Nine organizations are the recipients of a total of about $225,000 in grants to support transgender and nonbinary youth in Cincinnati.

The largest single award is $50,000 for Transform, which offers free clothing to young people as well as other resources. Co-founder Tristan Vaught tells WVXU the grant will be used to offer additional hours, as well as expand opportunities for social support.

"We will be expanding our services so that we'll be able to stay open seven days a week and have after-school hours for trans youth," Vaught said. "We're also going to start another support group specifically for trans youth."

Vaught says there's a current support group for K-12 trans youth and their families that meets once a month. With the help of this city funding, Transform can host a weekly s

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