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Pride Paddle Out - CBC Wheelhouse

Weekly casual paddle along Bellingham waterfront catering to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

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LGBTQIA+
Recreation

The PAD - Northwest Youth Services

Emergency housing program that offers housing for minors, ages 13-17 years for up to 90 days. Emergency housing helps youth reprieve and recover from crises, access critical services, and begin to set future goals for safety and stability.

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LGBTQIA+
Teens (13-19 years old)
Homeless
Short-Term Housing
Near Homeless
Temporary Shelter
Housing
Emergency

LGBT Hotline - LGBT National Help Center

Provides telephone, online private one-to-one chat, and email peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States.

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Individuals
Teens (13-19 years old)
Peer Support
Help Hotlines
LGBTQIA+
Support Network
Children (2-12 years old)
Transgender or Non-Binary
Adults (31-54 years old)

Queer Youth Services - Northwest Youth Services

Provides education, advocacy, and support, along with material resources, for queer youth, their families, and community providers. There is also a dedicate safe space downtown where queer youth can connect, access resources, and live authentically.

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Support Network
Peer Support
LGBTQIA+
Transgender or Non-Binary
Young Adults (20-30 years old)

Trans Lifeline Hotline

Peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning peers.

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Personal Safety
LGBTQIA+
Transgender or Non-Binary
Help Hotlines
In Crisis
Peer Support

Crisis Helpline - Trevor Project

LGBTQ young people can talk with a trained counselor for free, confidential and secure 24/7 service when they are struggling with issues such as coming out, LGBTQ identity, depression, and suicide.

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Teens (13-19 years old)
Counseling
Help Hotlines
Care
Suicidal Thoughts
Mental Health Care
LGBTQIA+
In Crisis

Crisis Text Line - Trevor Project

LGBTQ young people can text with a trained counselor for free, confidential and secure 24/7 service when they are struggling with issues such as coming out, LGBTQ identity, depression, and suicide.

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Children (2-12 years old)
Mental Health Care
Care
Suicidal Thoughts
In Crisis
Teens (13-19 years old)
LGBTQIA+
Help Hotlines
Individual Counseling

Trevor Project Resource Center

Online resource center for LGBTQ young people. Get answers about everything LGBTQ including sexual orientation, mental health, gender identity, community, talking about suicide, and more.

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Teens (13-19 years old)
Understand Mental Health
Virtual Support
Navigating the System
LGBTQIA+

Coming Out Support Hotline - LGBT National Help Center

A non-profit hotline staffed with volunteers who all identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Volunteers can help you when you are struggling with coming out to yourself, coming out to friends & family, facing fear and isolation, or searching for local resources.

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Support Network
Help Hotlines
LGBTQIA+

LGBTQ+ Veteran Services - Washington State Dept of Veterans Affairs

Connects LGBTQ+ veterans to earned benefits, services, programs, resources, and information. Can assist with upgrade of discharge status.

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Veterans
LGBTQIA+
Case Management

Rainbow Elders Coffee Talk - Bellingham Senior Activity Center

Social hour with the elder queer community ages 50+.

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Seniors (55+ years old)
Transgender or Non-Binary
LGBTQIA+
Peer Support
Support Network

TrevorSpace - Trevor Project

An affirming, online community for LGBTQ young people between the ages of 13-24 years old. With over 400,000 members across the globe, you can explore your identity, get advice, find support, and make friends in a moderated community intentionally designed for you.

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Teens (13-19 years old)
Virtual Support
Peer Support
Support Network
LGBTQIA+

Rainbow Elders Discussion Group - Bellingham Senior Activity Center

Coffee and discussion topic each month for members of the elder queer community.

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Peer Support
Transgender or Non-Binary
LGBTQIA+
Seniors (55+ years old)
Support Network

Fiber Arts Group - BQC Center

Monthly Fiber Arts affinity group meeting.

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LGBTQIA+
Peer Support
Recreation

Queer Latiné Society - BQC Center

Connect with members of the Latiné community to help with navigating some of the unique challenges of being queer in Latiné culture.

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Peer Support
Latino
LGBTQIA+

BQC Late Bloomers Affinity Group - BQC Center

Volunteer led social group connecting with people coming out later in life or changing identities.

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Adults (31-54 years old)
LGBTQIA+
Seniors (55+ years old)

Trans Teen Online Chat Room - LGBT National Help Center

Weekly moderated chat rooms for LGBTQ young people ages 19 and younger to talk together in a safe space, and to express themselves.

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Transgender or Non-Binary
LGBTQIA+
Support Network
Peer Support
Teens (13-19 years old)

LGBT Teen Online Chat Room - LGBT National Help Center

Weekly moderated chat rooms for LGBTQ young people ages 19 and younger to talk together in a safe space, and to express themselves.

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Support Network
Teens (13-19 years old)
Peer Support
Transgender or Non-Binary
LGBTQIA+

Rainbow Elders Lunch - Bellingham Senior Activity Center

Social hour with the queer elder community ages 50+.

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Support Network
Peer Support
Seniors (55+ years old)
Transgender or Non-Binary
LGBTQIA+

​LGBT ​Online Peer-Support Chat - LGBT National Help Center

An online chat space that is anonymous and confidential where you can connect with a trained LGBTQ peer support volunteer to have a conversation about many different issues and concerns including, but not limited to, coming out issues, gender and/or sexuality identities, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.

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LGBTQIA+
Adults (31-54 years old)
Transgender or Non-Binary
Peer Support
One-on-One Support
Help Hotlines

Out and About - Wild Whatcom

An affinity program developed by, and for, adult members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community to get outdoors, explore nature, and foster community.

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Recreation
Adults (31-54 years old)
LGBTQIA+

LGBT Senior Hotline - LGBT National Help Center

Confidential peer support for the LGBT and questioning community ages 50 and above.

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Seniors (55+ years old)
Support Network
Help Hotlines
LGBTQIA+
Transgender or Non-Binary

Pride on the Farm - Animals as Natural Therapy

Summer camp for LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-18. Get to know horsemanship activities like grooming, leading, and riding, participate in creative arts & crafts, playtime & learning with small farm animals, and more. LGBTQ+ staff and mentors will create a fun and empowering space for youth to make new friends, develop farm skills, and increase self-confidence.

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Day Camp
LGBTQIA+
Teens (13-19 years old)
Recreation

LGBTQIA+ Program - Program for Early Parent Support

A peer-support meeting for parents and caregivers who identify as LGBTQIA+, and with children aged 0-12. Groups will meet virtually once a week for 12 weeks.

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LGBTQIA+
Support Groups
Parents
Support Network
Care
Caregivers

LGBT Youth Talkline - LGBT National Help Center

Anonymous and confidential hotline where young callers under 25 years of age can speak on many different issues and concerns including, but not limited to, coming out issues, gender and/or sexuality identities, relationship concerns, bullying, isolation, anxiety at school, family issues, HIV/AIDS concerns, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.

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Help Hotlines
Teens (13-19 years old)
LGBTQIA+
Peer Support
Transgender or Non-Binary
Support Network

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