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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS PO Box 898 Anoka, MN, 55303 Phone: 661-367-2421 LAMBDA LEGAL Email: [email protected] Lambda Legal is a national organization www.affirmation.org committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of , men, bisexuals, AMBIENTE JOVEN people and everyone with HIV Ambiente Joven is a project of Advocates for through impact litigation, education and public Youth and is dedicated to the gay, and policy work. transgender Latino/a youth community in the 120 Wall Street, 19th Floor U.S. and Latin America, with the goal of (National Headquarters) providing information about sexual and mental New York, NY 10005 health, as well as general cultural information. Phone: 866-LGBTeen (toll free) / 212-809-8585 www.ambientejoven.org Email: [email protected] www.lambdalegal.org BISEXUAL RESOURCE CENTER CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA BRC is a website dedicated to providing (CWLA) resources to the , as well as those who identify as pansexual, fluid, etc. It CWLA is an association of nearly 1000 public includes youth resources. and private nonprofit agencies that assist over 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their PO Box 170796 families each year with a wide range of services. Boston, MA 02117 Phone: 617-424-9595 727 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor Email: [email protected] Washington, DC, 20005 www.biresource.net Phone: 202-688-4200 Fax: 202-833-1689 www.cwla.org CASEY FAMILY PROGRAMS Casey Family Programs’ Life Skills Assessment AFFIRMATION: GAY AND LESBIAN is a free and easy-to-use tool to help young people MORMONS prepare for adulthood. The Assessment includes an optional supplement developed specifically Affirmation’s mission is to provide a forum for for LGBTQ youth. It provides instant feedback. gay Mormons to associate with their peers. It Customized learning plans provide a clear outline seeks to meet the needs of persons experiencing of next steps, and the accompanying teaching frustration or alienation from family, friends, and resources are available for free or at a minimal the Church. Affirmation includes extensive cost. resources for transgender individuals and youth. 2001 8th Avenue, Suite 2700 Caitlin Ryan, Director Seattle, WA 98121 Adolescent Health Initiatives Phone: 206-282-7300 César E. Chávez Institute Fax: 206-282-3555 San Francisco State University www.casey.org 3004 16th Street #301 San Francisco, CA 94103 CENTERLINK Email: [email protected] http://familyproject.sfsu.edu/ The National Association of LGBT Community Centers’ website features the capability to search for LGBT community centers in your city or state. Centers are the primary point of contact for The Family Equality Council works to ensure people and seeking LGBT health equality for LGBT families by building services, community information and referrals. community, changing hearts and minds, and advancing social justice for all families. PO Box 24490 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33307 475 Park Ave South, Suite 2100 Phone: 954-765-6024 New York, NY Fax: 954-206-0469 Phone: 646-880-3005 Email: [email protected] Fax: 202-697-5058 www.lgbtcenters.org Email: [email protected] www.familyequality.org CHILDREN OF LESBIANS AND GAYS EVERYWHERE (COLAGE) THE GAY, LESBIAN AND STRAIGHT COLAGE is the only national and international EDUCATION NETWORK (GLSEN) organization in the world specifically supporting GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education young people with gay, lesbian, bisexual and Network, is the leading national education transgender parents. organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. 3815 S. Othello Street, Suite 100, #310 Seattle, WA 98118 110 William Street, 30th Floor Phone: 855-4-COLAGE New York, NY 10038 Email: [email protected] Phone: 212-727-0135 www.colage.org Fax: 212-727-0254 Email: [email protected] FAMILY ACCEPTANCE PROJECT www.glsen.org The Family Acceptance Project™ is a community research, intervention and education GENDER SPECTRUM initiative to study the impact of family acceptance Gender Spectrum provides education, resources and rejection on the health, mental health and and training to help you create a more gender well-being of LGBT youth. Results will be used sensitive and supportive environment for all to help families provide support for LGBT youth, people, including gender variant and transgender to develop appropriate interventions, programs youth. In a simple, straightforward manner, and policies, and to train providers to improve the Gender Spectrum helps students, families, quality of services and care they receive. schools, and organizations understand and address the concepts of . Their accessible, practical approach is based on research and experience, enabling their clients to gain a deeper understanding of gender variance.

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1122 E. Pike Street #796 NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN Seattle, WA 98122 RIGHTS (NCLR) Phone: 510-778-4412 NCLR is a national legal resource center with a Email: [email protected] primary commitment to advancing the rights and www.genderspectrum.org safety of lesbians and their families through a program of litigation, public policy advocacy, GLBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER free legal advice and counseling and public The GLBT National Help Center is dedicated to education. meeting the needs of this community and those 870 Market Street, Suite 370 questioning their or gender San Francisco, CA 94102 identity. The hotline offers free and confidential Phone: 415-392-6257 peer-counseling, information and local resources Fax: 415-392-8442 for cities and towns throughout the United States. Email: [email protected] It offers counsel to callers of all ages about www.nclrights.org coming out issues, relationship concerns, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer-sex information and more. NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY 2261 Market Street, #296 The National Center for Transgender Equality San Francisco, CA 94114 (NCTE) is a social justice organization dedicated National Hotline: 888-843-4564 to advancing the equality of transgender people Youth Talkline: 800-246-7743 through advocacy, collaboration and Administrative Phone: 415-355-0003 empowerment. Fax: 415-552-5498 Email: [email protected] 1400 16th Street NW, Suite 510 www.glbthotline.org Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-642-4542 HEARTSTRONG Fax: 202-393-2241 Email: [email protected] HeartStrong is a nonprofit social justice www.transequality.org/ organization founded to provide information and support to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people who attend or are employed by religious NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY schools of all denominations, kindergarten COALITION (NYAC) through university. The National Youth Advocacy Coalition is a capacity-building organization that advocates for 478 East Altamonte Drive, Suite 108 #714 and with LGBTQ young people in an effort to end Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 against these youth and to ensure Email: [email protected] their physical and emotional well-being. NYAC http://www.heartstrong.org/ builds the capacity of organizations that serve LGBTQ youth through technical assistance, LGBTQ MUSLIM YOUTH resource sharing, and youth engagement. Young people who are Muslim and identify as www.nyacyouth.org lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or who may be questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity, are welcomed to join this online OPENING DOORS PROJECT discussion group. The Opening Doors Project, a project of the American Bar Association’s Center on Children http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LGBTQMuslimY and the Law, aims to increase the legal outh/ community’s awareness of LGBTQ youth in foster care and the unique issues they face, and to

3 provide the legal community with advocacy tools PO Box 2388 to successfully represent these youth. Seattle, WA 98111 Phone: 206-451-7233 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 400 www.safeschoolscoalition.org Washington, DC 20036 Email: Please direct inquiries to Mimi Laver: TRANS LIFELINE [email protected] www.americanbar.org/groups/child_law/what_ Trans Lifeline is a non-profit dedicated to the we_do/projects/openingdoors.html well-being of transgender people. We run a hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people. Trans Lifeline volunteers are PARENTS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF ready to respond to whatever support needs LESBIANS AND GAYS (PFLAG) members of our community might have. PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons Phone: 877-565-8860 and their families and friends through: support, to www.translifeline.org/ cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Transgender Law Center works to change law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live 1828 L Street NW, Suite 660 (National Office) safely, authentically, and free from Washington, DC 20036 discrimination regardless of their gender identity Phone: 202-467-8180 or expression. We envision a future where gender Fax: 202-467-8194 self-determination and authentic expression are Email: info@.org seen as basic rights and matters of common www.pflag.org human dignity.

RENAISSANCE TRANSGENDER PO Box 70976 ASSOCIATION Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-587-9696 RTA offers support groups in various locations Legal Assistance: 415-865-0176 on the East Coast, and its website offers extensive Fax: 877-847-1278 resources for transgender people. Email: [email protected] 987 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 719 www.transgenderlawcenter.org Wayne, PA 19087 Phone: 610-636-1990 THE TREVOR PROJECT Email: [email protected] The Trevor Project operates the only nationwide, www.ren.org around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender SAFE SCHOOLS COALITION and questioning youth. The Safe Schools Coalition is a public-private PO Box 69232 partnership in support of LGBT youth to help West Hollywood, CA 90069 schools — at home and all over the world — West Hollywood Office Phone: 310-271-8845 become safe places where every family can New York Office Phone: 212-695-8650 belong, where every educator can teach and Hotline: 866-488-7386 where every child can learn, regardless of gender Email: [email protected] identity or sexual orientation. www.thetrevorproject.org

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THE WORLD PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION ASSOCIATION FOR TRANSGENDER (NBJC) HEALTH NBJC is a civil rights organization dedicated to As an international multidisciplinary professional empowering Black LGBT people. NBJC focuses Association the mission of The World on federal public policy and hopes to bridge the Professional Association for Transgender Health gaps between movements for racial justice and (WPATH) is to promote evidence based care, LGBT equality. education, research, advocacy, public policy and respect in transgender health. PO Box 71395 Washington, DC 20024 Email: [email protected] Phone: 202-319-1552 www.wpath.org Fax: 202-319-7365 http://www.nbjc.org/ YOUTH GUARDIAN SERVICES Youth Guardian Services is a youth-run NATIONAL ASIAN AND PACIFIC organization that provides support services on the ISLANDER ALLIANCE (NQAPIA) internet to LGBTQ and supportive youth. NQAPIA is a federation of LGBT Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian and 101 East State Street, #299 Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations seeking to Ithaca, NY 14850 build the organizational capacity of local LGBT AAPI groups, develop leadership, promote Phone: 877-270-5152 visibility, educate the AAPI community, and Fax: 703-783-0525 challenge and racism. www.youth-guard.org 233 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4A ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH New York, NY 10016 Advocates for Youth seek to empower young Email: [email protected] people to make informed and responsible www.nqapia.org decisions about their reproductive and sexual health by advocating for a more positive and TRANSGENDER NATIONAL ALLIANCE realistic approach to adolescent sexual health. The Transgender National Alliance is a Advocates focuses its work on young people ages nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that seeks to 14-25. recognize, celebrate, and employ the strength in the great diversity within the transgender 2000 M Street NW, Suite 750 community while providing funding, outreach, Washington, DC 20036 education, and support for the issues affecting the Phone: 202-419-3420 transgender community. http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/ www.transgendernationalalliance.com

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Resources for LGBTQ Youth by State

ALABAMA Alabama by hosting events throughout the year bringing the LGBTQ community together.

FREE2BE 205 32nd Street S Free2Be is dedicated to engaging in effective advocacy Birmingham, AL 35233 for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. We are Phone: 256-813-4CAP (4227) committed to ensuring the physical, emotional, and www.centralalabamapride.org spiritual well-being of youth and young adults struggling due to sexual orientation or gender identity issues. MOBILE EQUALITY

Founded in 2014, Mobile Equality is an organization 8210 Stephanie Drive, Suite A dedicated to advancing equal rights for the LGBT Huntsville, AL 35802 community of Mobile, Alabama. Phone: 256-886-1150 Email: [email protected] Phone: 251-607-8217 www.free2be.org/ Email: [email protected] www.mobileequality.org MAGIC CITY ACCEPTANCE CENTER The Magic City Acceptance Center (MCAC) opened its doors in April 2014 and provides safe, supportive and ALASKA affirming space for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender and Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ) youth in Birmingham. IDENTITY The center is part of Birmingham AIDS Outreach. Identity’s mission is to advance Alaska’s LGBT (lesbian, 2500 4th Avenue S gay, bisexual, and transgender) community through Birmingham, AL 35222 advocacy, education and connectivity, including services Phone: 205-322-4197 for youth. http://magiccityacceptancecenter.org/ 336 East 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 ASSOCIATION FOR LGBT ISSUES IN Phone: 907-929-4528 COUNSELING OF ALABAMA (ALGBTICAL) Email: [email protected] In an effort to provide handy resources to the LGBT www.identityinc.org community in Alabama, ALGBTICAL seeks to create an ongoing list of various events, activities, services, and ANCHORAGE MPOWERMENT PROJECT (AMP) programs relevant to the needs, concerns and interests of LGBT people throughout the state. The Anchorage Men’s Project is a group dedicated to empowering young gay, bi, queer and curious guys by www.algbtical.org getting involved with and building a better community for themselves and their friends in Anchorage.

CENTRAL ALABAMA PRIDE www.facebook.com/ancmpower Central Alabama Pride is a non-profit committed to spreading the message of equality throughout central

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SOUTH EAST ALASKA LGBTQ+ ALLIANCE PO Box 41863 (SEAGLA) Tucson, AZ 85717 SEAGLA works to provide a supporting social network Phone: 520-477-7096 for LGBT people in Southeast Alaska with the mission of Email: [email protected] fostering personal and public acceptance of LGBT people www.sagatucson.org as members of society with full economic, social, legal and political rights. ARKANSAS PO Box 21542 Juneau, AK 99802 NWA CENTER FOR EQUALITY www.seagla.org Youth Equality Services (YES) is an LGBTQ youth program providing a safe space for open dialogue, support ARIZONA and authentic self-expression.

