Community Resources
Addiction & Recovery
Eating Disorders
Grief & Loss
Health
HIV/AIDS
Hotlines, Violence Prevention, Emergency Services
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex (LGBTQQI)
Mental Health
Organizations for People of Color
Spiritual Communities
Women
Youth
Addiction & Recovery
Alcoholics
Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous (AA/NA)
Self-supporting, abstinence-based support group
model. Follows the 12 steps as a foundation in recovering from alcohol
and other drugs.
Sex and Love Addicts
Anonymous (SLAA/SA/SAA)
Abstinence-based recovery group for sex and love
addicts based on the 12-step model.
Adult Children
of Alcoholics (ACA)
Twelve step groups for individuals who grew up
in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional home.
COSA
Twelve-step recovery program for people whose
lives have been affected by another person's compulsive sexual behavior.
Al-Anon
Twelve step support groups for friends and families
of alcoholics.
Life Ring
Secular, abstinence-based recovery groups.
Sober
Recovery
Provides links to multiple treatment centers
that are “GLBT friendly.”
Harm
Reduction Therapy Center
(415) 863-4282
Provides non-judgmental treatment to people with drug and alcohol
problems to reduce the negative impacts substances have on people’s
lives.
Buddhist Meditation in Recovery Groups:
San
Francisco Zen Center
415.863.3136
San Francisco
Buddhist Center
415.282.2018
The following links provide information about alcohol
and drug issues, including assessments to help explore your use
and evaluate for potential concerns:
Eating Disorders
Association
of Professionals Treating Eating Disorders
Bay Area referrals, treatment options, low-fee clinic referrals,
and resources for professionals, patients, and family members impacted
by eating disorders.
National Association
of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders
Helpline (630) 577-1330
Dedicated to the prevention and alleviation of eating disorders:
education, referrals to treatment centers, support groups, discussion
boards, etc.
National
Eating Disorders Association
Supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders, serving
as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care. Provides
information, resources, action-oriented advocacy and media campaigns
to educate the public and policymakers.
Grief & Loss
Zen
Hospice
(415) 913-7682
Provides hospice care, grief support and education for the dying,
caregivers and the bereaved, within a frame of mindfulness following
the teachings of the Buddha.
Kara
(650) 321-5272
:(Palo Alto)
Grief support and education.
Institute
on Aging Support
Support and services to elders, including linkage to adult day
programs, in-home support, case management, physical and mental
health services, support groups, etc.
San Francisco
Suicide Prevention Services
(415) 781-0500
Support groups for people who have lost someone to suicide.
Maitri
(415) 558-3000
Residential care for people living with AIDS.
Pathways
(888) 978-1306
Offers comprehensive health and supportive services: from home health
to hospice care; from private duty non-medical attendant to personal
care; from elder care to care for children with life-threatening
illnesses; from grief support to community education.
Coming
Home Hospice
(415) 861-1110, Program Manager, Robin Finkelstein, finkelr@sutterhealth.org.
Residential hospice program providing care and support for clients
and their families facing terminal illness.
Health
Skin Cancer Awareness & Prevention for People of Color
Lyon-Martin
Health Services
(415) 565-7667
Primary care for women, transgender and gender-variant people.
Tom
Waddell Health Center
(415) 355-7500
Low-cost multidisciplinary primary care clinic. Transgender clinic
one day a week.
Magnet
(415) 487-3000
Magnet's vision is to promote the physical, mental and social well-being
of Gay Men. Services include harm-reduction based counseling and
STI testing.
Health Initiatives
for Youth
(415) 274-1970
Multicultural organization aiming to improve the health and well-being
of underserved young people through youth leadership, education,
and advocacy, in pursuit of multi-level social change.
Women's
Community Clinic
(415) 379-7800
Low-cost women’s health services.
Women’s
Cancer Resource Center
(510) 601-4040
Education, referral hotline, support groups, advocacy, outreach program,
etc.
