Community Support & Resources

LGBTQIA+:

• Parents and Friends for Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) (Support for LGBTQ+, Families, Friends)
• Borderland Rainbow Center (Support for LGBTQ+ Youth)
• Family Equality (Support for Family of LGBTQ+ Youth) 
• Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) (Media & Public Community Support)
• Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) 
  • Working to end discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression and to prompt LGBT cultural inclusion and awareness in K-12 schools
• Human Rights Campaign (HRC) (LGBTQ+ Equality) 
  • Strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all - at home, at work, and in every community.
• Inclusion Guide for LGBTQ+ Students in the Classroom (TeacherCertification.com)
• LGBTQ+ National Help Center
• National Lesbian & Gay Law Association (Professional Association) 
• National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
• Safe Space Resource List (for local Latinx LGBTQIA+ support) (Remezcla News & Media) 
• The Trevor Project (Support for LGBTQ+ Youth, 24/7, all year-round)

WOMEN/GIRLS:

• AAUW (Fair Pay, Economic Opportunity, & Inclusion)
• Empower Women (Economic Empowerment for Women & Girls) 
• Girls Inc. (Inspiring Girls to Be Strong, Smart, & Bold) 
• Girls on the Run (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access Initiatives) 
• Girls Who Code (Closing the Gender Gap in Technology) 
• USAID (Support & Empowerment for Women & Girls)

MEN/BOYS:

• A Call to Men (Healthy, Respectful Interaction; Allyship; & Education) 
• Better Allies (Resources for Men as Allies)
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America 
• National Fatherhood Initiative (Positive Engagement, Programs, & Social Services) 

BIPOC/AAPI

(Note: We will continue to add and are open to all cultural/ethnic group resources )

BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN:

• 63 Black Moms Support Groups (from mater mea)
• Black Girls Smile (Mental Health Support for Black Girls) 
• Color-Brave Community/EmbraceRace (Creating Spaces to Nurture BIPOC Children) 
• Directory of Black Organizations and Nonprofits (from Blacknews.com) 
• National Association of American Americans in Human Resources (Inclusive Career Development for Black/African Americans) 
• National Black Child Development Institute (Supporting Needs of Black Families) 
• Therapy for Black Men (Mental Health & Community Support for Men/Boys) 
• The Crown Act (Support to End Race-Based Hair Discrimination) 
• The Center for Black Health & Equity 

LATINO/LATINA/HISPANIC:

• Committee for Hispanic Children & Families (Family & Community Support) 
• Council for Latino Workplace Equity 
• Grassroots Leadership (Fights Mass and Wrongful Incarceration; Unites Families) 
• Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) (Social and Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children)
• National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (Research & Resources to Serve Low-Income Hispanic Families) 
• UnidosUS (Help with Health, Housing, Immigration, Education, Civil Rights) 
• United We Dream (Support for Undocumented Families) 

ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER (AAPI):

• 18 Million Rising (Civil Engagement to Heal Communities) 
• Center for the Pacific Asian Family (Specific Cultural Needs)
• Heart of Dinner (Fighting Food Insecurity Among Elderly Residents in New York City)
• National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (Advocacy for Women & Girls)
• Stop AAPI Hate

NATIVE AMERICAN/INDIGENOUS:

• Native American Disability Law Center (Advocacy) 
• Native American Organizations Resource Listing (from the National Institutes of Health)
• Women Empowering Women for Indigenous Nations (Strengthens Tribal Cultures) 

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES & NEURODIVERSITY:

• American Association of People with Disabilities (Advocacy, Education, Inclusion) 
• Autism Speaks (Inclusion, Advocacy, Support, Resources) 
• Disability Discrimination (from Equality and Human Rights Commission) 
• Federation for Children with Special Needs (Advocacy & Support) 
• Friendship Circle (Special Needs Support in the Jewish Community) 
• Job Accommodation Network (Workplace Accommodations and Disability Support)
• The ARC (Advocacy & Inclusion for Intellectual & Developmental Disability) 

ECONOMIC/FOOD INSECURITY:

• Feeding America (Find Your Local Food Bank) 
• Food Equality Initiative (Improving Health and Ending Hunger) 
• FoodPantries.org (Fighting Food Insecurity, Helping the Hungry)
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

OTHER:

• American Civil Liberties Union 
• Center for Inclusive Childcare (Support for Caregivers, Grandparents, Parents) 
• Color of Change (Fighting Racially Based Injustice) 
• Communities Against Islamophobia (from American Friends Services Community) 
• Families and Work Institute (Inclusion at Work)
• KidsMates (Childhood Adversity & Inclusion for Kids with Incarcerated Parents)
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (Civil Rights Organization)

HEALTHCARE:

• ABC Quality (Resource for Medication Assistance for Low-Income Families)
• Medicine Assistance Tool (Resources for Financial Assistance)