Information and resources providing support to transgender and gender-nonconforming people related to housing, finances, community, legal, identity documents, and more.
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Bridge Over Troubled Waters Youth Housing
Bridge Over Troubled Waters provides effective and innovative services to runaway, homeless and high-risk youth, helps youth avoid a lifetime of dependency on social services, guides youth towards self-sufficiency, and enables youth to transform their lives and build fulfilling, meaningful futures.
If you are between ages 14-24 and looking for help, call 617-423-9575
City Life Vida Urbana
City Life Vida Urbanais a grassroots community organization committed to fighting for racial, social and economic justice and gender equality by building working class power. they promote individual empowerment, develop community leaders and build collective power to effect systemic change and transform society.
Housing Assistance MASSCAP
MASSCAP plays a leading role in advocating for affordable housing for low and moderate income families, Your local Community Action Agency offers many of the following supports related to Housing:
- Help with Eviction Notices
- Rent or Mortgage Assistance
- Assistance with Housing Searches
- Help with Move-in Costs
- Mediation in Landlord/Tenant Disputes
- Help with Subsidized Housing, Including Application Issues
- HECM Counseling
- Foreclosure Counseling
General Identity Document Info
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) works to ensure the wellbeing, safety and lived equity of all trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive community members in Massachusetts.
MTPC educates the public; advocates at state, local, and systemic levels; and through collective action, they mobilize community, engage in capacity building, and advance community wellness and prosperity.
Transgender Emergency Fund of MA
The Transgender Emergency Fund (TEF) is the only organization dedicated to supporting low income and homeless Transgender individuals in Massachusetts.
TEF assists with homelessness prevention, shelter assistance, nutrition assistance, prescription co-pay assistance, transportation and escort to medical appointments, etc.
Trans Community of New England
The Trans Community of New England (TCNE) is a Boston area transgender support organization for the transgender community. How to join TCNE.
TCNE has offered transgender social activities and support since the 1970’s, they are one of the oldest transgender groups in the world and one of very few with it's own permanent location. They sponsor the First Event transgender conference each January/February.
MassEquality
MassEquality is the leading statewide grassroots advocacy organization working to ensure that everyone across Massachusetts can thrive from cradle to grave without discrimination and oppression based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
MassEquality partners across identities, issues, and communities to build a broad, inclusive, and politically powerful movement that changes hearts and minds and achieves policy and electoral victories.
Greater Boston PFLAG
Greater Boston PFLAG is a group of parents, families, friends, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. They help change attitudes and create an environment of understanding so that LGBTQ family members and friends can live in a world that is safe and inclusive. They accomplish this through support, education, and advocacy.
Court Ordered Name Change
Birth Certificate Changes
Gender Marker and Name Change ID/Driver's License
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy, and education, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation. GLAD is committed to fulfilling this mission with urgency and perseverance. To succeed, GLAD will lead boldly and be guided by the following aspirational values.
Health Law Advocates MA
Health Law Advocates (HLA) is a 501(c)(3) public interest law firm whose mission is to provide pro bono legal representation to low-income residents experiencing difficulty accessing or paying for needed medical services. HLA is committed to ensuring universal access to quality health care in Massachusetts, particularly for those who are most at risk due to such factors as race, gender, disability, age, or geographic location. With its partner organization, Health Care For All, HLA combines legal expertise with grassroots organizing and policy reform to advance the statewide movement for universal health care access.