Dimensions
Clinic
(628) 217-5700
Low-cost health services for queer, gender variant, and questioning
youth ages 12-25.
Institute on Aging (see description above)
Main
Website and Support
groups
Glide
(415) 674-6000
Aims to create an inclusive, just and loving community mobilized
to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization.
Offers a myriad of services from health to housing for adults, youth
and families.
Instituto
Familiar de la Raza
(415) 229-0500
Promotes the health and well-being of Chicanos/Latinos and multicultural/multiracial
youth through mental health services, HIV-related and social services
including health promotion and prevention, early intervention, case
management, clinical mentoring, family support, comprehensive behavioral
health services, and cultural/spiritual activities.
Kaiser
Permanente Resources and Classes
(415) 833-3450
Offers classes and resources on multiple subjects including bereavement,
stress management, parenting, HIV support, anger management, mindfulness
meditation, smoking cessation, etc. Many classes are available to
non members, some are offered free of charge, all require registration.
Visiting
Nurses Association
(866) 652-9178
Hospice and home care services within San Francisco and the greater
Bay Area.
Pathways
(888) 978-1306
Offers comprehensive health and supportive services: from home health
to hospice care; from private duty non-medical attendant to personal
care; from elder care to care for children with life-threatening
illnesses; from grief support to community education.
HIV/AIDS
San Francisco
AIDS Foundation
(415) 487-8037
HIV testing, services, support groups, events, advocacy network.
Stop AIDS Project
(415) 575-0150
Works toward the prevention of HIV transmission among all gay, bisexual,
and transgender men in San Francisco through multicultural, community-based
organizing and events.
Positive
Resource Center
(415) 777-0333
Provides comprehensive, specialized, culturally competent, free legal
benefits representation within a harm reduction and client-centered
context to people living with HIV/AIDS or mental health issues.
Alliance Health Project
(415) 476-3902
Provides psychological support services and trainings.
San Francisco Community Health Center
(415) 292-3400
Health services, education, research and policy organization dedicated
to educating, supporting, empowering and advocating for Asian and
Pacific Islander (A&PI) communities-particularly A&PIs living
with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.
Rafiki Coalition
(415) 615-9945
Focuses on reducing disparities in the Black community, particularly
the spread of HIV/AIDS. Provides health and wellness services including
housing, education, advocacy, case management and other health-promoting
activities.
Hotlines, Violence Prevention & Emergency
Services
Suicide
Prevention Hotline
(415) 781-0500
1-800-273-TALK (8255) National
24-hour crisis line provides immediate crisis intervention and emotional
support. Also offers grief groups for those who have lost loved ones
to suicide.
Safe and Sound Talk Line and Family Support Center
(415) 441-KIDS (5437)
Promotes healthy families through a variety of programs, including
a 24-hour crisis line, parent and child counseling, parent drop-in
center, children's playroom, job assistance, and other family support
services.
Child
Crisis
(415) 970-3800
For any youth-related emergency or abuse reporting.
Rape Crisis
Line (San Francisco Women Against Rape)
(415) 647-7273, 24 hour hotline
Information and resources for survivors of rape and
sexual assault, friends, family members and others. Counselors are
trained in areas such as sexual harassment, incest, child sexual assault,
same-sex sexual assault, domestic violence, ritual abuse, suicide prevention,
male survivors and stalking.
Safety Line (Communities
United Against Violence)
(415) 333-HELP (4357)
LGBTQ anti-violence organization. Peer-counseling, direct assistance,
education and outreach, grassroots organizing, and policy advocacy.
Gay Men's Domestic
Violence Project
Emergency line 1-800-832-1901 (based in Boston)
Crisis intervention, support and resources for victims and survivors
or domestic abuse.
California
Courts Self-Help
Assistance with restraining orders, child custody, criminal justice
system, etc.
