Homelessness and housing insecurity are major issues in our community.
US youth resources
If you are in crisis and need help now, go here.
Some young people in our community are kicked out of their homes. Others leave because of violence or lack of support.
Among young people in the United States experiencing homelessness, trans and gender diverse youth have the highest rates.
National Runaway Safeline (1800runaway.org)
- Support for runaways in crisis. Always available.
- Call: 1-800-RUNAWAY
- Text: 66008
Safe Place (nationalsafeplace.org)
- Find a Safe Place (website)
- Find a Safe Place (text)
- Text the word “safe” and where you are right now (address, city, state) to 4HELP (44357).
- Within seconds, you will receive a message with the closest Safe Place site and phone number for the local youth agency.
- For immediate help, reply with “2chat” to text with a trained counselor.
Covenant House (covenanthouse.org)
- Shelters in or near many US cities, including Anchorage, San Francisco, Houston, New York, Miami, St. Louis, Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Orlando, Atlantic City, Detroit, New Orleans, and Philadelphia.
- 1-800-999-9999
National Youth Crisis Hotline
- 800-448-4663
Youth Development International Crisis Hotline
- 800-HIT-HOME
- 800-448-4663
Canada youth resources
Operation Come Home (operationcomehome.ca)
missingkids.ca (missingkids.ca)
Covenant House (covenanthouse.org)
- Shelters in or near Canadian cities including Vancouver and Toronto
- 1-800-999-9999
ShelterSafe.ca (sheltersafe.ca)
- For women and girls experiencing domestic abuse
General resources
National Center for Transgender Equality (transequality.org)
National LGBTQ Task Force (thetaskforce.org)
- Transitioning our Shelters [2003] (PDF)
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (masstpc.org)
- Shelter for All Genders [2013] (PDF)
Media
Point Source Youth (pointsourceyouth.org)
- Trans Rights and Housing [2019]: Cecilia Gentili, Dominique Jackson, Yves B. Golden, Andrea Jenkins