Resources
Crisis Support
Trans Lifeline: grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
Call BlackLine: peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences for folxs who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens.
LGBT National Hotline: confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues.
NYC 988 Mobile Crisis:confidential mental health and substance use services, in more than 200 languages, 24/7/365.
Mental Health
Manhattan Alternative: nationwide directory for LGBTQIA+, poly/ENM, and kink positive therapists.
Inclusive Therapists: nationwide directory for therapists committed to anti-oppressive, anti-racist practices.
New York City Affirmative Psychotherapy: LGBTQIA+, community-funded practice providing virtual therapy services to QTPOC on a sliding scale/with insurance.
Liberation-Based Therapy: practice rooted in liberation practices, which are commuted to treating mental health challenges within a sociopolitical and cultural context.
Silverman Psychotherapy: individual, couples, and family psychotherapy for people of all ages in New York (including children!)
Blanton-Peale Institute: comprehensive assessments and mental health services in-network with most Medicaid and Medicare plans.
Health at Every Size Healthcare Provider Listing: nationwide directory for healthcare providers committed to fat-positive, anti-diet health practices.
LGBTQIA+
Black Trans Liberation Kitchen: service organization whose mission is to end homelessness and food insecurity within the trans population by providing access and resources from community partners that empower and celebrate the TGNC community.
Dykes and Dolls Zine: NYC-based queer and trans event calendar created with the hope of supporting the building of queer community.
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center: providing comprehensive health care services to the LGBTQIA+ community, including primary care, sexual and reproductive health, and behavioral health services.
Support for Palestine and the End of Global Occupation
Artists Against Apartheid: network of over 15,000 artists & cultural workers dedicated to using our practices to build the movement for the liberation of Palestine.
Within Our Lifetime: a Palestinian-led community organization that has been building the movement for Palestine in NYC since 2015.
Palestinian Youth Movement: a grassroots, independent movement that organizes Palestinian and Arab youth to struggle for Palestinian liberation.
Legal, Immigration, and Alternatives to Incarceration
Immigration Defense Project, Know Your Rights with ICE: information explaining who is at risk of ICE arrest, what to do if ICE enters your home, and how ICE lies to people (también disponible en Español)
NYLAG: civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis. Our services include comprehensive, free civil legal services, financial empowerment, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community partnerships.
Center for Justice Innovation: a community justice organization that centers safety and racial justice in partnership with communities, courts, and the people most impacted
Youth and Families
The Door: A Center of Alternatives: empowering young people between the ages of 12-24 to reach their potential by providing comprehensive youth development services in a diverse and caring environment.
Ackerman Institute for the Family: provides therapy to families from all walks of life at all stages of family life.
University Settlement Society of New York: programs include early childhood education, youth development, healthy aging, mental health and wellness for children and adults of all ages, housing advocacy and benefits assistance, English classes for adult immigrants, community centers, and the arts.