Financial Resources (posted by ilikesports)

Homelessness resources

Help Hotlines:

1. The Trevor Project: If you’re a young person looking for someone to listen and understand without judgment or if you’re feeling suicidal, please call The Trevor Lifeline now at 1-866-488-7386. It’s free and confidential. There is hope, there is help.
***Online messaging with The Trevor Project also available. Click link for more information.

2. Lambda Legal: If you are a young person or adult involved in a young person’s care who believes he or she has been discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or HIV status in foster care, the juvenile justice system or a homeless shelter, contact us toll free at: 1-866-LGBTeen (1-866-542-8336) or inquire with us online.

Shelters:

1. Covenant House Youth Shelters (click on link… shelters in 21 cities in the U.S.)

2. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (click on cities below to see local resources and information)
***Download fact sheets for Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Florida, Los Angeles, and New York.

Employment resources

LGBTQ-specific job resources:

1. Employment Guide for LGBTQ Individuals (resources and links)
2. Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index (rates workplaces/ companies on LGBT equality)

Websites with job & internship listings and/or career search tips:

1. Monster.com

2. Idealist.org

3. Snagajob.com

4. Opportunityknocks.org


Scholarship resources

1. The Point Foundation Scholarships (for high school seniors, undergraduates, graduate students, and ph.D students)

2. The LEAGUE Foundation Scholarships (for graduating high school seniors)

3. The Queer Foundation Effective Writing and Scholarships Program (for graduating high school seniors)

4. Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) National Scholarship Program (for graduating high school seniors)

5. COLAGE Scholarship Program for Students with LGBTQ Parents (for undergraduates)

6. Gender Equality Resource Center (contains links to many scholarships, fellowships, internships, scholarship databases, and other financial aid resources)

*Make sure to check that the scholarship programs listed above are still active and that the website has the most recent scholarship application, deadlines, etc.

*Also, google.com is a good way to search for more LGBTQ scholarship opportunities, especially those that are only for students who are either from or attend school in certain cities. (For example, there are scholarships for gay students who are from Philadelphia and/or who currently attend college in Philadelphia.)