October 2017 LGBTQ Youth Advocate: Handout

LGBTQ Youth Resources (Free/Low Cost)

ST. LOUIS REGION

Safe Connections Free counseling for survivors of relationship and The Spot/Project ARK sexual violence, harassment related to sexual STI testing, sexual health, mental health, drop-in orientation and , teen education, for youth crisis support services www.thespot.wustl.edu/index.html www.safeconnections.org St. Louis Anti-Violence Project Growing American Youth Raising awareness of relational violence within Weekly LGBTQ youth drop-in group and to LGBTQ+ communities www.growingamericanyouth.org http://www.stlavp.org/

Epworth Youth Emergency Service St. Louis Black Pride Youth shelter and children’s home Connecting the African-American/Black LGBTQ www.epworth.org community

www.stlouisblackpride.org Families Like Ours

Connecting LGBT Families in the STL region St. Louis Effort for AIDS [email protected] Sexual health education, testing and HIV/AIDS

support Pride Center of St. Louis www.stlefa.org St. Louis regional LGBTQI+ community center

Transgender Center at LGBT Counseling St. Louis St. Louis Children’s Hospital Counseling and mental health services Education, counseling and support for children www.lgbtcounselingstl.com and adolescents

www.stlouischildrens.org/our- Metro Trans* Umbrella Group services/-center Connecting the trans*-spectrum community www.stlmetrotrans.com Transparent

Providing support and education to family of Planned Parenthood transgender children Leading sexual health care provider in STL area www.transparentstl.org www.plannedparenthood.org

Williams and Associates/Rustin’s Place PFLAG (Ferguson, St. Louis, St. Charles Chapters) Drop in center for youth, free STI/HIV testing, LGBTQ individuals, family members and allies. sexual health and educational outreach www.pflag.org/ www.minoarityhealthstl.org

PROMO Youth In Need Missouri statewide LGBT legislative and lobbying Emergency shelter, street outreach, transitional organization living programs www.promoonline.org www.youthinneed.org

1 2165 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139 p. 314.646.7500 f. 314.646.8181 www.safeconnections.org [email protected] 24-hour helpline 314.531.2003

October 2017 LGBTQ Youth Advocate: Handout

HOTLINES

Safe Connections Life Crisis Services Housing Resource National Runaway 314-531-2003 1-800-273-8255 Center Switchboard 314-802-5444 1-800-RUNAWAY

NATIONAL RESOURCES

American Civil Liberties Union & rights and AIDS projects LGBTQ Domestic Violence Project www.aclu.org/getequal Advocating for LGBT survivors of domestic violence

Born This Way Foundation www.gmdvp.org Empowering LGBTQ youth www.bornthiswayfoundation.com National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) National law firm advocating for equal, inclusive Campus Pride public policies LGBTQ college student resources www.nclrights.org www.campuspride.org National Center for Transgender Equality Fierce Social justice organization dedicated to advancing the LGBTQ youth of color equality of transgender people www.fiercenyc.org www.transequality.org National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) Gay, Straight and Lesbian Uncompromising national voice for full LGBT Education Network (GLSEN) equality Advocating to create safe, inclusive schools www.thetaskforce.org www.glsen.org National Runaway Switchboard Give a Damn Keeping America’s runway, homeless and at-risk youth LGBTQ homeless youth safe and off the streets www.wegiveadamn.org www.1800runaway.org

Point Foundation interACT Youth LGBTQ youth at risk scholarship Advocacy for and by intersex youth www.pointfoundation.org interactyouth.org The Safe Schools Coalition Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund An international public-private partnership in support Working for the civil rights of LGBTQ citizens and of LGBT youth people with HIV/AIDS www.safeschoolscoalition.org www.lambdalegal.org The Trevor Project LGBTQ youth suicide prevention

2 2165 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139 p. 314.646.7500 f. 314.646.8181 www.safeconnections.org [email protected] 24-hour helpline 314.531.2003

October 2017 LGBTQ Youth Advocate: Handout

Hotline: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR www.thetrevorproject.org

3 2165 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63139 p. 314.646.7500 f. 314.646.8181 www.safeconnections.org [email protected] 24-hour helpline 314.531.2003