Family Service Agency of DeKalb County has been providing counseling, advocacy, and other essential services to DeKalb County since 1956. We can assist individuals and families from birth through the end of life, no matter the circumstances.

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault services for any and all survivors and non-offending loved ones, including emergency and long-term shelter, counseling for children and adults, legal support and medical advocacy, and offender intervention services including anger management. All services are available to individuals of all genders and all sexual orientations. All staff are trained in LGBTQIA+ cultural humility. All services for survivors are free and confidential.

"This guide offers an important overview of the types of discrimination LGBTQ individuals face in the United States and their legal protections."
Topics covered include:
- What Is Discrimination?
- LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination
- Medical Care Discrimination
- Discrimination In A Legal Setting
- Discrimination In Social Settings
- Laws Protecting LGBTQ Rights
- What To Do If You Have Experienced Discrimination
- LGBTQ Discrimination Lawsuits
- Find Legal Help
Have offices in Florida, Minnesota, Texas and Colorado.

"Guidelines for LGBTQ Individuals Using a Preferred Name while Voting at the Polls in Guilford County, North Carolina"

"Voting at the polls can be daunting for transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming or other LGBTQ community members using a preferred name that does not match their legal name. These guidelines outline what to expect at the polls and offer suggestions for dealing with the possible situations that might occur."

"Guidelines for LGBTQ Individuals Using a Preferred Name while Voting at the Polls in Guilford County, North Carolina"

"Voting at the polls can be daunting for transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming or other LGBTQ community members using a preferred name that does not match their legal name. These guidelines outline what to expect at the polls and offer suggestions for dealing with the possible situations that might occur."

While this resource focuses specifically on Guilford County, it also includes information applicable for voters across North Carolina.

"By meeting people where they are and collaborating with others, PFLAG realizes its vision through:
— Support for all LGBTQ individuals, their families and allies
— Education for ourselves and others about the unique issues and challenges facing people who are LGBTQ
— Advocacy in our communities to change attitudes and create policies and laws that achieve full equality for LGBTQ individuals and their families"

Specific Programs Include:
— Monthly chapter meetings with a trained facilitator (https://www.pflaggreensboro.org/support/chapter-meetings)
— "The Carter Stroupe Memorial Scholarship is dedicated to celebrating and supporting the continuing education for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and LGBTQIA allied students who exhibit courage and leadership in their schools and communities." (https://www.pflaggreensboro.org/education1/carter-stroupe-memorial-scholarship)
— Individual support. "PFLAG Greensboro has members who are available to schedule a time outside of the group meetings to listen and answer questions. PFLAG cannot provide legal advice or assistance but we do have members who can support you in those spaces. Examples include:
-help you advocate for yourself or your child with issues arising in the school system or other community services
-be witnesses for name changes, marriages
-moral support for court dates." (https://www.pflaggreensboro.org/support/individual-support)

"Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual, pansexual, aromantic, genderqueer, nonbinary, and intersex students may have varied experiences in college depending on the community they encounter. Statistics published by the Human Rights Campaign revealed that only 26% of LGBTQ+ teens feel safe in their schools."

"For many young queer people, college is where things finally begin to change. To make college a little easier, we’ve created this ultimate guide of resources for LGBTQ+ students in higher education, including scholarships, resources, clubs, anti-bullying hotlines and more. For anyone considering themselves to be somewhere along the gender, sexuality, or romanticism spectrum, here’s what one might consider to be a handbook for LGBTQ+ college students, with helpful LGBTQ+ information such as ways to make the college campus feel more inclusive and less homophobic. Here are some top resources for LGBTQ students going to or getting ready for college."

Resource categories include information for Before You Go to College (including a list of scholarships/grants for LGBTQ+ students); Finding Community: LGBTQ+ Organizations, Clubs, and Events; information on How to Fight Discrimination and Homophobia; and LGBTQ Terms and Other Resources.

"The Nursing Home Abuse Center (NHAC) was founded on time-honored principles of restoring dignity for some of our most vulnerable and valuable citizens. Before we can begin to resolve the issue of nursing home abuse, we must understand what it is."

"Get Help Now: Were you or your loved one abused or neglected by a nursing home, senior living or assisted living facility? Ask Legal Questions at (877) 978-3170."

NHAC includes information specifically about Nursing Home Abuse and the LGBT community.

"We approach the health and rights crises faced by transgender sex workers holistically using harm reduction, human rights principles, economic and social justice, along with a commitment to empowerment and pride in finding solutions from our own community. The first issue we address is that of immediate need/crisis support for transgender sex workers, including community members from the NYC area, across the US and globally through supporting asylum seekers from our priority communities. The next issue we address is health care and health resilience for transgender sex workers. We need to address this issue because our community is hypermarginalized and has a profound need for safe sex supplies and free/low cost health to address both trans specific and holistic needs. We currently work on housing since so many in our G.L.I.T.S.’ community are without stable housing, deepening the cycle of disenfranchisement. G.L.I.T.S. also advocates and educates to ensure health, wellness and inclusion of transgender people in our society and to address the stigmatization and criminalization of trans people because of anti-prostitution/anti-sex work laws."

For immediate assistance call: Toll-free SWOP-USA/GLITS Community Support Line at (877) 776-2004 (ext. 212)

"The National Bail Fund Network is made up of over sixty community bail and bond funds across the country. We regularly update this listing of community bail funds that are freeing people by paying bail/bond and are also fighting to abolish the money bail system and pretrial detention."
Includes information on LGBTQ+Focused funds.
Part of Community Justice Exchange.