Here is a collection of available resources in Clark County, Washington State and Portland, Oregon.
Clark County Pride is a committee of people passionate about bringing pride celebrations to the rural areas of Southwest Washington. They offer many different resources, safe spaces, and connections.
The Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries has a selection of LGBTQ+ books for readers of all ages.
Queer Youth Resource Center is committed to partnering with existing community organizations in order to serve queer youth in Vancouver and SW Washington.
Clark County Teen Talk was born from the question "how can we support the mental health of young people in Clark County?" The solution? A support line where youth can talk to another young person about their struggles. Clark County Teen Talk offers support for youth and adults and opportunities for everyone to get involved.
The Q Center is based in Portland, Oregon and strives for safety, resilience, anti-oppression, learning and empowerment, inclusion and transparency.
Hand Up Project is the only LGBTQ2SIA+ led food-assistance program open to the public in Portland. Their mission is to "empower the disenfranchised with the resources needed to improve their lives".
Multnomah County Library has an abundance of resources for community members and booklists for a variety of age groups.
Librarian Marisol Moreno Ortiz has put together an in-depth guide for mental health resources including a list of hotlines to call if you are experiencing a mental health crisis.
The Washington State LGBTQ Commission is a state agency with an advisory board of 15 commissioners who identify as part of the LGBTQ community in the state. Their mission is "to improve the government's interface with the LGBTQ community, identifying the needs of its members, and ensuring that there is an effective means of advocating for LGBTQ equity in all aspects of state government".
Headquartered in Washington, Pride Foundation strives to serve the LGBTQ community across the Northwest.
Black and Pink is a prison abolitionist organization dedicated to abolishing the criminal punishment system and liberating LGBTQIA2S+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS who are affected by that system through advocacy, support, and organizing.
Founded by Jas Maisonet, QPOC Hikers is a hiking group for queer people of color. They meet up monthly for an in-person hike and to share space.
The King County Trans Resource & Referral Guide was produced by the Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence under a grant awarded by the King County Department of Community and Human Services Behavioral Health and Recovery Division.
The Washington State Office of Equity is determined to provide equity and justice for all by working diligently to hold themselves accountable, being bold in their transparency, taking responsibility even when it is uncomfortable, welcoming difficult discussions knowing they can learn and grow from them, working to uproot their own conscious bias and internalized racial oppression, and making commitments toward racial equity and measuring themselves overtly.
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