179 N Church Avenue, Suite 101 ONE•N•TEN Fayetteville, AR 72701 One•n•ten is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to Phone: 479-966-9014 serving and assisting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, www.nwaequality.org and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. We provide youth with tools to improve self-esteem and acceptance of who they LUCIE’S PLACE are. Lucie’s Place provides homeless LGBTQ young adults in Central Arkansas with safe living environments, job 3660 North 3rd Street training and counseling services in order to ensure Phoenix, AZ 85012 lifelong stability and success, and works to promote Phone: 602-279-0894 equality and acceptance for LGBTQ young adults. Email: [email protected] www.onenten.org/ 300 S Spring Street, Suite 803 Little Rock, AR 72201 LAMBDA PHOENIX CENTER Phone: 855-582-4377 The mission of Lambda Phoenix Center is to provide an Office Phone: 501-508-5005 inviting, safe, and supportive community space for Email: [email protected] individuals and families in the metro Phoenix LGBT www.luciesplace.org/ community recovering from alcoholism and other addictions PRIDECORPS: LGBTQ YOUTH CENTER OF ARKANSAS Recovery Center: 2622 North 16th Street Pridecorps is an organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual, Phoenix, AZ 85006 and transgender (GLBT) identified youth, ages 14-20, in the central Arkansas area. It hosts two meetings per Mailing Address: month, which may deal with coming out and disclosure, PO Box 21211 substance abuse and mental health, suicide prevention, Phoenix, AZ 85036 bullying and harassment, self-esteem, safe sex, HIV and www.lambdaphx.org STI prevention, wellness, and nutrition.

Email: [email protected] SOUTHERN ARIZONA GENDER ALLIANCE www.pridecorps.org (SAGA) SAGA provides educational, support, outreach, and other programs for transgender, , and gender-variant people, as well as families, allies, service providers, employers, and others.

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CALIFORNIA 1125 North McCadden Place Los Angeles, CA 90038 Phone: 323-860-7373 THE PACIFIC CENTER Email: [email protected] Youth services at the Pacific Center focus on the www.lifeworksla.org empowerment, mental health and safety of LGBTQ youth (ages 12-17) through two programs: The LOUD After- ZUNA INSTITUTE School Youth Program and The Safer Schools Speaker’s Bureau. Zuna Institute is a national advocacy organization for Black Lesbians that addresses such issues as health, 2712 Telegraph Avenue economic development, education, and public policy. Berkeley, CA 94705 Zuna Institute brings about visibility and empowerment Youth Program Coordinator: Jared Fields to the Black Lesbian community. Phone: 510-548-8283 x221 Email: [email protected] 2701 Del Paso Road, Suite 130358 www.pacificcenter.org Sacramento, CA 95835 Phone: 916-207-1037 Email: [email protected] STONEWALL ALLIANCE CENTER www.zunainstitute.org The Stonewall Alliance Center has provided a drop-in group for LGBTQ youth since 1994. Currently, it has two THE CENTER LONG BEACH discussion groups, SAY Twenties and SAY Teens. The LGBTQ Center of Long Beach is dedicated to 358 East 6th Street providing quality services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Chico, CA 95927 Transgender, and Questioning/Queer (LGBTQ) youth. Phone: 530-893-3336 Along with the Mentoring Youth Through Empowerment Teens: [email protected] (MYTE) after school program, it offers a variety of 20’s: [email protected] unique services that reflect the needs of the youth www.stonewallchico.org community. Most services are tailored to each individual youth.

L.A. GAY & LESBIAN CENTER 2017 E. 4th Street The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center helps young lesbian, gay, Long Beach, CA 90814 bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people in L.A. without a Phone: 562-434-4455 home, or people under the age of 25 and looking for some Email: Joel Gemino – [email protected] guidance, a social network and support. The Center offers www.centerlb.org mentorship, transitional housing, and GED programs. SACRAMENTO GAY AND LESBIAN CENTER 1220 North Highland Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 The Sacramento LGBT Community Center’s Youth Phone: 323-860-2280 Program supports homeless and vulnerable LGBTQ Email: [email protected] youth to improve their health, economic status, self- www.lalgbtcenter.org esteem, and self-sufficiency at making positive life choices. There are two youth groups and various volunteer opportunities. LIFEWORKS MENTORING

LifeWorks is the youth development and mentoring 1927 L Street program of the Los Angeles LGBT Center. It offers one- Sacramento, CA 96811 on-one, peer, and group mentoring opportunities for Phone: 916-442-0185 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning Email: [email protected] youth ages 12-24. www.saccenter.org

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WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES 3909 Centre Street Walden Family Services’ LGBTQ Network is designed to San Diego, CA 92103 meet the special needs of LGBTQ foster youth. Phone: 619-692-2077 Email: [email protected] San Diego Office 8525 Gibbs Drive, Suite 100 Hillcrest Center: San Diego, CA 92123 The Hillcrest Youth Center is a drop-in and recreational Phone: 619-584-5777 center in San Diego County dedicated to the needs of LGBTQ and HIV+ (LGBTQ+) youth. Riverside Office 3576 Arlington Avenue, Suite 106 Hillcrest Youth Center Riverside, CA 92506 1807 Robinson Avenue, Suite 106 Phone: 951-788-5905 San Diego, CA 92103 Phone: 619-497-2920 Los Angeles County Office Email: [email protected] 6345 Balboa Boulevard, Suite 130 www.thecentersd.org Encino, CA 91316 Phone: 818-365-3665 LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN LSC provides confidential legal and related social San Bernardino Office services to LGBTQ young people, free of charge. LSC 255 N D Street #400 also provides legal representation in cases of San Bernardino, CA 92401 guardianship, emancipation, child abuse and neglect, and Phone: 909-361-3000 school discipline.

Victorville Office 1254 Market Street, 3rd Floor 15450 W Sand Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Victorville, CA 92392 Phone: 415-863-3762 Phone: 760-658-9871 www.lsc-sf.org/ www.waldenfamily.org ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER WELLNESS LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES CENTER Larkin Street offers 25 programs across 14 sites in San The Connection is a community center that provides HIV Francisco providing a range of housing options—from and Substance Abuse prevention education, fights emergency shelter to permanent supportive housing—in homophobia, and builds community among Asian & addition to essential wraparound services including Pacific Islander guys-who-like-guys. education, technology and employment training; healthcare, including mental health, substance abuse and 730 Polk Street HIV services; and case management. San Francisco, CA 94109 Phone: 415-292-3400 134 Golden Gate Avenue www.apiwellness.org San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: 415-673-0911 THE CENTER ORANGE COUNTY www.larkinstreetyouth.org This LGBT community center offers programs and THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, support/social groups for youth. Other services include TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN free HIV testing and trans* healthcare. DIEGO LGBT Center OC The Youth Housing Project provides 23 units of 1605 North Spurgeon Street affordable, supportive housing for youth between 18-24 Santa Ana, CA 92701 years of age, with a special focus on LGBTQ and HIV+ Phone: 714-953-5428 youth. Fax: 714-246-8907 Email: [email protected]

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LGBTQ youth creative media expressions and building LGBT Center on 4th connections to existing resources. 305 E. 4th Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 1400 East Olympic Boulevard, Suite 240 www.lgbtcenteroc.org Los Angeles, CA 90021 Phone: 213-622-1650 BILLY DEFRANK LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER Email: [email protected] www.reachla.org LGBTQ Youth Space is a community drop-in center and mental health program for LGBTQ and allied youth ages 13-25 who live in Santa Clara County. BIENESTAR The Sabores Youth Program is an HIV prevention 452 South 1st Street program geared to educate LGBT youth ages of 14 to 24. San Jose, CA 95113 Sabores is offered in Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, Phone: 408-343-7940 and San Bernardino Counties. Mpowerment is a Email: [email protected] Community Level Intervention targeting gay/bisexual www.youthspace.org Latino youth ages 18 to 24.

Family and Children Services Office 5326 East Beverly Boulevard 375 Cambridge Ave Los Angeles, CA 90022 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Phone: 323-727-7896 Email: [email protected] Safe Space at the Gilroy Family Resource Center www.bienestar.org 379 Tomkins Court Gilroy, CA 95020 BLACK LGBT PROJECT The Black LGBT Project seeks to chronicle and document SPECTRUM LGBT CENTER the experiences, lives, and ideals of Black LGBT persons Spectrum LGBT Center welcomes young people ages 14- (past and present) through literary, visual, and 19 to a support and discussion group twice a month in San performance arts. Rafael. Email: [email protected] 910 Irwin Street www.blacklgbtproject-mylifemystory.yolasite.com San Rafael, CA 94901 Phone: 415-472-1945 x102 NORCAL OUTREACH PROJECT (NCOP) Email: [email protected] NCOP is an organization serving the LGBTQ+ www.spectrumlgbtcenter.org community of Shasta County that provides support groups, community services, and events. SOUTH BAY CENTER The Outlet is a social network for LGBTQ young adults 2770 Pioneer Drive ages 18-30. It meets every other Tuesday, 6:30 pm, and Redding, CA 96001 every other Thursday, 2:30 pm, in alternate weeks. Phone: 530-949-6267 Email: [email protected] 16610 Crenshaw Boulevard www.norcaloutreach.org Torrance, CA 90504 Phone: 310-328-6550 SAN FRANCISCO LGBT CENTER Email: [email protected] The mission of the SF LGBT Center is to connect our www.southbaycenter.org diverse community to opportunities, resources, and each other in order to achieve a vision of a stronger, healthier, REACH LA and more equitable world for LGBT people. Through its media arts programs, REACH LA is committed to advocacy of LGBTQ youth rights, visibility for the LGBTQ youth of color community, fostering

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1800 Market Street SANCTUARY PALM SPRINGS San Francisco, CA 94102 Sanctuary Palm Springs is a Transitional Housing Phone: 415-865-5555 Program + Foster Care specifically designed to meet the www.sfcenter.org needs of the LGBTQ community of foster youth transitioning to adulthood. RAINBOW COMMUNITY CENTER (RCC) RRC’s goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and respectful Phone: 760-766-3500 environment for LGBTQ people of all ages, socio- Crisis Line: 1-866-488-7386 economic status, races, cultures, and religions. www.sanctuarypalmsprings.org/

2118 Willow Pass Road, Suite 500 Concord, CA 94520 COLORADO Phone: 925-692-0090 Fax: 925-692-0091 THE GLBT COMMUNITY CENTER OF Email: [email protected] COLORADO www.rainbowcc.org Rainbow Alley is a safe space supporting LBGTQ youth and their allies ages 11 to 21, providing a drop-in space, FRESNO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER youth-led events and activities, counseling and support The Fresno LGBT Community Center offers space for groups, health services, and life services. groups and individuals to come in, get informed, meet, and connect. It is an official Safe Space. 1301 East Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80218 1067 N. Fulton Avenue Phone: 303-831-0442 Fresno, CA 93728 Email: [email protected] Phone: 559-325-4429 www.glbtcolorado.org www.fresnolgbtcenter.org THE TWO SPIRIT NATIONAL CULTURAL GAY ASIAN PACIFIC SUPPORT NETWORK EXCHANGE (GASPN) It is the mission of the Two Spirit National Cultural GASPN hopes to provide gay or bisexual Asian or Pacific Exchange, Inc. to work to preserve, record, document and Islanders (API) with a safe environment to connect, educate people, groups and organizations on and of the resources, education and artistic opportunities, and Native American traditional two-spirit culture and advocacy. identity. Phone: 323-596-7574 Email: [email protected] Phone: 720-261-1854 www.gaspn.org Email: [email protected] www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Spirit-National-Cultural- Exchange-Inc/190082177691989 LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE DESERT The Center provides a safe and supportive environment INSIDE/OUT YOUTH SERVICES for members to enjoy wellness, educational, support, and social programming. The Center also offers a classroom Inside/Out Youth Services serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, lesson on youth suicide prevention and anti-bullying. transgender, and questioning youth between 13- 22 years old in El Paso County. It serves youth with 1301 North Palm Canyon Drive, 3rd Floor programs including support and discussion groups, Palm Springs, CA 92262 supervised drop-in recreation center, leadership Phone: 760-416-7790 development opportunities, sexual health education, and Email: [email protected] a food pantry. www.thecenterps.org

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412 South Tejon Street (CAFAP) and True Colors, Inc. Sexual Minority Youth Colorado Spring, CO 80903 and Family Services of Connecticut. The Safe Harbor Phone: 719-328-1056 project seeks to identify and resolve gaps in the provision Email: [email protected] of culturally competent care for LGBTI youth and www.insideoutys.org families across the spectrum of Child Welfare.

