Material Needs and Financial Resources

Finding the right resources for you can be difficult and time consuming, and barriers to access often exist. Staff and trained Peer Resource Navigators in the LGBTQA Resource Center can assist community members with resource navigation and can help put together plans for accessing those resources. Email lgbtqaresources@northeastern.edu or complete this form to request assistance.

These resources in and beyond the Boston area offer services, support, community, information, and care for LGBTQIA2S+ people. Resources included on this list have in most cases self-identified as having a commitment to serving LGBTQIA2S+ individuals. Northeastern has not assessed, nor does it endorse, these resources. The Center encourages community members to conduct their own research and to follow their instincts when interacting with these resources.

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Housing

Boston Area

  1. Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth Emergency Direct Aid for LGBTQ+ Youth
    1. Contact: Fill out assistance application form
    2. Services offered: housing, bill, transportation, food, and other assistance
    3. Cost: Free
    4. Is this resource primarily for TGNC people? No
    5. Is this resource primarily for BIPOC trans, GNC, non-binary, and Two-Spirit people? No
  2. Transgender Emergency Fund
    1. Contact: Fill out assistance application form
    2. Services offered: rental start-up and homelessness prevention assistance, utility payment assistance
    3. Cost: Free
    4. Is this resource primarily for TGNC people? Yes
    5. Is this resource primarily for BIPOC trans, GNC, non-binary, and Two-Spirit people? Yes, though not exclusively
  3. Boston: Queer and Trans POC Housing Exchange
  4. Queer Housing Boston

Beyond Boston

  1. Black Trans Men, Inc. Housing Support Services
  2. Black Trans Women, Inc. Housing/Shelter Access Services
  3. Black Trans Advocacy Coalition Help Line
Food Security

Boston Area

  1. Transgender Emergency Fund
    1. Contact: Fill out assistance application form
    2. Services offered: emergency food assistance
    3. Cost: Free
    4. Is this resource primarily for TGNC people? Yes
    5. Is this resource primarily for BIPOC trans, GNC, non-binary, and Two-Spirit people? Yes, though not exclusively

Beyond Boston

  1. The Okra Project
  2. Black Trans Advocacy Coalition Help Line
  3. Black Trans Women, Inc. Emergency Assistance
Mutual Aid, Grants, Direct Assistance

Beyond Boston

  1. Point of Pride HRT Access Fund
  2. Point of Pride Electrolysis Financial Assistance
  3. Point of Pride Annual Transgender Surgery Fund
  4. Genderbands Surgery Grants
  5. Trans Life Life Microgrant Program
  6. Black Trans Advocacy Coalition Help Line
  7. Black Trans Men, Inc. Top Surgery Grants
  8. Rizi Timane Trans Surgery Grants
  9. Trans Justice Funding Project
  10. Jim Collins Foundation Transgender Surgery fund
Scholarships

Beyond Boston

  1. Point Foundation
  2. Human Rights Campaign Scholarship Database
  3. Trans Student Educational Resources Scholarships
  4. STEPS Scholarship Guide