It is imperative to me that at-risk, LGBTQ+ people receive the compassion, care, and supportive community they deserve. I am an advocate for supportive housing and try my best to be an LGBTQ+ ally, and would be devastated if I did not take this opportunity to urge you to support organizations in your own area or in the world at large who provide assistance to those who need it most.
Please note: not every state in America even has an LGBTQ+ youth homeless shelter. I’ve tried to provide links for other LGBTQ+ youth services if a shelter is unavailable. I have also tried to indicate programs that are church- or religiously-affiliated, as I understand that church-affiliated care may be triggering for many. For more information on the specific issues that face LGBTQ+ youth, visit True Colors United.
Alabama
AIDS Alabama: The Way Station (Birmingham)
Magic City Wellness (Birmingham) (no housing)
Prism United (Mobile) (no housing)
Alaska
Choosing Our Roots (with resources in Anchorage, Mat-Su, Kenai Peninsula, Bethel)
Identity Alaska (Anchorage) (no housing)
Covenant House (Anchorage) (religiously affiliated)
Arizona
Tumbleweed Youth Development GreenHouse Project (Phoenix)
one•n•ten’s Promise of A New Day (Maricopa County)
Bread + Roses (Pima County)
Arkansas
Jessi’s House (Fort Smith)
California
Larkin St. Youth (San Francisco)
My Friend’s Place (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles LGBT Center (Los Angeles)
Mountain Crisis Services (Mariposa)
Casa Youth Shelter (Los Alamitos) (not specifically for LGBTQ+ youth, but all youth)
Covenant House (locations in Anaheim, Los Angeles, Hayward, Oakland, and Santa Clara) (religiously affiliated)
Colorado
The Place (Colorado Springs/Pike’s Peak Region)
Urban Peak (Denver)
Connecticut
Youth Continuum (New Haven)
Deleware
West End Neighborhood House: Life Lines (Wilmington)
Florida
Zebra Youth (Orlando, Kissimmee)
SunServe (Ft. Lauderdale)
Pridelines’ Project SAFE (Miami)
Miami Bridge (Miami)
Covenant House (locations in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando) (religiously affiliated)
Georgia
Lost-n-Found (Atlanta)
Covenant House (Atlanta) (religiously affiliated)
Hawaii
RYSE (Oahu) (not LGBTQ+ specific)
Idaho
The Community Center (Boise) (no housing)
Inland Oasis (Moscow) (no housing)
All Under One Roof (Pocatello) (no housing)
Illinois
360 Youth Services (Chicago) (not LGBTQ specific)
El Rescate (Chicago)
The Night Ministry (Chicago)
Covenant House (Chicago) (religiously affiliated)
Indiana
Trinity Haven (Indianapolis) (religiously affiliated)
Iowa
YSS (Ames)
Kansas
The Center of Wichita (Wichita) (no housing) (not youth specific)
Kentucky
Homeward Bound Shelter (Covington) (not LGBTQ specific)
Louisiana
Capital City Alliance Diversity House (Baton Rouge)
Covenant House (NOLA) (religiously affiliated)
Maine
Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter (Portland)
New Beginnings (Lewiston, Adroscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec)
The Shaw House (Bangor)
Maryland
Baltimore Safe Haven (Baltimore) (not youth specific)
Covenant House (Prince George’s County) (religiously affiliated)
Massachusetts
BAGLY (Boston)
Waltham House (Waltham)
Michigan
Ozone House (Ypsilanti)
Covenant House (Detroit) (religiously affiliated)
Minnesota
YouthLink (Minneapolis)
Avenues for Youth (Minneapolis) (not LGBTQ+ specific)
Project Live Out Loud (Minneapolis)
Mississippi
Gulf Coast Equality Center (Gulfport) (no housing, is not officially open/functioning as of May 2022)
Missouri
Pride Haven (Kansas City)
Covenant House (St. Louis) (religiously affiliated)
Montana
Tumbleweed (Billings) (not LGBTQ+ specific)
Nebraska
Youth Emergency Services (Omaha) (not LGBTQ+ specific)
Nevada
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (Las Vegas)(not LGBTQ+ specific)
New Hampshire
Outright (locations in Portsmouth, Manchester) (no housing)
New Jersey
Covenant House (locations in Atlantic City, Elizabeth, Asbury Park, Newark, Montclair) (religiously affiliated)
New Mexico
Casa Q (Albuquerque)
New York
The Ali Forney Center (New York City)
Metropolitan Community Church Homeless Youth Services (New York City) (religiously affilaited)
Covenant House (New York City) (religiously affiliated)
North Carolina
Time Out Youth (Charlotte)
North Dakota
Community Uplift (Fargo)
Dakota OutRight (Bismark) (may not have housing)
Frasier Ltd. Transitional Youth Services (Fargo) (not LGBTQ+ specific)
Ohio
Mecum House (Cincinnati)
Oklahoma
SisU (Oklahoma City)
Oregon
Jackson Street (Corvallis)
New Avenues for Youth (Portland)
Pennsylvania
Covenant House (locations in Philadelphia, York) (religiously affiliated)
Rhode Island
Crossroads Rhode Island (many locations) (not LGBTQ+ specific)
Home to Hope (Pawtucket)
South Carolina
Uplift Outreach Center (Spartanburg) (no housing)
We Are Family (Charleston) (no housing, but affiliated with neighboring shelter)
South Dakota
LGBTQ+ Family Connections Center (Rapid City) (shelter opening soon)
Tennessee
Nashville Launch Pad (Nashville)
Texas
Covenant House (Houston) (religiously affiliated)
Dallas HOPE Charities (Dallas)
Thrive Youth Center (San Antonio)
Dune’s LGBT Homeless Solutions Foundation (Fort Worth) (young adult men of color exclusive)
The Family Place (Dallas) (not LGBTQ+ specific)
Tony’s House (Houston)
Promise House (Dallas) (semi-religiously affiliated)
Elevate North Texas (across North Texas)
Utah
Youth Futures Utah (Ogden, St. George)
Vermont
Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs (many locations)
Virginia
Seton Youth Shelters (Virginia Beach) (not LGBTQ+ specific)
Washington
Labateyah Youth Home (Seattle) (Native exclusive)
Youth Care (Seattle) (not LGBTQ+ specific)
Washington, D.C.
Covenant House (religiously affiliated)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Courage House (Milwaukee)
Wyoming
International
Covenant House (locations in Coatepeque, Guatemala; Guatemala City, Guatemala; Mexico City, Mexico; Managua, Nicaragua; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Vancouver, BC, Canada) (religiously affiliated)
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