Resource Guide

Rebecca VanderKooi
2 days ago
2 min read

This year has been marked by seemingly endless horrors beyond comprehension. I'm a firm believer that doing something is better than nothing, but sometimes it can be challenging to know where to turn for help or which organizations to support if you have the funds and/or time to do so.

This is an ever-growing master resource guide covering a wide range of topics, including LGBTQ+ resources, immigration resources, mutual aid, and more.

LGBTQ+ Resources:

Project Open Arms - This group in the pacific northwest helps trans and nonbinary coming from red states. As their site says, “We can help you navigate the relocation process, including finding community connections, employment opportunities, gender-affirming healthcare, and more.”

North Texas TRANSportation Network - “Provides travel and relocation grants to North Texas families seeking out-of-state health care for trans and gender-expansive youth.”

Rainbow Railroad - “Rainbow Railroad is a global not-for-profit organization that helps at-risk LGBTQI+ people get to safety worldwide. Based in the United States and Canada, we’re an organization that helps LGBTQI+ people facing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics. In a time when there are more displaced people than ever, LGBTQI+ people are uniquely vulnerable due to systemic, state-enabled homophobia and transphobia. These factors either displace them in their own country or prevent them from escaping harm.”

Trans Youth Emergency Project - “Our team provides 1-on-1 custom patient navigation services to unimpacted providers and supports families of transgender youth with emergency grants to help them travel for care.”

The Trevor Project - “The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people.”

Immigration Resources:

National Immigration Legal Services Directory - A resource to search for immigration legal services by state, county, or detention facility.

Know Your Rights: What to Do if You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration - This downloadable legal information guide provides important information on what to do if you are arrested or detained by immigration.

Know Your Immigration Rights - Through the ACLU, learn more about immigration rights in specific scenarios.

International Resources:

Denizens Society Global - A nonprofit supporting those impacted by war and displacement. They currently are focused on Gazan family relief, providing dental care, and preserving Palestinian culture.

Doctors Without Borders - Worldwide this organization is providing humanitarian assistance to those in need. This includes Sudan which is currently experiencing intense violence, forcing 1 in 5 Sudanese to flee their homes.

Climate Action Network - “Climate Action Network (CAN) is a global network of more than 1,900 civil society organisations in over 130 countries driving collective and sustainable action to fight the climate crisis and to achieve social justice. CAN convenes and coordinates civil society at the UN climate talks and other international fora.”