GENDER IDENTITY CENTER OF COLORADO 30 Arbor Street, Suite 201A Hartford, CT 06106 The Gender Identity Center of Colorado is an Phone: 860-232-0050 organization formed to provide support to anyone gender Email: [email protected] variant in their gender identity or expression. The Center www.ourtruecolors.org offers counseling and educational services as well as support groups and mentorship programs. TRIANGLE COMMUNITY CENTER Phone: 303-202-6466 The Triangle Community Center hosts three youth Email: [email protected] groups: Alliance, which encourages activism; a group for www.giccolorado.org transgender/gender questioning youth; and a social group, Outspoken. EQUALITY CENTER OF COLORADO SPRINGS The Equality Center seeks to enrich the LGBT 618 West Ave, Suite 205 community with monthly community service projects, Norwalk, CT 0685 social events, and by supporting other organizations that Phone: 203-853-0600 promote equality in the southern Colorado area. Email: [email protected] www.ctpridecenter.org Phone: 719-459-9048 www.springsequality.org DELAWARE

CONNECTICUT CAMP REHOBOTH Camp Rehoboth is an LGBT community service HARTFORD GAY AND LESBIAN HEALTH organization in Rehoboth Beach offering a multitude of COLLECTIVE activities, events, and programs. Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective offers HIV counseling, education and outreach programs and several 37 Baltimore Avenue support groups, including the Rainbow Room for LGBTQ Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 youth ages 13-21. Phone: 302-227-5620 Fax: 302-227-5604 Main Office Email: [email protected] 1841 Broad Street http://www.camprehoboth.com/ Hartford, CT 06114 Phone: 860-278-4163 FLORIDA HC East 64 Church Street COMPASS (GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY Manchester, CT 06040 CENTER OF THE PALM BEACHES) www.hglhc.org The Youth Program at the Community Center is open to LGBTQ youth between 6 and 17. The Youth Program is TRUE COLORS, SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH split into three components: the Youth Group, Allied AND FAMILY SERVICES Nations group, and the New Alternatives Social Group. The Safe Harbor Project is a collaboration between the State Department of Children and Families (DCF); the Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents

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201 North Dixie Highway 1175 North East 125th Street, Suite 510 Lake Worth, FL 33460 North Miami, FL 33161 Phone: 561-533-9699 Toll Free Number: 866-634-8087 Email: Amanda Canete, [email protected] Office Number: 305-899-8087 www.compassglcc.com Email: [email protected] www.glbtqalliance.com ALSO YOUTH ALSO Youth’s mission is to provide Advocacy, PRIDELINES YOUTH SERVICES Leadership, Support, and Outreach to LGBTQIA youth Pridelines is dedicated to supporting, educating and and their allies. Groups and events are hosted often. empowering South Florida’s LGBTQ youth in a safe and diverse environment. 1470 Boulevard of the Arts Sarasota, FL 34236 6360 NE 4th Court Phone: 941-951-2576 Miami, FL 33138 Email: [email protected] Phone: 305-571-9601 www.alsoyouth.org Fax: 305-571-9602 Email: [email protected] JACKSONVILLE AREA SEXUAL MINORITY www.pridelines.org YOUTH NETWORK, INC. (JASMYN) JASMYN provides a safe space, support, leadership THE PRIDE CENTER development, HIV prevention and recreational The LGBTQS Youth Group includes two groups, one for opportunities to youth 13-23. The youth program offers a teens ages 13-17 and one for young adults ages 18-21, that drop-in center, support groups, and case management, provide a youth-led safe space. among others. 2040 North Dixie Highway 923 Peninsular Place Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Jacksonville, FL 32204 General Phone: 954-463-9005 Phone: 904-389-3857 Youth Services Phone: 954-764-5150 / 954-549-0263 Youth Information Line: 904-389-0089 Email: [email protected] Fax: 904-389-3089 www.glccsf.org Email: [email protected] www.jasmyn.org SUNSHINE SOCIAL SERVICES, INC. Sunshine Social Services provides life assistance and ORLANDO YOUTH ALLIANCE mental health care for the LGBTQ community with a OYA is a peer based youth group with members ranging focus on economically disadvantaged and marginalized from the ages of 13 to 24. youth.

PO Box 536944 2312 Wilton Drive Orlando, FL 32853 Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Phone: 407-244-1222 Phone: 954-764-5150 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.orlandoyouthalliance.org www.sunserve.org

THE ALLIANCE FOR GLBTQ YOUTH ZEBRA COALITION The Alliance for GLBTQ Youth coordinates a full range The Zebra Coalition is a network of Central Florida social of quality services for youth, families and their service providers, government agencies, schools, and communities. Project SAFE—safe accommodations for colleges and universities that provide a full continuum of everyone—is a collaborative effort to address GLBTQ services to at-risk LGBT+ youth. They offer case youth homelessness in Miami-Dade County. management, short-term housing, a youth center, and many other services.

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911 North Mills Avenue FAMILY RESOURCES Orlando, FL 32803 Family Resources’ Transitional Living Program in Phone: 407-228-1446 Clearwater, FL provides a safe haven for LGBTQ youth Email: [email protected] and young adults ages 16-22. The TLP offers stable www.zebrayouth.org housing for up to 18 months and is designed to empower residents for academic success, life management and VISUALITY FLORIDA permanent connections for a successful transition to self- Visuality’s mission is to enhance and sustain the health sufficiency. and well-being of the LGBTQ community by providing nd activities, programs, educational events and services that 5180 62 Avenue North empower community members, provide resources, and Pinellas Park, FL 33781 advocate for civil and human rights. Main Office: (727) 521-5200 Transitional Living Program: (727) 298-3562 8359 Beacon Boulevard, Suite 604 www.family-resources.org Ft Myers, FL 33807 Phone: 239-898-6124 www.visualityflorida.org GEORGIA

THE FAMILY TREE: TALLAHASSEE LGBT JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES COMMUNITY CENTER JF&CS offers a twice monthly LGBTQ teen group for The Family Tree Community Center positions itself at the youth of all faiths ages 13-17. The center also offers center of LGBT life in Tallahassee and the surrounding individual counseling. areas. The Center offers a youth group intended to help young people better understand their identity or answer 4549 Chamblee Dunwoody Road any questions that may not be answered at home. Atlanta, GA 30338 Phone: 770-677-9417 PO Box 38477 www.yourtoolsforliving.org Tallahassee, FL 32315 Phone: 850-222-8555 Email: [email protected] YOUTHPRIDE www.familytreecenter.org Youth Pride offers Safe Zone, a daily after-school program, and regular support and discussion groups. The TRANSGENDER NETWORK TAMPA (TNT) YouthPride Center is home to Teen Forum, Young Adult Forum, TransandFriends, Boy Talk, and Though Her TNT hopes to form a bond between trans and non-binary Eyes and Empowerment. There are also counseling identified individuals providing a safe and supportive services and free HIV testing. place to gather and discuss issues the community is facing. TNT also aims to increase trans visibility in PO Box 4264 Florida. Find resources on their website, as well as a form Atlanta, GA 30302 for contacting TNT. Phone: 844-975-4287 www.transnettampa.com Email: [email protected] www.youthpride.org SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TRANS SUPPORT GROUP FIERCE YOUTH RECLAIMING AND EMPOWERING (FYRE) The Southwest Florida Trans Support Group site lists a number of support groups for trans people in the area. The Fierce Youth Reclaiming & Empowering (FYRE) program develops the civic leadership of LGBTQQ and www.swfltransptgp.org ally youth of color living in the Southeast in the reproductive justice movement.

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PO Box 89210 ATLANTA GENDER EXPLORATIONS (AGE) Atlanta, GA 30312 AGE is an open gender support group that meets once a Phone: 404-331-3250 month. Email: [email protected] www.sparkrj.org Contact: Billie (President) [email protected] or Jamie (Treasurer) [email protected] for locations and SOJOURN questions about the group. www.atlantagender.org The Southern Jewish Resource Network for Gender and

Sexual Diversity (SOJOURN) has an education programs which teaches about being an effective ally, bullying and suicide prevention, and through the scope HAWAII of Jewish texts. GSA HAWAI‘I The Philip Rush Center GSA Hawai‘i is a state-wide network that provides 1530 Dekalb Avenue, Suite A support for Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) in Hawai‘i’s Atlanta, GA 30307 schools. GSA Hawai‘i will provide support to new and Phone: 678-710-8270 existing GSAs, and connect GSAs with each other for Email: [email protected] them to grow & strengthen. www.sojourngsd.org 677 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 226 CHRIS 180 Honolulu, HI 96813 The mission of CHRIS 180 (formerly CHRIS Kids) is to Phone: 808-521-2437 ext. 276 heal children, strengthen families, and build community Email: [email protected] through mental health counseling, training, providing safe www.gsahawaii.org housing, and real-world skill building. CHRIS 180 saves, serves, and protects children, young adults, and families RAINBOW FAMILY 808 who have experienced trauma to help them change the The group offers various services, including support direction of their lives. groups for families, educational programs, and outreach for homeless youth, among others. Main Office: 1017 Fayetteville Road, Suite B Email: [email protected] Atlanta, GA 30316 www.rainbowfamily808.com Phone: 404-486-9034 www.chris180.org HAWAI‘I LGBT LEGACY FOUNDATION JUSTUSATL The mission of the Hawai‘i LGBT Legacy Foundation is to support, empower, unify, and facilitate LGBT JustUsATL is a youth-led space of affirmation, liberation, organizations and individuals in Hawai‘i. The foundation and safety which empowers LGBTQ+ young people to offers youth programming in a range of areas. lead their own movement. All programs for young people ages 13-28 are free of charge. Programs include PO Box 23300 individual counseling, weekly discussion groups, Honolulu, HI 96822 leadership training, sex education, performing arts Phone: 808-369-2000 showcases, and social events. Email: [email protected] 1530 DeKalb Avenue NE www.hawaiilgbtlegacyfoundation.com Atlanta, GA 30307 Phone: 678-718-5878 YO WAIKIKI Email: [email protected] Youth Outreach (YO) serves as a safe haven for homeless www.justusatl.org youths, offering medical care, social services and non- judgmental support.

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415 Keoniana Street ALL UNDER ONE ROOF Honolulu, HI 96815 The All Under One Roof LGBT Youth Center is open to Phone: 808-791-9366 young people ages 14-21 and is committed to assisting www.waikikihc.org/locations/youth-outreach-drop-in- young people develop a true sense of self and confident. center-and-teen-clinic/ 234 North Main Street THE LAVENDER CLINIC Pocatello, Idaho 83201 The Lavender Clinic is a non-profit health clinic that Phone: 208-251-1661 provides healthcare, leadership, programs, education, and Email: [email protected] services for the LGBTQIA communities of Hawai‘i. https://www.pridefoundation.org/local/idaho/

1345 S. Beretania Street, Suite 101 Honolulu, HI 96814 ILLINOIS Phone: 808-445-5392 www.lavenderclinichawaii.com AFFINITY COMMUNITY SERVICES

Affinity Community Services is a social justice IDAHO organization that works with and on behalf of Black LGBTQ communities, queer youth and allies. 2850 S. Wabash, Suite 108 YOUTH ALLIANCE FOR DIVERSITY Chicago, IL 60616 YAD (Youth Alliance for Diversity) is open to all LGBT Phone: 773-324-0377 youth and allies aged 20 and under. It meets every Sunday Email: [email protected] from 4-6pm at The LGBT Center. www.affinity95.org

th 919 N 27 Street UP CENTER OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY Boise, ID 83702 Talk it UP is a peer-run LGBTQ support group for middle Phone: 208-344-4295 and high-school youth. Play it UP meets in conjunction Email: [email protected] with Talk It UP, and is a safe and supportive environment http://www.yffn.org/yad/ in which to have fun, gain support, and make new friends.

THE COMMUNITY CENTER (TCC) 1001 S. Wright Street TCC provides a safe and welcoming space for group Champaign, IL 61820 meetings and social activities for youth groups, LGBT Phone: 217-550-4248 support groups, women’s and transgender groups. Email: [email protected] www.unitingpride.org 280 N 8th Street #130 Boise, ID 83702 HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER- Phone: 208-336-3870 BROADWAY YOUTH CENTER http://tccidaho.org/ Howard Brown’s Broadway Youth Center (BYC) is a safe space in which young people ages 12-24 can access THE PRIDE FOUNDATION compassionate support, life-saving healthcare, GED The Pride Foundation is a regional community foundation programs, and a range of support services. that provides scholarship grants to LGBTQ students. 4009 N. Broadway Steve Martin: Regional Development Organizer in Idaho Chicago, IL 60613 PO Box 1827 Phone: 773-935-3151 Boise, ID 83701 Email: [email protected] Phone: 208-914-0442 http://howardbrown.org/byc/ https://www.pridefoundation.org/local/idaho/

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LESBIAN AND GAY HOTLINE driven, identity affirming housing in Chicago. Project Trained volunteer resource counselors assist callers to the Fierce provides transitional housing and support services Helpline by providing information and referrals, as well to LGBTQ young adults as support, counseling, and crisis intervention. 333 W. North Ave, Suite 259 Phone: 773-929-4357 Chicago, IL 60610 http://chicagolgbtservices.org/place_tags/lesbian-gay- Gaylon Alcaraz: [email protected] hotline/ http://projectfiercechicago.org/

