Off-Campus Resources
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Addiction & Recovery
HIV/ AIDS
AIDSInfo
Website
Phone Number: 1-800-448-0440
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: AIDSinfo, a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), offers access to the latest, federally approved HIV/ AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information for health care providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information for health care providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/ AIDS, and the general public.
AIDS Action Committee
Website
Phone Number: 617-437-6200
Mission Statement: AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts is a leader in the fight against HIV/ AIDS, advocating at the city, state, and federal levels for fair and effective AIDS policies, conducting cutting edge HIV prevention programs, and providing health and wellness services to people already living with HIV. Founded in 1983, AIDS Action is New England's largest AIDS service organization.
Fenway Health
Website
Address: 1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
Phone Number: 617-267-0900 (Fenway Office)
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and all people in our neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research and advocacy.
Note: Fenway, recently has not been great about prescribing hormones. If you are looking for a doctor to prescribe hormones, The Borum is a better option.
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Catholocism
Dignity Boston
Website
Phone Number: 617-421-1915
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: Dignity/Boston is a progressive, inclusive community of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Catholics and friends. We are a member chapter of DignityUSA, a national organization with dozens of chapters and thousands of members.We invite you to join us for liturgy and social hour every Sunday at 5:30 PM, St. John the Evangelist Church, 35 Bowdoin Street, Boston, Massachusetts (on Beacon Hill between the State House and Cambridge Street).
Website
Phone Number: 617-421-1915
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: Dignity/Boston is a progressive, inclusive community of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Catholics and friends. We are a member chapter of DignityUSA, a national organization with dozens of chapters and thousands of members.We invite you to join us for liturgy and social hour every Sunday at 5:30 PM, St. John the Evangelist Church, 35 Bowdoin Street, Boston, Massachusetts (on Beacon Hill between the State House and Cambridge Street).
Judaism
Keshet
Website
Phone Number: 617-524-9227
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: Keshet is a national grassroots organization that works for the full equality and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Jews in Jewish life. Led and supported by LGBT Jews and straight allies, Keshet strives to cultivate the spirit and practice of inclusion in all parts of the Jewish community. Our work is guided by a vision of a world where all Jewish organizations and communities are strengthened by LGBTQ-inclusive policy, programming, culture, and leadership and where Jews of all sexual orientations and gender identities can live fully integrated Jewish lives.
Website
Phone Number: 617-524-9227
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: Keshet is a national grassroots organization that works for the full equality and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Jews in Jewish life. Led and supported by LGBT Jews and straight allies, Keshet strives to cultivate the spirit and practice of inclusion in all parts of the Jewish community. Our work is guided by a vision of a world where all Jewish organizations and communities are strengthened by LGBTQ-inclusive policy, programming, culture, and leadership and where Jews of all sexual orientations and gender identities can live fully integrated Jewish lives.
Islam
Suicide Prevention
The Trevor Project
Website
Phone Number: 866-488-7386
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: To end suicide among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning you people. The organization works to fulfill this mission through four strategies:
1. Provide crisis counseling to LGBTQ young people thinking of suicide.
2. Offer resources, supportive counseling and a sense of community to LGBTQ young people to reduce the risk that they become suicidal.
3. Educate young people and adults who interact with young people on LGTBQ-competent suicide prevention, risk detection and response.
4. Advocate for laws and policies that will reduce suicide among LGBTQ young people.
Samaritans
Website
Phone Number: 617-247-0220 (Boston) or 508-875-4500 (Framingham) or 800-252-TEEN
Email: Boston or Framingham
Mission Statement:
1. To provide immediate and ongoing emotional support to those who are in crisis or have lost a loved one to suicide
2. To teach lay and professional caregivers and service providers the most effective methods to prevent suicide 3. To educate caregivers, service providers, academics, those in government, industry and the general public about the public health problem posed by suicide and the best means to prevent it.
National Suicide Hotline
Website
Phone Number: 800-273-TALK
Email: Don't have a specific one but you can fill this out.
Mission Statement: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Since its inception, the Lifeline has engaged in a variety of initiatives to improve crisis services and advance suicide prevention.
I'm Alive
Website
Phone Number: It is an online crisis center but you can also call 877-442-HOPE.
Email: You can contact them through email by going on the website and clicking on Contact at the top of the page.
Mission Statement: IMAlive is a live online network that uses instant messaging to respond to people in crisis. People need a safe place to go during moments of crisis and intense emotional pain.
Website
Phone Number: 866-488-7386
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: To end suicide among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning you people. The organization works to fulfill this mission through four strategies:
1. Provide crisis counseling to LGBTQ young people thinking of suicide.
2. Offer resources, supportive counseling and a sense of community to LGBTQ young people to reduce the risk that they become suicidal.
