Resources
LGBTQIA Support Groups
Welcome Project PA
https://welcomeprojectpa.org/lgbtqia-services-saga-community-center/support-groups/
Mazzoni Center Evolutions Group for adults
https://www.mazzonicenter.org/events/evolutions-18
Fireweed Collective
https://fireweedcollective.org/support-groups/
Helpline Phone Numbers
TransLifeline 877-565-8860 Trans Lifeline is a peer support and crisis hotline non-profit organization serving transgender people by offering phone and financial support. It is the first transgender crisis hotline to exist in the United States and the only one whose operators are all transgender. www.TransLifeline.org
The Trevor Project Lifeline 1-866-488-7386 or Text ‘Start’ to 678-678 The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25. If you are thinking about suicide and in need of immediate support, contact someone 24/7 by phone, text, or online instant message. www.TrevorProject.org
Call BlackLine 1-800-604-5841 Call or Text Call BlackLine provides a space for peer support, counseling, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences for folx who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens. BlackLine prioritizes BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color). www.CallBlackLine.com
DeQH - Desi Helpline for LGBTQ+ South Asians Free and confidential support from trained South Asian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Questioning, Trans, and Non-Binary peer support volunteers. DeQH can help with questions on gender identity, coming out, dealing with family, culture, or faith, trying to find community in your area, advice for a friend or family member, and listening as you work through things. Call or write with questions, concerns, struggles, and hopes. Contact details on website. www.deqh.org
Crisis Text Line. Text ‘Home’ to 741741 Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support via text. You may also chat with someone through the website or on WhatsApp.
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 or Text: 'START' to 88788 National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse. The Hotline is answered by highly-trained, expert advocates to offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages 24 hours a day/every day of the year. www.TheHotline.org