PROJECT VIDA OAK PARK AREA LESBIAN AND GAY ASSOCIATION (OPALGA) Project VIDA is a culturally-focused HIV/AIDS prevention and direct services community-based OPALGA sponsors and runs a multitude of events and organization located on Chicago’s West Side. It offers activities for Oak Park’s LGBTQ community. prevention education and direct services to anyone over PO Box 1460 the age of 12. Oak Park, IL 60304 Email: [email protected] 2659 South Kedvale Avenue Chicago, IL 60623 Phone: 773-277-2291 INDIANA Email: [email protected] www.projectvida.org INDIANA YOUTH GROUP IYG’s main function is to provide a safe place for youth THE PHOENIX CENTER along with programming and gay youth support services The Phoenix Center is Central Illinois’ LGBTQ within its activity center. Community Center, offering various groups, services, training, social and educational gatherings, and 2943 East 46th Street transitional housing. The Center hosts a Youth Group Indianapolis, IN 46205 every week for ages 13-17. Phone: 317-541-8726 Email: [email protected] 109 East Lawrence Avenue www.indianayouthgroup.org Springfield, IL 62704 Phone: 217-528-5253 TRI-STATE ALLIANCE Jonna: [email protected] The TSA Youth Group is a safe place for gay, lesbian, Ruth Ann: [email protected] bisexual and transgender youth under the age of 21, and Anthony: [email protected] their straight supporting friends/allies. The TSA Youth http://www.phoenixcenterspringfield.org/ Group is coordinated by an HIV Prevention Outreach Director, and staffed by a group of volunteers. RAINBOW CAFÉ Rainbow Café is a social support group for high school PO Box 2901 age LGBT youth in Southern Illinois that meets every Evansville, IN 47728 Friday evening from 7-10pm. Phone: 812-480-0204 Email: [email protected] Giant City Plaza www.tsagl.org 1320 S. Giant City Road, Suite F Carbondale, IL 62902 THE LGBTQ CENTER OF SOUTH BEND, http://rainbowcafe.org/ INDIANA The Center promotes equality and builds community by PROJECT FIERCE offering educational resources, support groups, social Project Fierce is a grassroots collective of radical social events, and programming. Drop-in hours are every workers, youth advocates, and other community Monday through Wednesday from 3-7PM. members working together to establish community-

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1522 E. Michawaka Avenue empower them to start and enhance gay-straight alliances South Bend, IN 46615 in their high schools and colleges. Phone: 574-234-1411 Email: [email protected] 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite #274 http://www.thelgbtqcenter.org/ Des Moines, IA 50310 Phone: 515-288-4019 RAINBOW SERENITY Email: [email protected] https://www.pride.oneiowa.org/ Rainbow Serenity is Northwest Indiana’s LBGT Community Center, providing programs, services, and events around NW Indiana. Programs include inTRANSit, a transgender mentoring program, and Out KANSAS & About, a community outreach program. LAWRENCE QUEER YOUTH VOICE PO Box 9221 Lawrence Queer Youth Voice is a youth-led transgender Highland, IN 46322 and queer organization in Lawrence, Kansas that provides Phone: 219-595-2321 a safe space and an outlet for youth activism. There is a Email: [email protected] drop-in center at Penn House. http://www.rainbowserenity.org/ Drop-In Center SPENCER PRIDE COMMUNITY CENTER Penn House at 1035 Pennsylvania Street Spencer Pride seeks to create educational events about Lawrence, KS 66044 the rural LGBTQI community in South Central Indiana. Phone: 785-274-9834 (text only) The Center is a Safe Place for youth in difficult Email: [email protected] circumstances. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Lawrence-Queer-Youth- Voice-541696185888529/about/?ref=page_internal 46 E. Market Street http://www.lawrencequeeryouthvoice.org/ Spencer, IN Phone: 812-652-5000 THE CENTER OF WICHITA Email: [email protected] “Get Connected” is The Center’s youth group, which http://spencerpride.org/ meets Friday evenings from 6pm to 9pm. Teens age 13 to 18 are welcome to enjoy a safe, secured, and neutral setting together with a Center chaperone. IOWA 800 North Market Street UNITED ACTION FOR YOUTH Wichita, KS 67214 Phone: 316-285-0007 The GLBTQ & A Youth Group is a free, informal, drop- Email: [email protected] in social and support group for LGBTQ and allied high www.thecenterofwichita.org school aged youth. It meets on Mondays from 6:30 – 8:00 pm.

355 Iowa Avenue KENTUCKY Iowa City, IA 52240 Phone: 319-358-9406 LEXINGTON GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE 24-hour crisis line: 319-338-7518 The GSA provides a safe environment for LGBTQ youth Email: [email protected] to meet, socialize, and support one another. www.unitedactionforyouth.org www.lexgsa.org IOWA PRIDE NETWORK The Iowa Pride Network is a state-wide non-profit organization that works directly with students, helping

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LOUISVILLE YOUTH GROUP LGBT community in Baton Rouge. CCA lists local The Louisville Youth Group is a community resource support and social groups on their website. dedicated to LGBTQIA youth ages 14 through 20 of the Louisville, Southern Indiana, and surrounding areas. It PO Box 4054 offers various support and social groups throughout the Baton Rouge, LA 70821 month. Phone: 225-366-7487 Email: [email protected] PO Box 406764 http://www.ccabatonrouge.org/ Louisville, KY 40204 Phone: 502-587-7755 PEOPLE ACTING FOR CHANGE AND Email: [email protected] EQUALITY (PACE) www.louisvilleyouthgroup.com PACE is a nonpartisan organization that works to advance equality in Northwest Louisiana so that the LGBT TRANSKENTUCKY community can lead open, honest, responsible, and safe TransKentucky is a support, social, and resource group lives. serving Lexington and the state of Kentucky. The group meets on the first Saturday of every month at 7:30PM in Troy Hylan: [email protected] Lexington, KY. www.pacelouisiana.org/

Email: [email protected] LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER OF NEW www.transkentucky.com/ ORLEANS The Center’s mission is to combat homophobia, , racism, and misogyny by supporting LOUISIANA community-driven projects and organizations in the greater New Orleans area. BREAKOUT! Email: [email protected] BreakOUT! seeks to end the criminalization of lesbian, www.lgbtccneworleans.org/ gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth to build a safer and more just New Orleans through organizing, workshops, and leadership development. LOUISIANA TRANS ADVOCATES There’s a drop-in site for weekly meetings and events. Louisiana Trans Advocates is a website providing a list of resources including healthcare and service provider, as 1001 South Broad Street, #119 well as support groups for trans* people. New Orleans, LA 70125 Phone: 504-252-9025 650 N 6th Street. Email: [email protected] Baton Rouge, LA 70802 www.youthbreakout.org Email: [email protected] http://www.latransadvocates.org/ BROTHERHOOD INC.

C.H.O.I.C.E.S. is a program of Brotherhood, Inc. that offers free, anonymous HIV testing and counseling for MAINE ages 13 and up. 2714 Canal Street, Suite 503 OUT! AS I WANT TO BE New Orleans LA 70119 Out! As I Want to Be supports and empowers LGBTQ Phone: 504-566-7955 young people, under the age of 22, and their allies in the www.brotherhoodinc.org Maine mid-coast area. The organization offers support groups, education, retreats, and more. CAPITAL CITY ALLIANCE Capital City Alliance is a community organization dedicated to engaging, promoting, and advocating for the

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63 Park Street 100 Welsh Park Drive Rockland, ME 04841 Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 1-800-530-6997 Phone: 240-324-7823 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.outmidcoast.org www.rainbowyouthalliancemd.org

OUTRIGHT LEWISTON/AUBURN GLBT COMMUNITY CENTER OF BALTIMORE Outright/L-A has a drop-in place for youth age 22 and AND CENTRAL MARYLAND under to meet other youth, talk, plan events, play games, Two youth groups are active at the center. RYA- watch movies, and get information on HIV prevention. Baltimore meetings include discussion groups, movies, projects, art, and guest speakers in a safe and supervised PO Box 433 environment. Teens between 13 and 19 years of age are Lewiston, ME 04243 welcome. Mixed Company is for young adults ages 20- Email: [email protected] 30. www.outrightla.org/ 2530 North Charles Street PORTLAND OUTRIGHT Baltimore, MD 21218 Phone: 410-777-8145 Portland Outright is a youth-driven program that offers Email: [email protected] support and services to LGBTQQ+ and Allied young www.glccb.org people in the greater Portland, Maine area. There is a drop-in group every Wednesday from 6-8. THE FREDERICK CENTER 68 Washington Avenue The Frederick Center is an LGBTQ Center that hosts a Portland, ME 04101 peer support group for LGBTQ youth ages 14-22 every Phone: 207-588-2429 Wednesday evening. Email: [email protected] www.portlandoutright.com/ 25 E 2nd Street Frederick, MD 21701 MAINETRANSNET Email: [email protected] www.thefrederickcenter.org/ MaineTransNet seeks to provide support and resources for the transgender community, their families, and significant others by providing peer support groups for FREESTATE JUSTICE trans people and allies, as well as providing avenues for FreeState Legal Project is a legal advocacy organization social networking and public dialogue. that seeks to improve the lives of low-income LGBT Marylanders PO Box 1034 Westbrook, ME 04098 231 East Baltimore Street, Suite 1100 Phone: 207-370-0359 Baltimore, MD 21202 Email: [email protected] Phone: 410-625-5428 www.mainetransnet.org Intake Hours: Tuesdays from 1pm-4:30pm www.freestate-justice.org/

MARYLAND ROCKVILLE OPEN HOUSE (ROH) ROH seeks to provide a fully supervised gathering and RAINBOW YOUTH ALLIANCE safe space for LGBTQQI Jewish teens and their allies Rainbow Youth Alliance (RYA) provides twice monthly, between the ages of 13-18 years old. ROH is open on the adult-facilitated, peer-to-peer support group meetings for first Wednesday of each month until June 2017. high school youth ages 13-18. 6125 Montrose Road Rockville, MD 20852 www.rockvilleopenhouse.org

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MARYLAND TRANS* UNITY BOSTON AREA TRANSGENDER SUPPORT Maryland Tran* Unity is an all-volunteer community (BATS) building organization serving trans people. Meetings take BATS is a peer-run support group for transgender young place on the first and third Sunday of every month from adults based in Cambridge, MA. It is inclusive of both 2-4pm in rooms 30 and 31. -to-male (FTM), male-to-female (MTF) spectrum individuals, folks who identify as bigender, genderqueer, 9601 Cedar Lane agender, non-binary, or who are intersex, and anybody Bethesda MD, 20814 questioning their gender identity. www.transunity.net/ Email: [email protected] http://massbats.org/ MASSACHUSETTS WALTHAM HOUSE FENWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH PEER Waltham House is a group home program designed to LISTENING LINE provide a safe and supportive living environment for up The Peer Listening Line is an anonymous and confidential to 12 LGBT youth ages 14-18. The program also serves phone line that offers LGBTQ youth a safe place to call youth who may be questioning (Q) their sexual for information, referrals and support. orientation and/or gender identity.

Phone: 617-267-2535 10 Guest Street Toll Free: 800-399-7337 Boston, MA 02135 www.fenwayhealth.org/care/wellness-resources/help- Phone: 617-267-3700 lines Email: [email protected] www.thehome.org BAGLY-BOSTON ALLIANCE OF GLBT YOUTH THE CAPE & ISLANDS GAY & STRAIGHT The Boston Alliance of GLBT Youth is a youth-led, YOUTH ALLIANCE adult-supported social support organization committed to social justice and creating, sustaining and advocating for The CIGSYA House is a place where young people can programs, policies and services for GLBT youth aged 22 enjoy meetings, drop in times and special events where and under. there is camaraderie and support, in a peer-led, adult- advised environment, free from judgment based on 565 Boylston Street inherent differences. The CIGSYA House program is Boston, MA 02116 youth-driven, peer-led, and adult-advised, offering an Phone: 617-227-4313 array of supportive services to people 22 and under. Email: [email protected] www.bagly.org 56 Barnstable Road Hyannis, MA 02601 Phone: 508-778-7744 BOSTON GLASS COMMUNITY CENTER Email: [email protected] GLASS provides a drop-in center for LGBTQ youth aged http://www.cigsya.org/CIGSYA_House_- 13-25. It is a safe space to relax and socialize with trained _English/Welcome.html adults who are available to talk. MASSACHUSETTS TRANSGENDER POLITICAL 75 Amory Street COALITION (MTPC) Boston, MA 02119 Phone: 857-399-1920 x 2322 MTPC is an advocacy, education, and community- Email: [email protected] building organization that works to end discrimination on www.jri.org/glass the basis of gender identity and expression. MTPC hosts a Transgender Youth Summit for youth ages 13-24.

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PO Box 960784 OZONE HOUSE Boston, MA 02196 Ozone House offers a range of housing options—from Phone: 617-778-0519 emergency shelter to permanent supportive housing—in Email: [email protected] addition to essential services including individual and www.masstpc.org family therapy, case management, and youth leadership opportunities. PrideZone, which meets once per week in Ypsilanti, is a social and support group for youth ages 13- MICHIGAN 20 who identify as LGBTQ. There is a drop-in center for youth. ANN ARBOR’S TEEN CENTER 1705 Washtenaw Avenue Through leadership skill building, community organizing, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 networking and socializing, Riot Youth connects Phone: 734-662-2265 LGBTQQIA youth to build an inclusive community.