3. Educate young people and adults who interact with young people on LGTBQ-competent suicide prevention, risk detection and response.
4. Advocate for laws and policies that will reduce suicide among LGBTQ young people.
Samaritans
Website
Phone Number: 617-247-0220 (Boston) or 508-875-4500 (Framingham) or 800-252-TEEN
Email: Boston or Framingham
Mission Statement:
1. To provide immediate and ongoing emotional support to those who are in crisis or have lost a loved one to suicide
2. To teach lay and professional caregivers and service providers the most effective methods to prevent suicide 3. To educate caregivers, service providers, academics, those in government, industry and the general public about the public health problem posed by suicide and the best means to prevent it.
National Suicide Hotline
Website
Phone Number: 800-273-TALK
Email: Don't have a specific one but you can fill this out.
Mission Statement: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Since its inception, the Lifeline has engaged in a variety of initiatives to improve crisis services and advance suicide prevention.
I'm Alive
Website
Phone Number: It is an online crisis center but you can also call 877-442-HOPE.
Email: You can contact them through email by going on the website and clicking on Contact at the top of the page.
Mission Statement: IMAlive is a live online network that uses instant messaging to respond to people in crisis. People need a safe place to go during moments of crisis and intense emotional pain.
Dating Violence/ Partner Violence AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Domestic Violence Project (GLBTQDVP)
Website ("Quick Exit" Available)
Phone Number: 800-832-1901
Email: Go to the "Contact Us" Page
Mission Statement: We envision a future where individuals, communities, institutions, and policymakers are all working together to increase awareness, reduce the incidence of domestic violence, and foster an environment in which all survivors have equal access to quality services regardless of their gender identity/ expression and/ or sexuality.
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
Website ("Quick Exit" Available)
Address: 99 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139
24-Hour Hotline: 1-800-841-8371
Mission Statement: Sexual violence disrupts lives of victims and those who care about them. The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) is committed to giving survivors and their families and friends the resources they need to reclaim their lives and begin healing, to raising awareness of the issues survivors face, and to ending sexual violence through healing and social change. If you have or someone you care about has experienced sexual violence, you are not alone. You may have many questions but are unsure where to find answers. BARCC is here to help.
Fenway Health
Website
Address: 1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
Phone Number: 617-267-0900 (Fenway Office)
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and all people in our neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research and advocacy.
Note: Fenway, recently has not been great about prescribing hormones. If you are looking for a doctor to prescribe hormones, The Borum is a better option.
Website ("Quick Exit" Available)
Phone Number: 800-832-1901
Email: Go to the "Contact Us" Page
Mission Statement: We envision a future where individuals, communities, institutions, and policymakers are all working together to increase awareness, reduce the incidence of domestic violence, and foster an environment in which all survivors have equal access to quality services regardless of their gender identity/ expression and/ or sexuality.
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
Website ("Quick Exit" Available)
Address: 99 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139
24-Hour Hotline: 1-800-841-8371
Mission Statement: Sexual violence disrupts lives of victims and those who care about them. The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) is committed to giving survivors and their families and friends the resources they need to reclaim their lives and begin healing, to raising awareness of the issues survivors face, and to ending sexual violence through healing and social change. If you have or someone you care about has experienced sexual violence, you are not alone. You may have many questions but are unsure where to find answers. BARCC is here to help.
Fenway Health
Website
Address: 1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
Phone Number: 617-267-0900 (Fenway Office)
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and all people in our neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research and advocacy.
Note: Fenway, recently has not been great about prescribing hormones. If you are looking for a doctor to prescribe hormones, The Borum is a better option.
Healthcare
Fenway Health
Website
Address: 1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
Phone Number: 617-267-0900 (Fenway Office)
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and all people in our neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research and advocacy.
Note: Fenway, recently has not been great about prescribing hormones. If you are looking for a doctor to prescribe hormones, The Borum is a better option.
The Borum
Website
Phone Number: 617-457-8140
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: The Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Center, affectionately known as The Borum, is a program of Fenway Health that provides safe, non-judgemental care for young people ages 12-29 who may not feel comfortable going anywhere else. No one is turned away--we'll do whatever it takes to help you.
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Legal Advocacy
GLAD (Gay And Lesbian Advocates & Defenders)
Website
Phone Number: (617) 426-1350
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy, and education, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
LGBT Section of Website ACLU Massachusetts Website
Phone Number: (617) 482-3170
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
Website
Phone Number: (617) 426-1350
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy, and education, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
LGBT Section of Website ACLU Massachusetts Website
Phone Number: (617) 482-3170
Email: [email protected]
Mission Statement: The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.