Resources
Whether you’re looking for services and support, LGBT-friendly businesses, or opportunities and training, The SF LGBT Center is here for you.
*Because many organizations have been impacted by the local COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, please call ahead for any in-person resources.*
Trans Lifeline
Peer support hotline run by trans people, for trans people. Open to those in crisis or not; trans and questioning. Trans Lifeline connects trans people to community, support, and resources.
https://www.translifeline.org/
195 41st St. #11253
Oakland, CA 94611
(877) 565 8860
Trans: Thrive
A safe space by and for the transgender community, providing primary care, HRT, mental health services, substance abuse support, counseling, and support groups.
https://sfcommunityhealth.org/program/trans-thrive/
730 Polk St. 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 292 3400
Transgender Law Center (TLC)
Working towards trans liberation; TLC has a legal help line which provides support across many areas, including employment, health care, housing, civil rights, immigration, prisoners’ rights, and identity document changes. They do not provide direct legal assistance, but can specifically help trans people with navigating the legal system.
https://transgenderlawcenter.org/
PO Box 70976
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 587 9696
Collect Line for those who are in prison and detention: (510) 380 8229
TransLife
A program of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, TransLife empowers and supports group members with whatever they are going through. A group for people looking for support for issues related to gender, identity, sexuality, drugs, sex work, hormone therapy, gender surgery and HIV. A group for people who are looking for a place to belong and a chosen family to support them. They welcome allies, friends and others who wish to learn and grow with the transgender community.
Walden House at HealthRIGHT 360
Serving clients with mental health and substance use disorders at residential and outpatient facilities, including in-custody treatment programs and services for people transitioning back into their communities.
https://www.healthright360.org/agency/walden-house
1735 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 762 3705
Westside Community Services
Provides accessible mental health and wellness services to the vulnerable, and those impacted by life crises and transitions in the African-American community.
http://www.westside-health.org/
1153 Oak St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 431 9000