Ozone Drop-In Address: 310 East Washington Street 102 North Hamilton Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Phone: 734-214-9995 Phone: 734-662-2222 Email: [email protected] www.ozonehouse.org www.neutral-zone.org GRAND RAPIDS PRIDE CENTER RUTH ELLIS CENTER The Grand Rapids Pride Center offers a number of The Ruth Ellis Center provides residential, drop-in programs including social and support groups, events, and programs, and mental health services. The Ruth Ellis initiatives. Center provides long and short-term safe space and support services for runaway, homeless and at-risk 343 Atlas Ave SE LGBTQ youth in Detroit and Southeastern Michigan. The Grand Rapids, MI 49506 drop-in center is open on Monday, Wednesday, and Phone: 616-458-3511 Thursday. The Intensive Treatment Unit at Ruth’s House www.grpride.org is a structured living program with level systems for 12- to 17-year-old LGBTQ youth. OUT CENTER 77 Victor Street The Out Center seeks to provide LGBT people and their Highland Park, MI 48203 families with support and advocacy. The Center hosts Phone: 313-252-1950 Teen Pride GSA Meetings and has a Drop-In Center with Email: [email protected] free resources. www.ruthelliscenter.org 132 Water Street TRANS YOUTH FAMILY ALLIES Benton Harbor, MI 49022 Phone: 269-925-8330 TYFA empowers children and families by partnering with www.outcenter.org educators, service providers and communities to develop supportive environments in which gender may be expressed and respected. AFFIRMATIONS Affirmations provides a welcoming space where people PO Box 1471 of all sexual orientations, gender identities and Holland, MI 49422 expressions, and cultures can find support and Phone: 888-462-8932 acceptance. Affirmations provides a number of youth Email: [email protected] services including tutoring, workforce development, and www.imatyfa.org social and support groups.

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290 W. Nine Mile Road JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE Ferndale, MI 48220 GREATER ST. PAUL AREA Phone: 248-398-7105 The St. Paul JCC teen department supports teens who www.goaffirmations.org identify as LGBTQ or who are questioning their sexuality. TRANSGENDER MICHIGAN Transgender Michigan’s primary mission is to provide 1375 St. Paul Avenue advocacy, support, and education while serving to create St. Paul, MN 55116 coalitions in the state of Michigan. Transgender Michigan Phone: 651-698-0751 has a multitude of chapters across the state and hosts Teen Director: 651-255-4767 various social events for transgender people throughout Email: [email protected] the year. www.stpauljcc.org

23211 Woodward Avenue, #309 AVENUES FOR HOMELESS YOUTH Ferndale, MI 48220o The GLBT Host Home Program is an ‘outside-the- Phone: 855-345-TGMI system’ community and volunteer-based response to Email: [email protected] youth homelessness. It offers homeless gay, lesbian, www.transgendermichigan.org bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) youth safe homes and support.

MINNESOTA 1708 Oak Park Avenue N Minneapolis, MN 55411 YOUTHLINK Host Home Contact: Rocki Simões, [email protected] YouthLink’s Drop-In Center is a safe, non-judgmental Phone: 612-844-2006 place for youth, 16-23 years old, from all backgrounds, www.avenuesforyouth.org races, genders, and orientations. They offer housing for youth, as well as OUT!, a support group. RECLAIM 41 North 12th Street RECLAIM works to increase access to mental health Minneapolis, MN 55403 support so that queer and trans youth may reclaim their Phone: 612-252-1200 lives from oppression in all its forms. It offers therapy for Email: [email protected] youth and families, training for practitioners, and www.youthlinkmn.org community partnerships for social change at the intersection of gender and racial justice. THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP 771 Raymond Avenue TeenPRIDE (from Prostitution to Independence, Dignity St. Paul, MN 55114 and Equality) is a program to help women, teens and Phone: 612-235-6743 transgender youth get out and stay out of prostitution. MN Email: [email protected] Q Youth, a program of the Family Partnership, holds www.reclaim-lgbtyouth.org weekly & monthly, leadership & social opportunities for LGBTQ & Two-Spirit Youth aged 11- 18. CITY OF LAKES CROSSGENDER COMMUNITY PRIDE Crisis Line Number: 612-728-2062 CLCC is a support and social group for transgender PRIDE Toll-Free: 888-774-3399 individuals in the Upper Midwest. MN Q Youth Phone: 612-728-2079 Email: [email protected] PO Box 14844 http://www.thefamilypartnership.org/programsservices/a Minneapolis, MN 55414 dvocacy/pride/ Phone: 651-229-3613 [email protected] www.clccll.tripod.com

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MN TRANSGENDER HEALTH COALITION 620 E Armour Boulevard The MN Transgender Health Coalition offers several free Kansas City, MO 64109 services to trans and gender non-conforming people, Phone: 816-931-0334 including monthly HIV testing, support groups, food www.kcpassages.org shelves, and more. THE EQUAL YOUTH CENTER 3405 Chicago Avenue S, Suite 103 EQUAL was founded on the belief that by giving youth Minneapolis, MN 55407 the power to organize, lead and collaborate, youth would Phone: 612-823-1152 not only transform themselves, but transform their www.mntranshealth.org communities.

PO Box 32974 MISSISSIPPI Kansas City, MO 64171 Phone: 816-787-1689 MISSISSIPPI SAFE SCHOOLS COALITION Email: [email protected] www.facebook.com/EQUALKC/timeline MSSC supports community efforts to reduce anti-LGBT bias in public schools and communities throughout Mississippi. MSSC provides opportunities for LGBT THE CENTER PROJECT (TCP) youth to develop leadership skills. TCP is a safe and open space that supports LGBTQ youth, families, and those living in rural communities. TCP PO Box 3442 offers a number of programs including The Clothing Jackson, MS 39207 Closet, which provides clothes for queer people in order Email: [email protected] to ease the financial burden of coming out or www.mssafeschools.org transitioning, Prism, a social group for LGBT teens, and Transgender Blender, a support group for transgender people. MISSOURI PO Box 521 Columbia, MO 65205 GROWING AMERICAN YOUTH Phone: 573-449-1188 Growing American Youth is a social and support www.thecenterproject.org organization for LGBTQ youth 21 and under. THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER c/o Trinity Church OF THE OZARKS 600 North Euclid Avenue St. Louis, MO 63108 The GLO Center is a safe place to meet other members Phone: 314-669-5428 of the LGBTQ community, offering support and social Email: [email protected] groups. www.growingamericanyouth.org 518 E. Commercial Street Springfield, MO 65802 PASSAGES Phone: 417-869-3978 Passages is a youth group for LGBTQ and allied youth, www.glocenter.org providing educational information and experiences to encourage personal growth and social interaction to ease LIKEME LIGHTHOUSE their transition into self-acceptance and to become empowered. They are open every Wednesday night from LikeMe LightHouse offers a number of resources 5:30 to 9pm to ages 14 to 20. including legal advocacy, housing, and support services.

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PO Box 11176 1124 Cedar Street Kansas City, MO 64119 Missoula, MT 59802 Phone: 816-753-7770 Phone: 406-541-6891 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.likemelighthouse.org www.empowermt.org/youth-and-schools/lgbtq-youth/

METRO TRANS UMBRELLA GROUP MONTANA GENDER ALLIANCE The Metro Trans Umbrella Group seeks to unite all The Montana Gender Alliance is a collective network of transgender support, advocacy, educational, and ally gender variant individuals and their allies, providing a groups in St. Louis. On their website, there are a number safe space for support and discussion. Chapter contact of support groups and resources listed. information is on webpage.

438 N Skinker Blvd http://genderexpansionproject.org/montana-gender- St. Louis, MO 63130 alliance/ Email: [email protected]

PERFORMOUT NEBRASKA PerformOUT provides a safe, inclusive atmosphere for youth of any and all identities fostering positive identity PROUD HORIZONS YOUTH GROUP development through creative expression. Proud Horizons is a youth social group for LGBTQ+ identified individuals aged 13-23, as well as straight PO Box 30032 allies. Kansas City, MO 64112 Phone: 816-659-7899 First United Methodist Church’s Mead Hall Email: [email protected] 7020 Cass Street www.performoutkc.org Omaha, NE 68132 Email: [email protected] www.proudhorizons.com MONTANA QUEER NEBRASKA YOUTH NETWORK WESTERN MONTANA COMMUNITY CENTER The Queer Nebraska Youth Network is composed of three Youth Forward is a safe and supportive drop-in space for subgroups for youth 15-24: the Queer Women’s youth 13-18 who identify as LGBTQ+. Youth Forward Subgroup, the Queer Men’s Subgroup, and the takes a holistic approach to meeting the needs LGBTQ+ Trans*/Genderqueer Subgroup. youth through weekly activities such as interactive discussions, peer-to-peer support, leadership Phone: 402-819-4825 development, guest speakers, and community Email: [email protected] engagement. https://www.facebook.com/pg/theqnyn/about/?ref=page_ internal 127 North Higgins Avenue, Suite 202 Missoula, MT 59802 YES OMAHA Phone: 406-543-2224 Email: [email protected] YES (Youth Emergency Services) helps youth in crisis www.gaymontana.org get back on their feet by meeting their immediate needs for food, shelter, clothing and safety, and creating a support system. The program offers transitional and YOUTH FORWARD emergency housing. Empower Montana supports, mobilizes, and engages LGBTQ+ youth and allies as leaders in tackling individual and institutional transphobia and homophobia, to build safer schools and communities.

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2679 Farnam Street, Suite 205 1745 South Wells Avenue Omaha, NE 68131 Reno, NV 89502 Phone: 402-345-5187 Phone: 775-624-3720 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.yesomaha.org http://www.ourcenterreno.org/

OUTLINC TRANSGENDER ALLIES GROUP (TAG) Outlinc fosters the well-being and advancement of the TAG provides a multitude of Nevada-based resources LGBTQ community by offering various programs for trans people including legal and medical resources, including reading groups, recreational events, and as well as information about Nevada state and local healthcare services. policy.

211 N 14th Street www.transgenderalliesgroup.org Lincoln, NE 68144 SPECTRUM NORTHERN NEVADA OPEN ARMS TRANS SOCIAL GROUP SPECTRUM’s mission is to create safe and accepting The Open Arms Trans Social Group seeks to provide a social networks and events for members of the LGBTQ safe and welcoming space for transgender youth, their community living in Northern Nevada. SPECTRUM friends, and their families. Meetings are every third offers a multitude of programs and events including Saturday of the Month at Unitarian Church. educational, community service, and social events.

3012 S 119th Street PO Box 336 Omaha, NE 68144 Reno, NV 89504 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.spectrumnv.org

NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE THE CENTER The youth program is called QVolution, with three days SEACOAST OUTRIGHT of programs every week, and provides supportive and 21 and Under is a group open to any youth under the age affirming space for LGBTQ youth and their allies. of 22 who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, or allied (a person who supports all 401 South Maryland Parkway the others but identifies as straight/heterosexual). Las Vegas, NV 89101 Phone: 702-733-9800 206 Court Street Email: [email protected] Portsmouth, NH 03801 www.thecenterlv.org Phone: 603-552-5824 Email: [email protected] OUR CENTER www.seacoastoutright.org Our Center is an LGBTQ community center serving the LGBTQ community in North Nevada. Our Center TRANSGENDER NEW HAMPSHIRE provides a safe space for LGBTQ youth and their friends. TGNH commits itself to supporting and building They actively assist youth in determining short term and community between transgender and gender non- long term goals while promoting unity within the conforming people by providing a number of support community. groups, social events, and resources.

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NEW JERSEY community. Meetings are held every Monday in Morris County, NJ at 6:30PM.

PRIDE CENTER OF NEW JERSEY www.gaamc.org The Youth Drop-in is for LGBTIQ and allied youth ages 17 and under. HITOPS LGBTQ SUPPORT GROUPS

85 Raritan Avenue, Suite 100 HiTops is a health education and advocacy organization Highland Park, NJ 08904-2701 that organizes LGBTQ youth support groups. See Phone: 732-846-2232 website for meeting times and dates for different support Email: [email protected] groups. www.pridecenter.org Phone: 609-683-5155 www.hitops.org/youth/lgbtq-support-group NEWARK LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER True Colors is the Youth/Young Adult program of the Newark LGBTQ Community Center. The program is QSPOT LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER focused on creating a safe and supportive environment for QSpot fosters the health, well-being and pride of LGBTQ young people, and their friends. True Colors individuals within New Jersey’s LGBT community by hosts a Drop-In Center Thursday evenings. providing resources, education, events, and by organizing social groups. 11 Halsey Street 66 S. Main Street Newark, NJ 07102 Ocean Grove, NJ 07756 Phone: 973-424-9555 Phone: 732-455-3373 Email: [email protected] www.qspot.org www.newarklgbtqcenter.org MONMOUTH COUNTY CONSORTIUM FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN OFFICE OF GAY LGBT YOUTH CONCERNS The Monmouth County Consortium for LGBT Youth is T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness I’m Fabulous) provides an umbrella organization of concerned and determined support to young African-American and Latina educators, community leaders, arts and cultural transgender girls. organizations, business and individuals who pool resources and ideas in order to provide education, 877 Broad Street, Suite 211 outreach, and social opportunities for LGBTQ youth. Newark, NJ 07102 Phone: 973-639-0700 www.makeitbetter4youth.org Email: [email protected] http://www.aaogc.org/home/ NEW MEXICO NJ LGBT SUPPORT GROUPS This site offers various support groups in New Jersey for U21 the LGBTQ Community. Meeting locations and times are U21 is open to LGBTQ and allied youth under 21. It is listed on the website, as well as social events, stories, and largely a social time with some planned events and college scholarships. sessions, such as arts & crafts, poetry, information on the community, films, dances and workshops. www.glbtofhunterdoncountyofnj.com 1103 Texas Street GAY ACTIVIST ALLIANCE IN MORRIS COUNTY Albuquerque, NM 87110 (GAAMC) Phone: 505-636-0845 GAAMC provides social, educational, and outreach Email: [email protected] programs, as well as opportunities for individuals to www.commonbondnm.org become politically active on issues related to the LGBTQI