San Francisco Women
Against Rape (SFWAR)
(415) 861-2024
Provides resources, support, advocacy and education to strengthen the
work of all individuals, and communities in San Francisco that are
responding to, healing from, and struggling to end sexual violence.
Trauma
Recovery Center / Rape Treatment Center
(415) 437-3000
Promotes healing through respectful, compassionate, and effective mental
health and medical services.
National Domestic Violence
Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Provides crisis intervention, information and referral to victims of
domestic violence, perpetrators, friends and families.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer, Questioning, Intersex (LGBTQQI)
What are Gender Pronouns and Why are They Important
Knowing and using a person’s correct pronouns fosters inclusion, makes people feel respected and valued and affirms their gender identity.
Communities
United Against Violence (CUAV)
Help line: (415) 333-HELP (4357, Busines line: (415) 777-5500 LGBTQ anti-violence organization. Peer counseling, direct assistance, education and outreach, grassroots organizing, and policy advocacy.
Transgender
Law Center
(510) 587-9696
Civil rights organization advocating for transgender communities.
EL/LA Para Trans Latinas
(415) 864-7278
Supporting the Trans-Latina community in and around the Mission.
Intersex Society of
North America
Support, advocacy and education for and about intersexed individuals
National Center
for Lesbian Rights
(415) 392-6257
Legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights
of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families
through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.
San Francisco Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center
(415) 865-5555
Provides a multitude of services supporting the LGBTQQI communities.
Queer Resource
Directory - link to numerous resource pages via SF LGBT Center.
Billy
DeFrank Community Center (Silicon Valley)
(408) 293-3040
Resource hub and a recognized leader in promoting health, strength,
diversity and inclusiveness in the Silicon Valley area.
Gay & Lesbian Medical
Association/Gay & Lesbian Physician Referral (national organization)
(202) 600-8037
Aim is to ensure equality in health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender individuals and health care providers through a myriad
of projects and initiatives.
Children of
Lesbians & Gays Everywhere (national organization)
(828) 782-1938 for chapter information, Email: Kaley Fry, kaley@colage.org
National movement of youth and adults with lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and queer parent. Fosters youth empowerment, leadership
development, education, and advocacy.
Parents, Families,
and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
(415) 921-8850
Promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
persons, their families and friends through: support, education and
advocacy to end discrimination and to secure civil rights. Parents,
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for
dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity and acts to create
a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
Bay Area Bisexual
Network (BABN)
Supporting a healthy, vibrant, multicultural bisexual community in
the San Francisco Bay Area and promoting a better understanding of
bisexual lives and issues within the larger lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, queer (LGBTQ) community and the public.
Pacific Center
for Human Growth
(510) 548-8283
Low-fee counseling, peer groups, youth services and community resources
for LGBTQQI populations.
LYRIC
(415) 703-6150 ext. 100
Various support services for LGBTQ youth.
Mental Health
National
Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(800) 950-6264, or text NAMI to 741741
A nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support, and advocacy organization
for and comprised by consumers, families, and friends of people with
mental illness.
Jewish Family and
Children’s Services
(415) 449-1200
Provide a wide range of social services support to people of all
ages, beliefs, and backgrounds including families, older adults,
LGBT individuals and people with disabilities. Among other services
JFCS offers adoption services, domestic violence prevention, case
management, advocacy, mentoring, assisted living, parenting classes
and youth leadership programs.
Icarus
Project
A network of people living with and/or affected by experiences that
are commonly diagnosed and labeled as psychiatric conditions. Also
see Bay
Area Collective
Kaiser
Permanente Resources and Classes
(415) 833-3450
Offers classes and resources on multiple subjects including bereavement,
stress management, parenting, HIV support, anger management, mindfulness
meditation, smoking cessation, etc. Many classes are available to
non members, some are offered free of charge, all require registration.
Organizations for People of Color
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)
BEAM is a training, movement building, and grant making organization dedicated to the healing, wellness, and liberation of Black and marginalized communities.
