Advocacy and Community-Based Organizations
Click on an agency name to be taken to their website. The following organizations are all located within the NYC Metropolitan area.
ACT UP is a diverse group of non-partisan individuals dedicated to ending the AIDS crisis through direct action. Meets Mondays, 7pm at the LGBT Center.
Contact Information:
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LGBT Community Center
208 W 13th Street New York, NY 10011 (212) 620-7310 |
For general inquiries:
(212) 966-4873 [email protected] To fill out an online contact form, click here and scroll towards the bottom of the page. |
The Audre Lorde Project (ALP) is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color Center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area. Through mobilization, education, and capacity building, they work for community wellness and progressive social and economic justice. Committed to struggling across differences, they seek to responsibly reflect, represent, and serve their various communities.
Contact Information:
85 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(212) 463-0342
85 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(212) 463-0342
Bridging Access to Care (formerly known as Brooklyn AIDS Task Force) was the first HIV/AIDS organization in Brooklyn. Their mission is to provide health care and supportive services to help individuals living with HIV, living with mental health conditi0ns, substance users, seeking healthier lifestyles, and healthier families.
Contact Information:
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Main Office, Flatbush Location:
2261 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 (347) 505-5176 |
Flatbush Location (2):
2201B Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 (347) 505-5146 |
Williamsburg Location:
260 Broadway, 4th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11211 (347) 505-5120 |
To email this organization, click here.
CAMBA takes a comprehensive approach to helping individuals, families and communities thrive, offering integrated programs in: economic development; education & youth development; family support; and health, housing, and legal services. Their programs build inclusive communities where New Yorkers have the support they need to reach their full potential.
The Center for Anti-Violence Education (CAE) develops and implements comprehensive violence prevention programs for individuals and organizations. Through a combination of education, physical empowerment, and leadership development, CAE provides underserved communities throughout the New York metropolitan area with skills to break cycles of violence.
Contact Information:
30 Third Avenue, Suite 104,
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 788-1775
cae@[email protected]
30 Third Avenue, Suite 104,
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 788-1775
cae@[email protected]
The mission of CK Life is to provide the Trans community with the tools needed to achieve their personal goals while having a sense of Community and Kinship. This includes providing useful information that will help people who are looking to lead the most productive life during and after transition with regards to health, employment, and day to day social interactions.
Contact Information:
(347) 866-9002
[email protected]
To fill out a contact form, click here and scroll towards the bottom of the page.
(347) 866-9002
[email protected]
To fill out a contact form, click here and scroll towards the bottom of the page.
Day One partners with New York City youth to end dating abuse and domestic violence through community education, supportive services, legal advocacy, and leadership development. Serving all five boroughs, Day One sues an empowerment model that invests and involves young people in maintaining safe relationships for themselves and their peers.
Contact Information:
General: (212) 566-8120
Helpline: (800) 214-4150
Text Line: (646) 535-DAY1 (3291)
[email protected]
General: (212) 566-8120
Helpline: (800) 214-4150
Text Line: (646) 535-DAY1 (3291)
[email protected]
The Door provides a wide range of services to NYC youth, including reproductive health care and education, mental health counseling and crisis assistance, legal assistance, GED and ESOL classes, tutoring and homework help, college preparation services, career development, job training and placement, supportive housing, sports and recreational activities, arts, and nutritious meals - all for free and completely confidentially. In addition to health, legal, education, counseling and career services, The Door provides a wide range of programs and services geared towards LGBTQ members.
Contact Information:
555 Broome Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 941-9090
555 Broome Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 941-9090
FIERCE is an LGBTQ youth of color-led organization, building the leadership, political consciousness, and organizing skills of LGBTQ youth. They organize local grassroots campaigns in New York city to fight police harassment and violence and increase access to safe public space for LGBTQ youth.
Recognizing that there are still variances within the subculture of the gay community of color, Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD) continues to provide targeted services in the form of drop-in groups, age and need appropriate activities and counseling. The organization offers a drop-in center for seniors, YMSM, health and wellness counseling, prevention education, street outreach and HIV testing. GMAD is also actively planning more aggressive prevention initiatives with the use of a mobile testing unit. Additionally, GMAD is actively planning more inclusive programming that will embrace both transgender individuals and lesbians. True to its mission, GMAD remains the voice of the LGBT community, championing its rights and challenging wrongs.
