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Housing & Shelter · Washington · Free

Federal housing assistance hub. Section 8, public housing, homeless services in every state. Useful for trans women of color facing the highest rates of housing instability and violence in shelters. Coordinated Entry is the front door to most homeless services in your city — LGBTQ+ orgs help you navigate that intake. LGBTQ+ youth represent 40% of homeless youth despite being 7% of the general youth population. Free, confidential, and open to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community.

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More Housing & Shelter in Washington

  • Ali Forney Center — Largest LGBTQ+ youth homeless services organization in the US, NYC-based with national resources. Useful for trans women of color facing the
  • Lost-N-Found Youth — Atlanta-based shelter and services for LGBTQ+ homeless youth ages 13-25. Worth contacting for sober-living houses that explicitly welcome LG
  • HUD LGBTQ+ Resources — US Department of Housing and Urban Development LGBTQ+ housing rights and Equal Access Rule information. A starting point for case management
  • National Coalition for the Homeless — LGBTQ+ — NCH advocacy and information on LGBTQ+ homelessness, the Equal Access Rule, and shelter rights. A starting point for case management, emerge
  • Covenant House — International organization providing shelter, food, and crisis care to homeless youth including LGBTQ+ youth. Relevant for couples and chose
  • Family Promise — Affirming Shelter — Network of family shelter programs across the US, many LGBTQ+ welcoming. Relevant for couples and chosen families needing housing where they