Community Resources

 

Here’s a list of resources that we hope will be helpful to you! 
It’s certainly not a complete list! If you have further questions or would like more specific resources, feel free to reach out to [email protected] and we’ll try to point you in a helpful direction.

 

LGBTQ2IA+ Support Resources

PFLAG: South Bend/ Michiana Chapter
PFLAG: NorthWest Indiana Chapter
PFLAG: Ft. Wayne Chapter
Regional support for LGBTQ people and their families

The LGBTQ Center in South Bend
Local programming and support

The OutCenter in Benton Harbor
Regional support for LGBTQ people and their families

Indiana Youth Group
Supporting LGBTQ+ youth, building caring communities.
IYG creates safer spaces to foster community and provides programming that empowers LGBTQ+ youth and magnifies their voices.

Somos Familia: Resources for Latinx families with LGBQ children
Somos Familia builds leadership in our Latinx families and communities to create a culture where people of diverse genders and sexual orientations can thrive

OutCare
OutCare is the nation’s first comprehensive resource for LGBTQ+ healthcare

SAGE Resources: Advocacy and Services for LGBTQ Elders
Caregiving, cultural competency, housing, HIV/AIDS, discrimination, healthcare, etc. resources for older LGBTQ people

TREEs (Transgender Resource, Education & Enrichment Services
Organization to take transgender education & resources to under-served small town and rural communities

Trans Folx Fighting Eating Disorders
Find community support for trans folx with eating disorders. Online support groups, BIPOC-specific peer support groups, Fat ED recovery groups, mentor opportunities, lists of credible counselors, dieticians, and recovery coaches

Trans Bucket
Password protected online space for Trans people to share medical questions, procedures, and personal stories.

GEKCO Gender Expansive Kids and Company
Indianapolis-based confidential, peer-led support group for families of gender expansive children.

Gender Nexis
GenderNexus is bringing transgender and nonbinary communities together across Indiana to foster a community that is healthy, informed, and empowered by increasing access to care in all seven dimensions of wellness.

Gender Spectrum
General resource that allows you to search by topic/question/identity

Hotlines

The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.SAFE

RAINN: sexual assault hotline
1.800.656.4673

Crisis Text Line: suicide prevention, domestic violence, and other crisis hotline
Text HOME to  741741

National Suicide Prevention Hotline
800.273. 8255

The Trevor Project: Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ people
1.866.488.7386

Trans Lifeline: Peer support and crisis hotline for Trans people
877.565.8860

The Network/La Red: Domestic violence for members of the LGBTQ community
Voice: 617-742-4911
Toll-Free: 800-832-1901

LGBT National Help Center
888.843.4564

LGBT National Youth Talkline
800.246.7743

Love is Respect: Love and dating hotline
1.866.331.9474
Or Text LOVEIS to 22522

The National Runaway Safeline
800.786.2929

The True Colors United: Youth homelessness within the LGBTQ community
212.461.4401