Contact Information:
540 Atlantic Avenue, Lower Level
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 222-6300
[email protected]
540 Atlantic Avenue, Lower Level
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 222-6300
[email protected]
Greenwich House helps individuals and families lead more fulfilling lives by offering social and health services, cultural and educational programs, and opportunities for civic involvement to New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds.
Health Education Alternatives for Teens (HEAT) provides confidential, comprehensive health care focused on the special needs of teenagers at risk for or living with HIV. They are committed to providing age-appropriate and culturally competent care for all youths - straight, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming, from all ethnic backgrounds. They offer a "one-stop-shop" of comprehensive services for high-risk and HIV-infected youth including medical, case management, HIV counseling and testing, mental health care, treatment adherence, outreach, support services, and access to research.
Contact Information:
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Main Office:
450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 49 - Room #BSB5-13 Brooklyn, NY 11203 (718) 613-8543 |
Clinic:
470 Clarkson Avenue, 4th Floor, Nursing Station 41 Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
The Hetrick-Martin Institute seeks to foster healthy youth development through a comprehensive package of direct services and referrals. Starting as a small, volunteer-led grassroots advocacy organization, Hetrick Martin is now a leading professional provider of social support and programming for LGBTQ youth.
Contact Information:
2 Astor Place
New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-2400
2 Astor Place
New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-2400
The Hispanic AIDS Forum's (HAF) mission is to improve health outcomes for Latinos in New York City who are affected by HIV and other chronic illnesses. They offer free HIV testing; emotional support counseling and support groups or gay and bisexual Latino men; services for HIV-positive Latinos, such as help managing medical care and treatment, financial assistance with rent payments, plus health education and wellness services; Latino youth leadership training; and services for transgender women.
Contact Information:
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Manhattan Location:
1767 Park Avenue, 4th Floor New York, NY 10035 (212) 563-4500 |
Queens Location:
76-11 37th Avenue, Suite 206 Jackson Heights, New York 10372 (718) 409-5309 |
Bronx Location:
975 Kelly Street, 4th Floor Bronx, NY 11459 (718) 328-4188 |
Identity House is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that provides peer counseling, group support, and therapy referrals to members of the LGBTQ community who are struggling with issues of sexuality, gender identity, alienation, relationships, and family.
Contact Information:
[email protected]
Walk-in Center:
Saturdays 6 PM - 8 PM
The LGBT Center
208 West 13th Street,
New York, NY 10011
To register for a virtual session, click here.
[email protected]
Walk-in Center:
Saturdays 6 PM - 8 PM
The LGBT Center
208 West 13th Street,
New York, NY 10011
To register for a virtual session, click here.
The Center offers the LGBT communities of NYC health and wellness programs; arts, entertainment, and cultural events; recovery, wellness, parenthood, and family support services. As the cornerstone of New York City's LGBT community, The Center is a place where people meet and make connections and a support system for those in need.
Contact Information:
208 W 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 620-7310
208 W 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 620-7310
Organizes events that cater to gay, bisexual, gender non-conforming, gender fluid, and transgender individuals. They offer support groups, rapid HIV testing, and condoms.
Contact Information:
66 Willow Ave., Suite 202
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 808-1360
66 Willow Ave., Suite 202
Staten Island, NY 10305
(718) 808-1360
RetireGuide has a mission to provide seniors with resources to assist with reaching important financial decisions that affect their retirement.
SAGE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older people by offering supportive services and consumer resources to LGBT older people and their caregivers.
Contact Information:
305 7th Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 741-2247
To fill out a contact form, click here.
305 7th Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 741-2247
To fill out a contact form, click here.
SALGA-NYC is a not-for-profit, all-volunteer organization that serves to promote awareness, acceptance, empowerment, and safe inclusive spaces for people of all sexual and gender identities, who trace their heritage to South Asia or who identify as South Asian. They encourage leadership development, provide multi-generational support, work towards immigration advocacy, address mental health and health issues such as HIV/AIDS, and foster political involvement in the interest of creating a more empowered society.
The Urban Justice Center is a New York City-based social justice advocacy organization that works for and empowers the most vulnerable among us through a combination of direct legal services, systemic advocacy, community education and political organizing. They provide services to clients on many levels, from one-on-one legal advice in soup kitchens, to helping individuals access housing and government assistance, to filing class action lawsuits to bring about systemic change.
Contact Information:
Main Office -
40 Rector Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10006
(646) 602-5600
Click here to view the list of initiatives that can provide legal help.
Main Office -
40 Rector Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10006
(646) 602-5600
Click here to view the list of initiatives that can provide legal help.