Black Organizing Project (BOP)
(510) 891-1219
The Black Organizing Project is a Black member-led community
organization working for racial, social, and economic justice through
grassroots organizing and community-building in Oakland, California.
The National Black Women’s Justice Institute (NBWJI)
1-800-594-1018
NBWJI works to reduce racial and gender disparities by providing technical assistance, engaging in public education, policy, and improving outcomes for Black women and girls impacted by criminalization and economic marginalization.
Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender
(708) API-QWTC
APIQWTC provides opportunities for Asian & Pacific Islander queer women and transgender people to socialize, network, build community, engage in inter-generational organizing, and increase community visibility.
Rafiki Coalition
(415) 615-9945
Focuses on reducing disparities in the Black community, particularly the spread of HIV/AIDS. Provides health and welness services including housing, education, advocacy, case management and other health-promoting activities.
San Francisco Aids Foundation
Hosts a number of groups and services specifically for Queer People of Color.
Trikone
(844) 903-5663
Organization for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) people of South Asian descent.
Women
of Color Resource Center
(510) 444-2700
Promotes the political, economic, social and cultural
well being of women and girls of color in the US.
Spiritual Communities
Glide
(415) 674-6000
Aims to create a radically inclusive, just and loving community
mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty
and marginalization. Offers a myriad of services from health
to housing for adults, youth and families. Also provides Sunday
services or “celebrations” welcoming of diverse populations.
Congregation
Sha’ar Zahav
(415) 861-6932
Progressive Reform Jewish congregation in San Francisco for people
of all sexual identities.
First
Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco
(415) 776-4580
The Mission of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San
Francisco is to be a sanctuary for individual religious growth
and learning, to celebrate life and worship in diverse fellowship,
to bear witness to suffering and joy, and to work for peace and
justice in our world.
St. Marks
Lutheran Church of San Francisco
(415) 928-7770
All-inclusive Christian congregation.
Muslim Wellness Foundation
(267) 571-1730
A grassroots, nonviolent, inclusive, civil, immigrant and human
rights organization with the intention of fostering connections
among all Americans through education and cultural events.
LGBTQQI Buddhist Meditation groups - The following
bay area organizations hold Buddhist meditation groups for the
LGBTQQI communities (all links below):
Women
Bay Area Women’s & Children’s Center
(415) 474-2400
In the heart of San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, Bay Area Women's and Children's Center focuses entirely on the needs and issues of low-income families, children, and women in this multi-ethnic, inner-city neighborhood.
California Women's Law Center (323) 951-1041 Free legal information and online support to victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault.
La Cocina
(415) 824-2729
La Cocina is a nonprofit working to solve problems of equity in business ownership for women, immigrants and people of color. They provide affordable commercial kitchen space, business classes in product, finance, marketing and operations.
The Latina Center
(510) 233-8595
The Latina Center mission is to improve the quality of life and health by providing leadership and personal development opportunities. To empower immigrant women to advocate for themselves, their families, and community.
The National Black Women’s Justice Institute (NBWJI)
1-800-594-1018
NBWJI works to reduce racial and gender disparities by providing technical assistance, engaging in public education, policy, and improving outcomes for Black women and girls impacted by criminalization and economic marginalization.
Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender
(708) API-QWTC
APIQWTC provides opportunities for Asian & Pacific Islander queer women and transgender people to socialize, network, build community, engage in inter-generational organizing, and increase community visibility.
Women
of Color Resource Center
(510) 444-2700 Promotes the political, economic, social and cultural
well being of women and girls of color in the US.
Women's
Initiative for Self-Employment
(415) 641-3460
Business management courses, financial services including loans,
technical support, peer support groups, and coaching.
The
Women's Building
(415) 431-1180
A multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-service center for women
and girls. Their mission is to provide women and girls with the
tools and resources they need to achieve full and equal participation
in society.
Youth
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- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex
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