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TRANS RESOURCE CENTER OF NEW MEXICO ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COALITION ON The Center offers two youth support groups. Youth HIV/AIDS (APICHA) Group: 25 and under welcome. Kids’ Playgroup and Project Connect’s youth initiative, GAYME (GLBTQI Parents’ Support: a playgroup for young transgender and A&PI Youth Mentorship for Empowerment), connects gender variant children, generally 12 and under. LGBTQI A&PI youth with other youth and adults to share their experiences. APICHA also offers a youth drop in 149 Jackson Street NE center. Albuquerque, NM 87108 Phone: 505-200-9086 400 Broadway Email: [email protected] New York, NY 10013 www.tgrcnm.org Phone: 212-334-7940 www.apicha.org NEW MEXICO GLBTQ CENTERS The New Mexico GLBTQ Centers seek to reduce THE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT homophobia and enrich the individuals living in NM The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, who identify as GLBTQ through education, advocacy, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of and support. Color community organizing center, focusing on the New York City area. 1210 N. Main Street La Cruces, NM 88001 Brooklyn 575-635-4902 85 South Oxford Street www.newmexicoglbtqcenters.org Brooklyn, NY 11217 Phone: 718-596-0342

NEW YORK Manhattan 147 West 24th Street, 3rd floor New York, NY 10011-1911 ACR HEALTH Phone: 212-463-0342 Regionally, it offers a number of programs, support group www.alp.org meetings, and activities for LGBTQ youth in New York State. THE ALI FORNEY CENTER (AFC)

627 West Genesee Street The Ali Forney Center offers a Drop-in Center, Syracuse, NY 13204 Emergency Housing Program and Transitional Housing Phone: 315-475-2430 for LGBTQ youth. Email: [email protected] th [email protected] 224 West 35 Street www.acrhealth.org New York, NY 10001 Phone: 212-222-3427

THE Q CENTER Harlem Drop-in Center: The Q Center offers support groups, after school 321 West 125th Street activities, educational outreach, and special events to New York, NY 10027 LGBTQ youth. The doors are open to youth aged 8-30. Phone: 212-206-0574 www.aliforneycenter.org 617 West Genesee Street Syracuse, NY 13204 HEALTH AND EDUCATION ALTERNATIVES Phone: 315-701-2431 FOR TEENS Email: [email protected] www.qcentersyracuse.com HEAT’s LGBT program provides case management, HIV/STD screening, mental health services, hormone therapy treatment and various social and support groups.

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760 Parkside Avenue, Room 308 100 College Avenue #100 Brooklyn, NY, 11226 Rochester, NY 14607 Phone 718-467-4446 Phone: 585-244-8640 www.heatprogram.org/lgbt.html Email: [email protected] www.gayalliance.org SCO FAMILY SERVICES SCO Family Services provides a continuum of JQY community based residential programs for 24 homeless JQY (Jewish Queer Youth) is a nonprofit organization and at-risk LGBTQ youth. supporting and empowering LGBTQ youth in the Jewish community. JQY fights to ensure the emotional and 1 Alexander Place physical health and safety of these individuals, with a Glen Cove, NY 11542 special focus on teens and young adults from Orthodox, Phone: 516-671-1253 Chasidic, and Sephardic communities. www.sco.org 130 W 30th Street METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF New York, NY 10001 NEW YORK CHARITIES Phone: 646-505-4444 Email: [email protected] Sylvia’s Place is an emergency night shelter with beds for www.jqyouth.org LGBTQI youth ages 16-23. It accepts walk-ins after 6pm 365 days a year. CAPITAL PRIDE CENTER 446 West 36th Street Center Youth offers LGBTQ and allied youth ages 13-18 New York, NY 10018 support groups in Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Phone: 212-629-7440 Hudson. The Center also offers various camps and Email: [email protected] opportunities for activism. www.mccnycharities.org 332 Hudson Avenue NEW ALTERNATIVES Albany, NY 12210 Phone: 518-462-6138 New Alternatives provides basic items, case management, Email: [email protected] recreation, community building, several support groups www.capitalpridecenter.org and a dinner group for homeless LGBT youth ages 16-24.

St. John’s Church HETRICK-MARTIN INSTITUTE 83 Christopher Street The Supportive Services Department of the Hetrick- New York, NY 10014 Martin Institute provides services for homeless and at-risk Phone: 718-300-0133 LGBTQ youth. Email: [email protected] www.newalternativesnyc.org 2 Astor Place, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10003 GAY ALLIANCE Phone: 212-674-2600 Email: [email protected] The Gay Alliance Youth Program is dedicated to www.hmi.org empowering LGBTQ youths, ages 13-20, by providing a safe environment in which to explore their identity, learn important life skills and to develop and practice URBAN JUSTICE CENTER leadership skills. The Alliance offers support groups for The Peter Cicchino Youth Project provides legal services youths and their families and friends. to LGBT youth who are homeless, in foster care or in the juvenile justice system.

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40 Rector Street, 9th Floor 147 West 24th Street New York, NY 10006 New York, NY 10011 Phone: 877-542-8529 Phone: (646) 336-6789 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.urbanjustice.org www.fiercenyc.org

LAWYERS FOR CHILDREN OF AFRICAN DESCENT (GMAD) LFC’s LGBTQ Rights Project consists of two attorneys GMAD offers several support groups focused on youth who collaborate with LFC’s workers. The objectives are and young adults. The Gatekeepers program is a young to assess the needs of LGBTQ youth in foster care, adult peer-education program based on the centuries-long educate youth and others, and advocate. African concept of “I am because we are.” H-Spot is a support and empowerment group for young HIV+ men 110 Lafayette Street, 8th Floor who have sex with men, ages 28 and younger. New York, NY 10013 Phone: 212-966-6420 540 Atlantic Avenue Email: [email protected] Brooklyn, NY 11217 www.lawyersforchildren.org Phone: 718-222-6300 Email: [email protected] STATEN ISLAND LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER www.gmad.org The Center offers extensive youth programming, including a drop-in space, support groups for teens and STREETWISE AND SAFE (SAS) young adults, safer sex resources and opportunities to Streetwise & Safe (SAS) is a project in New York City develop creative and leadership skills. that shares the ins & outs, dos & don’ts and street politics of encounters between LGBTQQ youth of color and the 25 Victory Boulevard police. SAS also stands for and with LGBTQQ youth with Staten Island, NY 10301 experience trading sex for survival needs. Phone: 718-808-1360 www.pridecentersi.org 147 West 24th Street, 45th Floor New York, NY 10011 THE DOOR Phone: 212-929-0562 Fax: 212-564-0590 In addition to health, legal, education, counseling and Email: [email protected] career services, the Door also provides a wide range of www.streetwiseandsafe.org/ programs and services geared towards LGBTQ members.

555 Broome Street SYLVIA RIVERA LAW PROJECT New York, NY 10013 Sylvia Rivera Law Project provides free legal services to Phone: 212-941-9090 ext. 3367 transgender, intersex and gender nonconforming low- Email: [email protected] income people and people of color. It represents and www.door.org advises clients in a variety of contexts.

th th FIERCE 147 West 24 Street, 5 Floor New York, NY 10011 FIERCE is a membership-based organization building the Phone: 212-337-8550 leadership and power of LGBTQ youth of color in New Email: [email protected] York City. It develops politically conscious leaders who www.srlp.org are invested in improving themselves and their communities through youth-led campaigns, leadership development programs, and cultural expression. THE CENTER The Center offers LGBT communities of New York City health and wellness programs; arts, entertainment and cultural events; recovery, wellness, parenthood and family support services.

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YOUTH OUTRIGHT th 208 W 13 Street Youth OUTright is dedicated to empowering lesbian, gay, New York, NY 10011 bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) and allied Phone: 212-620-7310 youth ages 14 through 23 in Western North Carolina. Email: [email protected] Youth OUTright holds weekly support meetings. www.gaycenter.org PO Box 1893 Asheville, NC 28802 NORTH CAROLINA Phone: 866-881-3721 Email: [email protected] LGBT CENTER OF RALEIGH www.youthoutright.org The Center works to strengthen individual and community development through social and educational NORTH STAR LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER activities; to facilitate the incubation of supportive North Star LGBT Community Center offers many services and groups; and to identify needs and advocate educational and social events and activities for the LGBT for resources benefiting the diverse population of lesbian, community in the Piedmont/Triad area, including specific gay, bisexual, and transgender people, their friends and programming for LGBT youth. supporters within and beyond central North Carolina. The Center includes youth programming. 930 Burke Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 324 South Harrington Street Phone: 336-893-9053 Raleigh, NC 27603 Email: [email protected] Phone: 919-832-4484 www.northstarlgbtcc.com Email: [email protected] www.lgbtcenterofraleigh.org LGBT CENTER OF DURHAM The LGBTQ Center of Durham provides community INSIDEOUT resources, events, and support for the LGBTQ iNSIDEoUT is a youth-founded, youth-led organization community, with specific programs supporting the that provides leadership opportunities and a safe space for LGBTQ Latinx community. North Carolina’s Triangle-area LGBTQ and allied youth, both in and out of schools. 114 Hunt Street Durham, NC 27701 1303 Clarendon Street B Phone: 919-827-1436 Durham, NC 27705 Email: [email protected] Phone: 919-923-7884 www.lgbtqcenterofdurham.org Email: [email protected] www.insideout180.org LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER OF CHARLOTTE The LGBT Community Center provides space and TIME OUT YOUTH opportunity to nurture, celebrate, and empower the Time Out Youth is dedicated to providing support, diverse LGBT community of Charlotte through programs, advocacy and education to LGBTQ and allied youth aged events, and collaboration. 13-23 in Charlotte and the surrounding areas. Weekly Time Out Youth Center programs include Drop-In Space, Phone: 704-333-0144 Discussion Groups, Friday Night Fun, Special Events and Email: [email protected] Social Activities. https://www.facebook.com/LGBTCC/

2320 North Davidson Street OUTRIGHT YOUTH Charlotte, NC 28205 Phone: 704-344-8335 LGBT community center serves Alexander, Burke, Email: [email protected] Caldwell, Catawba and Lincoln counties in North www.timeoutyouth.org Carolina. Offers weekly programs and drop-in hours as well as support and social activities for LGBTQ and allied

31 youth ages 12-23. The center also hosts Young Adult all ages, provides a safe environment to discuss topics that Connections a monthly meeting for LGBTQ young adults impact individuals who identify outside of the gender 18-30 and LGBT adult discussion and social groups. binary. Provides education and community outreach to create a safe and welcoming community for all. 6600 Detroit Avenue Cleveland, OH 44102 748 4th Street SW Phone: 216-651-5428 Hickory, NC 28602 www.lgbtcleveland.org Phone: 828-320-1937 Email: [email protected] KALEIDOSCOPE YOUTH CENTER www.outrightyouthcv.org Kaleidoscope Youth Center provides a drop-in center, counseling, HIV testing, and various recreational & educational opportunities. Kaleidoscope Youth Center is NORTH DAKOTA open to middle school and high school aged youth as well as young adults through age 20. DAKOTA OUTRIGHT Dakota OutRight’s mission is to serve the LGBTQ 1904 North High Street community of central and western North Dakota by Columbus, OH 43201 increasing visibility, providing resources and Phone: 614-294-5437 information, advocating for equality, and creating safe Email: [email protected] spaces for connection, support, and celebration. It has a www.kycohio.org focus group for educators and youth workers to best support LGBT youth. It also hosts various events. STONEWALL COLUMBUS Stonewall Columbus offers a variety of services and PO Box 3064 activities in order to enhance the well-being and visibility Bismarck, ND 58502 of the diverse LGBTQ community of Central Ohio. Email: [email protected] www.dakotaoutright.org 1160 North High Street Columbus, Ohio 43201 FARGO PRIDE COLLECTIVE AND COMMUNITY Phone: 614-299-7764 CENTER www.stonewallcolumbus.org The Fargo Pride Collective and Community Center seeks to create a safe and inclusive space for members of the LOVE ON A MISSION LGBT community by promoting education and social Love on a Mission provides a safe place for LGBTQ+ activities aimed at furthering the social and physical well- youth in Central Ohio, striving to create an accepting and being and development of LGBTQ individuals. welcoming community where everyone is free to express themselves and be loved for who they are. st 1105 1 Avenue South Fargo, ND Email: loam.@gmail.com Phone: 218-287-8034 www.loveonamission.org Email: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/FMpridecenter/ HEARTLAND TRANS WELLNESS GROUP Heartland Trans Wellness Group is a Cincinnati-based OHIO project dedicated to creating accessible, affirming community resources for Midwestern LGBTQPIA people. LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER CLEVELAND 103 William Howard Taft Road The Center offers counseling support for youth ages 14- Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 24. Youth programming and HIV testing is open to Phone: 513-549-4447 LGBTQ youth ages 14-24. Genderqueer Group, open to

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Thursdays from 7:00 till 9:00, provided by OSU OKLAHOMA Counseling Center.

