMD prides itself on

  1. Affirming Care, Accessible to All

  2. Trans-Inclusive, Patient-Centered Healthcare

  3. Your Health. Your Identity. Your Care

  4. Filling the Gaps in Gender-Affirming Healthcare

DID YOU KNOW?

Infographic with a pink circle on a blue background, showing that 1.03% of U.S. adults identify as transgender and gender-diverse, approximately 2.6 million Americans.
Infographic showing 25% in a circle graph, highlighting statistic about transgender and gender-diverse individuals avoiding medical care due to discrimination or lack of affirming providers.
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What is the Bridge to Care Fund's impact?

Every contribution to the Bridge to Care Fund helps create immediate and lasting change for transgender and gender-diverse individuals in Maryland and Virginia.

Your tax-deductible contribution directly funds work and services that eliminate barriers to care

Here's how your donation makes a real difference:

  • Your support provides quick access to hormone therapy and other vital gender-affirming care, ensuring individuals can begin their journey toward health and self-affirmation without delay

  • Donations allow the Bridge Fund to ensure gender-diverse individuals can make appointments within days or weeks, compared to the lengthy 3-6+ months at larger institutions. With your help, we provide timely access to care that can’t wait

  • With a virtual care model, your support enables the Bridge Fund to reach transgender and gender-diverse individuals across all of Maryland and Virginia, ensuring that no one is excluded due to geographic barriers

  • By supporting RMD, you make it possible for providers like Dr. Weaver and Debb Dunn—with their lived experience and expert knowledge—to deliver culturally competent, affirming, and compassionate care to the community

Giving FAQs

  • Yes, donations to Hacking the Workforce, a 501(c)(3) organization, are tax-deductible, our EIN is 86-1194079

  • Your donation covers:

    • Medical care: Consultations, follow-up appointments, and ongoing treatment from ProudMD

    • Hormone therapy: Helping uninsured or underinsured patients afford estrogen or testosterone medications crucial for their well-being

    • Lab tests: Funding regular tests to monitor hormone levels and ensure safety, especially for those without insurance

  • We value transparency and will keep you informed about the progress and impact of the Bridge to Care Fund