Resources
Support services for the TGI community
Legal, health, housing and career resources offered by other organizations.
Need help right now?
If you are in crisis or thinking about suicide, these free and confidential lines can help. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential support 24 hours a day for anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisis. Call or text 988, or chat online.
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The Trevor Project
Crisis support for LGBTQ+ young people under 25, 24 hours a day, by phone, text or chat.
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Trans Lifeline
A peer support hotline run by and for trans people. Check the website for current hours.
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Thrive Lifeline
Text with a trained crisis responder if you are having a mental health crisis.
Resource directory
Resources offered by other agencies and organizations, grouped by the kind of help they give.
Open the full resource spreadsheet
Legal
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A national organization that provides remote legal resources for the TGI community.
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Free legal services for workers in California. They help people understand and assert their workplace rights, and advocate for laws that protect low-paid workers and marginalized communities.
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Free legal services for low-income residents of Orange County, including eviction defense, housing conditions, housing discrimination and disability rights.
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Help with housing, legal services, family reunification, advocacy and leadership development.
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Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Free legal advice clinic.
Medical, mental health, food and housing
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Information, referrals and support groups from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The HelpLine is not a crisis line.
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VIP Mental Health Center / The Alexis Project
Gender-affirming medical care and mental health services for the TGI community. Medi-Cal only.
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University of San Diego Trans Clinic
Trans clinic and name and gender marker clinic.
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Transgender Health and Wellness Center
Electrolysis and gender-affirming care letters.
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Family Health Centers of San Diego
Transgender health services.
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GEMS Clinic, San Ysidro Health
LGBTQ+ health services.
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Advocacy and leadership development, plus case management, food, transportation, clothing and entrepreneurship skills.
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Works alongside the TransLatin@ Coalition on case management for survivors of violence and hate crimes, with name and gender change help, support groups, a food bank and therapy.
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Community social services for the Latinx and LGBTQ+ communities in Los Angeles County, including a food bank, HIV services, PEP, PrEP, emergency assistance, career workshops and mental health care.
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A safe space for LGBTQIA+ youth offering free haircuts and mental health services.
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Los Angeles County food pantry list
A list of food banks in Los Angeles County.
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Apply for food assistance through BenefitsCal.
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Resources for LGBTQIA+ people affected by cancer.
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Information for people struggling with substance use and mental health disorders.
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Recovery house.
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Addiction and co-occurring mental health treatment for the LGBTQ+ community in California.
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La Fuente Hollywood Treatment Center
Addiction treatment in Los Angeles.
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San Francisco AIDS Foundation Substance Health Services
Substance use services in San Francisco.
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Recovery services in San Diego.
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Sunrise Community Counseling Center
Counseling services in Los Angeles.
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Mental health services in San Francisco.
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Addiction and mental health treatment for men in San Diego, including outpatient programs and sober living.
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Residential mental health treatment in San Diego.
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Addiction treatment from detox to outpatient care in Fresno, Clovis and Sacramento.
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Addiction treatment and sober living in Los Angeles.
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Help finding substance use treatment.
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Substance use treatment directory.
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Mental health treatment center for teens.
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A guide to addiction treatment programs.
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Resources for people seeking support in recovery.
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Residential addiction and dual-diagnosis treatment in Berea, Kentucky.
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Addiction treatment programs in Colorado.
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Gender-affirming surgery in Spain.
Education
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LGBTQIA+ college student guide
Information for LGBTQIA+ college students.
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Business grants and resources for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs.
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LGBTQ+ programs and careers in cybersecurity
A guide to cybersecurity education and careers.
Ryan White HIV care providers
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)
A global nonprofit providing HIV care and services.
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Services for communities facing behavioral health challenges, housing insecurity and HIV risk.
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Mental health and case management services.
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Orange County 17th Street Clinic
HIV care from the Orange County Health Care Agency.
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Health services for people of all ages, genders, ethnicities and orientations.
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Primary care for people living with HIV.
LGBT centers
For job seekers and employees
For employers
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How to mitigate workplace discrimination and create an inclusive work environment
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Out & Equal: How to celebrate transgender employees on TDOV and year-round
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Out & Equal: What’s your pronoun? Strategies for inclusion in the workplace
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Out & Equal: Toolkit for change, assessing LGBTQI+ inclusion in your workplace
Workforce data and reports
Trans Can Work does not run these services. Please contact each organization to confirm eligibility, hours and costs.