2015-B South Lakewood Avenue YOUTH SERVICES OF TULSA Tulsa, OK 74112 The center offers different services, including a GSA, Out Phone/Hotline: 918-838-7104 Together: weekly group for LGBTQ and ally middle www.openarmsproject.org school and high school students, Rainbow Corps: weekly group for LGBTQ 18-24 year olds, youth leadership EXPRESSIONS COMMUNITY CENTER retreats, and education and professional development. Expression Community Center provides a collaborative 311 South Madison Avenue environment for community events, HIV-related services, Tulsa, OK 74120 support groups, and other outreach programs, including Phone: 918-382-4429 Youth Equality Services group meetings. Email: Vic Wiener, [email protected] th www.yst.org 2245 NW 39 Street Oklahoma City, OK 73112 Phone: 405-528-2210 OKC YOUTH UNITED www.eccokc.org The mission of Oklahoma City Youth United is to provide a safe, inclusive and affirming environment to youth, 14- 20, of all genders and sexual orientations from the OREGON Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The group hosts a weekly meeting for youth. SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY YOUTH First Unitarian Church RESOURCE CENTER 600 North West 13th Street SMYRC (the Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Oklahoma City, OK 73103 Center) provides a safe, supervised, harassment-free, and Email: [email protected] alcohol- and drug-free space for sexual & gender minority www.okcyu.org youth 24 and younger. Youth gather to participate in positive activities like art, music, open mic nights, drag OKLAHOMANS FOR EQUALITY shows, community organizing, youth development, education, peer support, support groups, case Oklahomans for Equality (OkEq) seeks equal rights for management, counseling, and more! Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals and families through advocacy, education, 1220 South West Columbia Street programs, alliances, and the operation of the Dennis R. Portland, OR 97201 Neill Equality Center. OkEq offers a monthly support Phone: 503-872-9664 group for trans teenagers. Email: [email protected] www.smyrc.org 621 East 4th Street Tulsa, OK 74120 Phone: 918-743-4297 OUTSIDE IN Email: [email protected] Outside In provides housing, education, employment, www.okeq.org counseling, medical care, food, recreation and a safe space. Outside In is a national leader in serving LGBTQ OPENARMS YOUTH PROJECT youth.

OpenArms brings LGBTQ and allied youth together to 1132 South West 13th Avenue build a peer-based community that empowers them to end Portland, OR 97205 isolation, create a progressive youth voice and increase Phone: 503-535-3800 well-being and self-esteem. Thursday night includes Medical clinic: 503-535-3860 dinner and group discussion. Free counseling available on Email: [email protected] www.outsidein.org

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TRANSACTIVE environment. The center facilitates social, educational TransActive Gender Center provides a holistic range of and supportive activities as well as opportunities to services and expertise to empower transgender and participate in outreach, activism, and leadership gender diverse children, youth and their families in living development. healthy lives, free of discrimination. The center offers Butterflies for transgender and gender diverse children 126 E. Baltimore Avenue and their siblings ages 4-9, and Vanguard for youth to Media, PA 10963 meet and socialize with other gender diverse, genderqueer Phone: 610-605-7514 and trans* young adults. Email: [email protected] www.prysmyouthcenter.org 1631 NE Broadway Street #355-T Portland, OR 97232 ATTIC YOUTH CENTER Phone: 503-252-3000 The Attic creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth to Email: [email protected] develop into healthy, independent, civic-minded adults www.transactiveonline.org within a safe and supportive community, and promotes the acceptance of LGBTQ youth in society. Q CENTER Q Center provides a safe space to support and celebrate 255 South 16th Street LGBTQ diversity, equity, visibility and community Philadelphia, PA 19102 building, which offers multi-generational programs and Phone: 215-545-4331 services in four core areas: Arts & Culture; Education & Email: [email protected] Training; Health & Wellness and Advocacy. It offers www.atticyouthcenter.org groups for trans youth, as well as a list of resources for all young adults. LGBT CENTER The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Center 4115 North Mississippi Avenue of Central PA is a volunteer-led effort to create a Portland, OR 97217 regionally representative community center that is both a Phone: 503-234-7837 location and a unifying point for central Pennsylvania's Email: [email protected] large, diverse, and multi-county LGBT population. It www.pdxqcenter.org hosts Common Roads, which provides programming, education, and advocacy to empower LGBTQ youth and LOTUS RISING young adults. The Lotus Rising Project is a youth initiated organization rd creating community and social change through respect, 1306 North 3 Street, education, and responsible action. Lotus Rising offers a Harrisburg, PA 17102 number of programs to support LGBTQ people across Phone: 717-920-9534 Southern Oregon. Email: [email protected] www.centralpalgbtcenter.org 711 Medford Center, #254 Medford, OR 87504 SAPPHIRE SPACE (PRYSM) Email: [email protected] Based in Delaware, Prysm now hosts a group called http://en.lotusrisingproject.org/ Sapphire Space in Chester, Pennsylvania. Sapphire Space is a spot for the LGBTQQIA community.

PENNSYLVANIA Community Hospital Wellness Center th PRYSM YOUTH CENTER 2600 West 9 Street Chester, PA 19013 The Prysm Youth Center of Delaware County provides Email: [email protected] Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex youth and their Straight Allies (LGBTQQIA) with a safe, supportive, non-judgmental

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PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH CONGRESS (PYC) 390 Sanitarium Road The Pennsylvania Youth Congress advances freedom and Washington, PA 15301 justice for young LGBTQ Pennsylvanians through Phone: 724-835-4285 advocating for responsible public policy. As a youth-led Email: [email protected] organization, PYC represents citizens working toward www.wcgsa.org safer schools and thriving communities across the commonwealth. THE LGBT CENTER OF GREATER READING The LGBT Center of Greater Reading was established to 409 Walnut Street provide services, advocacy, and support to the Greater Harrisburg, PA 17101 Reading LGBT community. Phone: 717-743-1035 Email: [email protected] 1501 N 13th Street http://payouthcongress.org/ Reading, PA 19604 Phone: 610-741-3923 MAIN LINE YOUTH ALLIANCE Email: [email protected] The Main Line Youth Alliance (MYA) provides gay, www.thecenterofrdg.org lesbian, bisexual, transgender questioning youth and straight allies, with social educational and supportive PERSAD CENTER activities in a confidential, respectful and safe PERSAD Center is a human service organization environment. MYA programs, unique in Philadelphia’s providing the LGBTQ community of Washington, PA western suburbs, encourage healthy relationships with with training and advocacy services, counseling, and peers, family and community. youth programs. Phone: 610-741-3923 106 West Lancaster Avenue www.persadcenter.org PO Box 442 Wayne, PA 19087 PROUD HAVEN Email: [email protected] http://myaonline.org/ Proud Haven helps homeless and unstably-housed LGBTQ youth in the Pittsburgh region find resources and NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA RAINBOW housing options. ALLIANCE (NEPA) PO Box 999295 The NEPA Rainbow Alliance provides education, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 support, and advocacy for LGBTQIA individuals and Phone: 412-953-4666 families while working to advance fairness and equality. Email: [email protected] www.proudhaven.org Phone: 570-972-2523 Email: [email protected] WILLIAM WAY COMMUNITY CENTER www.gaynepa.com The William Way Community Center offers social WASHINGTON COUNTY GAY STRAIGHT groups, networking events, counseling and support ALLIANCE services, and art exhibitions to the LGBT community of Philadelphia. The Washington County Gay Straight Alliance facilitates and provides resources for a peer group of LGBTQA 1315 Spruce Street nd youth. The organization hosts many events including 2 Philadelphia, PA 19107 Friday Night Potluck, a monthly social gathering for the Phone: 215-732-2220 LGBTQA community of all ages. Email: [email protected] www.waygay40.org

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GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER OF 743 Westminster Street PITTSBURG (GLCC) Providence, RI 02903 The GLCC provides LGBT individuals in Western Phone: 401-421-5626 Pennsylvania with resources and opportunities to promote Email: [email protected] visibility, understanding, and equality within the LGBT www.youthprideri.org community. RHODE ISLAND LGBTQ CENTER 210 Grant Street The Center offers a regular schedule of social events, Pittsburg, PA 15219 educational workshops, financial and legal planning, and Phone: 412-422-0114 support groups. Email: [email protected] www.glccpgh.org 1055 Westminster Street, 2nd Floor Providence, RI 02903 TRIVERSITY Email: [email protected] TriVersity provides space and programs that welcome, https://www.facebook.com/RILGBTCenter/ support, and empower the LGBTQ community living in the tri-state region. TGI NETWORK OF RHODE ISLAND TGI is a state-wide network connecting trans people 201 West Harford Street living in RI with support groups, health and social Milford, PA 18337 services, support, legal and medical resources. Phone: 570-832-4955 www.udglbt.org PO Box 40365 Providence, RI 028940 BRADBURY-SULLIVAN LGBT COMMUNITY Phone: 401-441-5058 CENTER Email: [email protected] The Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center www.tginetwork.org provides arts and culture, youth programs as well as supportive services and training programs to strengthen and support the LGBT community. SOUTH CAROLINA

522 West Maple Street WE ARE FAMILY Allentown, PA 18101 We Are Family provides direct support and leadership Phone: 610-347-9988 development opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, www.bradburysullivancenter.org transgender, queer, questioning, intersex (LGBTQQI),

and straight ally youth ages 7-23 in Charleston, Berkeley,

and Dorchester Counties. RHODE ISLAND 29 Leinbach Drive, Suite D-3 YOUTH PRIDE, INC. Charleston, SC 29407 YPI’s programming is dedicated to meeting the social, Phone: 843-637-3697 emotional and educational needs of LGBTQ youth. Email: [email protected] Youth, ages 13-23, are encouraged to hang out in YPI’s www.waf.org Drop-In Center and participate in the wide range of activities and programming, including developing HARRIET HANCOCK LGBT CENTER leadership skills, building positive relationships, and Our facility offers a variety of resources including a free getting support. lending library, meeting spaces for LGBT-supportive groups, and a directory of LGBT-friendly businesses, organizations, and counselors while also serving as the headquarters for the South Carolina Pride Movement.

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1108 Woodrow Street community. Youth Empowerment Services, or YES, is Columbia, SC 29205 the emergency services for LGBTQ youth ages 18-24. Phone: 803-771-7713 Email: [email protected] 892 South Cooper Street www.lgbtcentersc.org Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 901-278-6422 CHARLESTON AREA TRANSGENDER Email: [email protected] SUPPORT www.outmemphis.org CATS is a support group offering monthly meetings held on the second Saturday of each month from 7-9pm in THE OASIS CENTER Charleston. Just Us is an Oasis Center program dedicated to serving high school students who identify as lesbian, gay, Email: [email protected] bisexual, transgender, questioning, or intersex. www.chasareatsupport.org 1704 Charlotte Avenue, Suite 200 Nashville, TN 37203 SOUTH DAKOTA Phone: 615-327-4455 Email: [email protected] https://www.oasiscenter.org/just-us.html THE BLACK HILLS CENTER FOR EQUALITY The goal of Black Hills Center for Equality is to provide YOUNG BROTHERS UNITED the resources, education and networking necessary to enhance the lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Young Brothers United seeks to uplift a generation of Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Intergender, Asexual, Ally, Young African American Males in Pansexual, + Two-Spirited (LGBTQQIIAAP+2S) people Nashville through professional and personal development from diverse communities. They have groups which bring while also providing HIV/AIDS prevention outreach, together people of all ages. education, and awareness to youth between the ages of 13 and 24. PO Box 9504 Rapid City, SD 57709 Nashville Cares Phone: 605-348-3244 501 Brick Church Park Drive Email: [email protected] Nashville, TN 37207 www.bhcfe.org Phone: 615-259-4866 Email: [email protected] http://www.brothersunited.com/youngbu.htm CENTER FOR EQUALITY The Center offers support groups for LGBTQ+ people of TENNESSEE TRANSGENDER SUPPORT various ages. It also offers a youth scholarship. TTS is a support group based in Nashville for any person 220 South Phillips Avenue who feels they fall under the transgender spectrum. Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Phone: 605-610-9206 Contact via Facebook www.thecenterforequality.org https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tennessee- Transgender-Support/107524875933089

TENNESSEE TEXAS MEMPHIS GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER OUT YOUTH PRYSM is a safe, fun space for 13-17 year olds to meet Out Youth serves the Central Texas LGBTQ+ (lesbian/ friends and get support. The Center offers GenQ, a safe gay/bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning) youth place for 18-25 year olds to meet friends in their and their allies with programs and services to ensure these promising young people develop into happy, healthy,

