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Study.com: College Scholarships for LGBTQ Students

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Notes

Website includes a List of Scholarships for LGBTQ Students; info on How to Apply for Scholarships as an LGBTQ Student; FAQs; info on How to Choose an LGBTQ-Friendly College; information about Title IX (federal non-discrimination law), as well as non-discrimination laws by state. There is also information about Study.com's LGBTQ+ scholarship!

Family Service Agency of DeKalb County

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Immigration
  • Marriage and Couples Counseling
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • People with Disabilities
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Spanish Speaking Community and Support
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

1325 Sycamore Road
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
DeKalb County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: 8157588616

Notes

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.

Best Colleges For LGBTQ+ Students (Intelligent.com)

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

1414 NE 42ND ST
STE 400
SEATLE, WASHINGTON 98105

Notes

"Compared to cisgender heterosexual students, LBGTQ+ students face disproportionate levels of harassment, anxiety, and depression at college. Ideally, LBGTQ+ students will attend a college that has adequately responded to these challenges and established an inclusive and safe learning environment, but not every school has done so. We’ll go over the most LBGTQ-friendly colleges in the country, and address some other issues that are important for LGBTQ+ students to know."

"We reviewed dozens of institutions in order to determine the top 20 colleges for LGBTQ+ students, evaluating factors such as LGBTQ+ student centers, gender-neutral facilities, and student organizations. This research was based on the materials available online at each school’s website. Below, we’ve also highlighted some things that you can check out during an on-campus tour to help you make an even more informed decision."

CreditCards.com – “Guide to LGBT Finances: You can lead a richer life”

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

National

Notes

"This guide to personal finance for LGBT Americans covers five key areas: how to plan for retirement, what insurance you need, money questions to ask before marriage, the costs of adding children and ways to erase credit card debt."
Includes information about insurance (life, disability, medical), living with HIV, Transgender health costs, marriage, adoption, saving for retirement, and credit card debt.

PFLAG Greensboro

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Other (Legal)
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

PO Box 4153
Greensboro, North Carolina 27404

Contact Info

Phone: (336) 420-0120

Notes

"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)

Mental Health Greensboro

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction

Location

700 Walter Reed Drive
Greensboro, North Carolina 27403

Contact Info

Phone: 336.373.1402
Email:

Notes

"Mental Health Greensboro advances mental wellness in our community through leadership, education, direct services and collaborative partnerships. We assist individuals to manage their symptoms, stay in recovery, rebuild relationships, and pursue life goals such as higher education and employment opportunities. We believe that recovery is successful when individuals take an active role in learning about their diagnoses and strategies for managing their symptoms. We are Greensboro’s only dedicated peer support recovery organization combining peer education, peer coaching, support group facilitation and peer support specialist training."

Specific Programs:
"Renewal Support Group is a peer-led support group providing a judgement-free setting for the LGBTQ community to come together and support each other with mental health recovery." (https://www.facebook.com/groups/213433573347534/)

"H.E.R. which stands for Hope Empowered Recovery, is a group that lifts up black women and creates an environment of understanding and support for those struggling with issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, emotional wellness, and other mental health concerns.
Our H.E.R. support group aims to help black women gain an understanding of issues facing the black community and the world around. Peers will get support and guidance from other black women, express and manage emotions and promote healing within the support group community.
This support group meets online via ZOOM" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1098522830544595/)

“Ultimate Guide to Resources for LGBTQ+ Students” from CouponFollow

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Anti-Discrimination (Workplace/Housing/Etc.)
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Youth Services

Location

National

Notes

"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.

Black Queer Power

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"The Black Queer and Trans Community is beautiful, diverse, and full of power. There are many factors in this world that often cause our power to be siloed, or worse, it is often hidden. However, together we make a tapestry of power that changes this world in ways that only we can."

"Black Queer Power is a brand created to harness, promote, and galvanize that power in an effort to promote change making efforts and to support the work of Black Queer and Trans Creatives and Entrepreneurs. BQP offers community based organizations the opportunity to benefit from the buying power of the very communities they support. Through apparel and product lines that celebrate us and boldly make a statement to the world, BQP provides a viable fundraising mechanism for selected beneficiaries without the tedious costs of inventory, shipping, or e-commerce infrastructure. "

FinImpact

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

National

Notes

"At Finimpact, we’re here to flip the equation in your favor, empowering small businesses to access the best funding for their business."

"You can apply online by completing one comprehensive form (it only takes a few minutes). Our smart self-learning algorithm analyzes your business, needs and credentials (captured on the form) then matches it with the relevant financial solution from our network of prescreened and approved lenders. Finally, we connect you to the most relevant lenders."

Includes resources for LGBTQ+ business owners, including how to become certified with the Small Business Administration or National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, advice and tips for LGBTQ+ owners, LGBTQ+ specific grants, and information for allies and customers of LGBTQ+ businesses.

The Transgender Training Institute

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

PO Box 11713
Philadelphia, Pennyslvania 19104

Notes

"We provide virtual and in-person professional development and personal growth trainings that engage, inspire and empower our participants. Our trainings are facilitated by our team of transgender and non-binary educators."

"TTI hosts several in-person and virtual courses for people who want to learn directly from us. Dr. Green leads our Training-of-Trainers (TOT) courses online and in locations around the US, our Core Training Team and & Ally Training Teams collaborate on our Ally/Advocate Training Camps (ATC), and our Senior Training Team members host specialized ATCs. We are now offering all of our courses online, and also host webinars on a range of topics."

"TTI facilitates interactive and engaging trainings that help to build more affirming environments for transgender and non-binary people. We provide professional development and personal growth trainings, and every training is customized based on the needs of our clients. TTI facilitates in-person trainings onsite across the US, and provides offsite trainings remotely or virtually."

"TTI’s team members combine their content matter expertise, formal training as educators, and in-depth knowledge of transgender and non-binary communities to help clients striving to be fully affirming of transgender and non-binary people. Our services include support with curriculum design and review, climate assessments, policy review, program evaluation, online courses, capacity building, and technical assistance."