37 successful adults. The organization offers a drop-in center UTAH PRIDE CENTER and programs for youth. The center offers youth programs at the Youth Activity Center. Groups include drop-in times, support groups for 909 East 49 1/2 Street trans youth, and youth leadership council meetings. Austin, Texas 78751 Phone: 512-419-1233 255 East 400 S, Suite 200 Email: [email protected] Salt Lake City, UT 84111 www.outyouth.org Phone: 801-539-8800 Toll-Free: 888-874-2743 RESOURCE CENTER Email: [email protected] Youth First Texas serves LGBT youth and young adults www.utahpridecenter.org ages 14-22 with programs including counseling services, support groups, educational opportunities, recreational EQUALITY UTAH activities and leadership development. Equality Utah offers resources on their webpage for LGBT youth. 3918 Harry Hines Boulevard Dallas, TX 75219 175 W 200 South, Suite 1004 Phone: 214-879-0400 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Toll-Free: 866-657-2437 Phone: 801-355-3479 Email: [email protected] http://www.equalityutah.org/issues/lgbt-youth www.myresourcecenter.org OUTREACH UTAH THE PRIDE CENTER – SAN ANTONIO OUTreach Resource Centers provide educational, health The Center connects members of the LGBT and HIV and enrichment interventions, opportunities and support communities in San Antonio to community resources and for more than 350 LGBT and allied youth ages 14-23 as organizations related to health, wellness, support, well as community services for LGBT and allied adults. education, and advocacy. The Center offers peer support Ogden Center groups for LGBTQ youth and a site-based mentoring 2760 Adams Avenue group for vulnerable, at-risk LGBTQ youth. Ogden, UT 84403 Hours: Wednesdays 3pm – 7:30pm 1002 N. Flores Street San Antonio, TX 78212 Brigham City Center Phone: 210-370-PRIDE (7743) 435 E 700 South Email: [email protected] Brigham City, UT 84302 http://pridecentersa.org/ Hours: First Tuesday of each month 4:00pm – 7:00pm Clearfield Youth Resource Center 782 East 700 South UTAH Clearfield, UT 84015 Hours: Every Thursday 5:30pm – 7:30 pm VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA UTAH’S HOMELESS YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER Cache Youth Resource Center 596 East 900 North HYRC runs a three-part program for homeless youth, and Logan, Utah 84321 about 30% of the youth it serves report being LGBTQ. Hours: Fridays 4:30pm – 7:30pm Programs include a drop-in center, a transitional living center and a street outreach program. http://www.outreachutah.org/

655 South State Street Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: 801-364-0744 Email: [email protected] www.voaut.org/homeless-teen-services

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ENCIRCLE LGBTQ FAMILY & YOUTH VIRGINIA RESOURCE CENTER The Encircle Resource Center provides support groups, SIDE BY SIDE counseling, events, and programs to LGBTQ youth and Side by Side’s mission is to directly address the unique their families. needs and the healthy social development of LGBTQ

youth ages 11-20. It offers weekly youth support 91 West 200 South meetings, educational resources, youth leadership Provo, UT 84601 initiatives, and a safe place. Email: [email protected] www.encircletogether.org 2311 Westwood Avenue

Richmond, VA 23230

Phone: 804 644-4800 VERMONT Support hotline: 888 644-4390 Email: [email protected] OUTRIGHT VERMONT http://www.sidebysideva.org/ The Mission of Outright Vermont is to build safe, healthy, and supportive environments for gay, lesbian, bisexual, NOVA PRIDE transgender, queer, and questioning youth ages 13-22. NOVA Pride is a coalition-building organization with a mission to educate, advocate, and celebrate in service of 241 North Winooski Avenue the LGBTQ community of Northern Virginia. Upcoming Burlington, VT 05401 youth events are being planned. Phone: 802-865-9677 Email: [email protected] 7918 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 300 www.outrightvt.org McLean, VA 22102 Phone: 703-506-2893 PRIDE CENTER OF VERMONT www.novapride.org PCVT offers a broad range of social groups, programs, and events to the LGBTQ community in Vermont. ROANOKE DIVERSITY CENTER The Roanoke Diversity Center offers peer support groups 255 South Champlain Street, Suite 12 and various social events for LGBTQ youth. Burlington, VT 05401 Phone: 802-860-7812 806 Jamison Avenue SE www.pridecentervt.org Roanoke, VA 24013 Phone: 540-491-4165 SPECTRUM Email: [email protected] Spectrum’s Drop-In Center is a place for young people www.roanokediversitycenter.com ages 14-24 to eat a meal, use a computer or phone, do laundry, get clothing, take a shower, and get other basic LYNCHBURG DIVERSITY CENTER needs met. Drop-In is a safe space and welcomes The Lynchburg Diversity Center offers programming LGBTQQ* youth. and outreach to LGBTQ individuals including peer support groups, community meetings, and educational 177 Pearl Street programs. Burlington, VT 05401 Phone: 802-864-7423 901 Jefferson Street, Suite 201 Email: [email protected] Lynchburg, VA 24504 www.spectrumvt.org Phone: 434-515-1143 Email: [email protected] www.lynchburgdiversity.org

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DIVERSITY RICHMOND SEATTLE COUNSELING SERVICES Diversity Richmond is a community center serving the Seattle Counseling Services specializes in providing LGBTQ community of Richmond offering support and mental health services to the LGBTQI community. It discussion groups and events. offers counseling and support groups for youth.

1407 Sherwood Avenue 1216 Pine Street, Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23220 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 804-622-4646 Phone: 206-323-1768 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.diversityrichmond.org www.seattlecounseling.org

LGBT CENTER OF HAMPTON ROADS LAMBERT HOUSE The LGBT Center of Hampton Roads offers a variety of Lambert House is a safe place for queer youth ages 22 and services to LGBTQ individuals in a safe environment, under. Lambert House offers LGBTQ youth 25 different including meeting spaces, counseling, youth services, programs, activities, resources, and services on an educational and social events, a resource center and an ongoing, year-round basis. LGBT library. 1818 15th Avenue 248 W. 25th Street Seattle, WA 98122 Norfolk, VA 23517 Phone: 206-322-2515 Phone: 757-200-9198 Email: [email protected] http://www.accessaids.org/index.php/lgbt-center/what- www.lamberthouse.org is-the-lgbt-center-of-hampton-roads OASIS YOUTH CENTER

Oasis is the only drop-in and support center dedicated to WASHINGTON the needs of GLBTQ youth ages 14-24 in Pierce County and is a program of the Pierce County AIDS Foundation. LABATEYAH YOUTH HOME COMMUNITY Oasis offers a drop in center, open over 24 hours a week. Labateyah provides safe housing, life skills training and support to homeless young people of all backgrounds and 2215 Pacific Avenue ethnicities, ages 18-24, with a special focus on Native Tacoma, WA 98402 American youth. Phone: 253-671-2838 Emergency cell phone: 253-988-2108 9010 13th Avenue NW Email: [email protected] Seattle, WA 98117-3405 www.oasisyouthcenter.org Phone: 206-781-8303 QUEST YOUTH CENTER YOUTH CARE Quest is an LGBTQ youth center. Services include youth Youth Care offers transitional living for homeless youth services, a drop-in center for youth ages 14-18, and social 18-21 and an emergency shelter for 12-17 year olds. The activities. program also has housing for undocumented youth, ages 12-17. 8927 West Tucannon Avenue, Suite 106 Kennewick, WA 99336 YouthCare Administrative Offices Phone: 509-551-1812 2500 Northeast 54th Street Email: [email protected] Seattle, WA 98105 www.3riverscoalition.org Phone: 206-694-4500 Email: [email protected] STONEWALL YOUTH www.youthcare.org Stonewall Youth is an organization of youth, activists, and allies that empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQQIA)

40 youth. Programs include a weekly support group, a RAINBOW CENTER quarterly conference, and an organizing retreat. The Rainbow Center provides support and advocacy to the LGBTQ community in Tacoma, offering open hours, PO Box 7383 events, and crime victim advocacy. Olympia, WA 98507 Phone: 360-705-2738 2215 Pacific Ave Email: [email protected] Tacoma, WA 98402 www.stonewallyouth.org Phone: 253-383-2308 Email: [email protected] TRIPLE POINT www.rainbowcntr.org Triple Point is a local youth group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning. It provides a safe space, support, education, information and referral WASHINGTON, DC services through CHSW. Triple Point also provides youth with a meal and structured activities during each meeting. ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH

Walla Walla: Advocates for Youth champions efforts to help young Children’s Home Society of Washington people make informed and responsible decisions about 1612 Penny Lane their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates for Youth Walla Walla WA, 99362 offers resources specifically for LGBTQ youth and their Phone: 509-529-2130 x118 families.

Vancouver: 2000 M Street NW, Suite 750 Children’s Home Society of Washington Washington, DC 20036 1112 Columbia Street Phone: 202-419-3420 Vancouver, WA 98660 www.advocatesforyouth.org Phone: 360-695-1325 www.childrenshomesociety.org/triplepoint.html SMYAL SMYAL’s youth programs, which occur both in the ODYSSEY YOUTH CENTER Youth Center and in area schools, are designed to build OYC is a youth-led adult-supported organization participants’ capacity, specific to knowledge and skills committed to creating, sustaining, and advocating for safe that build greater self-efficacy, improve their physical and and affirming programs, policies, and services for the emotional health and to increase their sense of self-worth LGBTQQ youth community. and place in their community. Programs include community education, leadership development, and 1121 South Perry Street recreational activities. Spokane, WA 99202 Phone: 509-326-3637 410 7th Street SE www.odysseyyouth.org Washington, DC 20003 Phone: 202-546-5940 Email: [email protected] GAY CITY www.smyal.org Gay City is an LGBTQ community center offering programs, events, and resources to Seattle’s LGBTQ TRANSGENDER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION community. TGEA is a website offering a wealth of resources to the 517 E Pike Street transgender community in Maryland, Northern Virginia Seattle, WA 98122 and Washington DC. Phone: 206-860-6969 www.gaycity.org

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Unitarian Universalist Church 1110 North Market Street 4444 Arlington Boulevard Milwaukee, WI 53202 Arlington, VA 22204 Phone: 414-271-2656 Email: [email protected] www.mkelgbt.org www.tgea.net DIVERSE & RESILIENT – RAINBOW ALLIANCE THE DC CENTER FOR YOUTH The Youth Working Group was formed in 2011 to ensure RAY focuses on nurturing leadership and strengthening that local LGBTQ youth are guaranteed these things. The collaborations to develop programs to address the needs core priorities are: safe shelter; freedom from bullying; of LGBT youth in Wisconsin. RAY has multiple groups affirming law, policies, and practices; and avenues to throughout the state. make youth voices heard on issues affecting their lives. The group meets often. www.diverseandresilient.org

2000 14th Street NW, Suite 105 Central Wisconsin – Outreach Youth Central Washington, DC, 20009 ARCW Phone: 202-682-2245 1105 Grand Avenue, Suite 1 Email: [email protected] Schofield, WI 54476 www.thedccenter.org Phone: 715-355-6867 Toll Free: 800-551-3311 Email: Carley Zartner, [email protected] WEST VIRGINIA Eau Claire – Q2 ARCW RAINBOW PRIDE OF WEST VIRGINIA 505 Dewey Street S., Suite 107 Rainbow Pride offers social and cultural resources to Eau Claire, WI 54701 West Virginia’s LGBTQ community, hosting numerous Phone: 715-836-7710 x3210 events throughout the year. Toll Free: 800-750-2437 x3210 Email: Alison Harder, [email protected] www.wvpride.org La Crosse – GALAXY LGBT Resource Center for the 7 Rivers Region WISCONSIN 230 6th Street S. La Crosse, WI 54601 LGBT CENTER OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN Phone: 608-784-0452 Email: Jackson Jantzen, The center offers programs and services for LGBTQ [email protected] people, youth, transgender people, people of color and those with HIV/AIDS, LGBT seniors, parents and family Madison – OutThere (18-24) of LGBT youth and children with LGBT parents. OutReach, Inc. 600 Williamson Street 1456 Junction Avenue Madison, WI 53703 Racine, WI 53403 Phone: (608) 255-8582 Phone: 262-664-4100 Email: Angie Rehling, [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.outtheremadison.org www.lgbtsewisc.org

MILKWAUKEE LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER Project Q is the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center’s youth development program and safe space. The program serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT+), and allied youth ages 13 to 24.

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Milwaukee – Be Y.O.U., D&R Youth Advisory Board, OUTREACH Pathfinders OUTreach offers support groups, counseling, community Diverse & Resilient space, a library, and resources for LGBTQ individuals. 2439 N. Holton Street Milwaukee, WI 53212 2701 International Lane, Suite 101 Phone: 414-390-0444, 414-988-6893 Madison, WI Email: Anthony Harris, [email protected] Phone: 608-255-8582 Susannah Bartlow, [email protected] www.lgbtoutreach.org

Milwaukee – Monroe, Inc. 1240 E. Brady Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 WYOMING Phone: 414-539-3826 Email: Ricardo Wynn, [email protected] SHERIDAN SUPPORTS LGBTQ Sheridan Supports LGBTQ offers events and meetings for Milwaukee – Project Q the LGBTQ community in Wyoming. Meetings are held Milwaukee LGBT Community Center every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. 1110 N. Market Street, 2nd Floor Milwaukee, WI 53202 Phone: 866-881-2742, x 705 Phone: 414-292-3066 Email: [email protected] Email: Charles Smart, [email protected] www.lgbtqsheridanwy.net www.mkelgbt.org/youth

Neenah / Menasha – Safe Group Youth Go 213 Nicolet Boulevard Neenah, WI 54956 Phone: 920-722-1435 Email: Alice Zarda, [email protected]

North Central Wisconsin – GLBT Partnership Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin 1800 Appleton Road Menasha, WI 54952 Phone: 920-216-1777 Email: Deanna Tappy, [email protected]

THE CENTER: 7 RIVERS LGBT CONNECTION The Center focuses on advocacy, programming, and outreach to make the world a better place for LGBT people and their allies. The Center hosts a group for LGBTQ youth ages 13-20 every Thursday from 6-8PM.

230 Sixth Street South PO Box 3313 La Crosse, WI 54601 Phone: 608-784-0452 Email: [email protected] https://7riverslgbtq.org/

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