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Worcester Area LGBTQ Agencies and Organizations
- Central Mass Recovery Learning Community KIVA Center
209 Shrewsbury St, Worcester, MA
508-751-9600
Vesper Moore
Vesper.moore@centralmassrlc.org
774-242-6364
http://www.centralmassrlc.org/ - Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQIA+
Youth Resource Map
https://ma-lgbtq.org/
- Out MetroWest
Enriches the LGBTQ community in MetroWest Boston and the larger world through programming, education, and advocacy.
929 Worcester Road
Framingham, MA 02130
508-875-2122
info@metrowest.org
- PFLAG of Greater Worcester
Worcester PFLAG is a support group for parents and friends of Gay, Lesbian and Transgender people.
4 Mann Street
Worcester, MA 01602
508-631-2699
https://www.worcesterpflag.org/ - Safe Homes
Support & Drop-in Center for LGBTQ people, ages 14-23
Laura Farnsworth, Program Manager
The Bridge, 4 Mann Street, Worcester, MA 01602
508-755-0333
www.safehomesma.org
safehomes@thebridgecm.org
- SWAGLY
Provides safe space for LGBTQ youth and straight allies to socialize, learn, and share.
Ages 11-24 (three age groups)
A program of AIDS Project Worcester
85 Green Street
Worcester, MA 01604
508-755-3773 x17
Cell: 774-578-0817
swagly@aidsprojectworcester.org - WLEN (Worcester LGBT Elder Network)
Provides information and referral for LGBT elders and their caregivers.
1-800-243-5111/508-756-1545
wlen@eswa.org
- Worcester Gay Professionals Networking Group
3rd Wednesday of every month @ 6pm
worcestergayprofessionals@gmail.com
Youth Resources
- GLBTQ National Youth Hotline
1-800-246-7743 - LUK, Inc.
LUK is a not-for-profit social service agency located in central Massachusetts dedicated to improving the lives of youth and their families.
545 Westminster St
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 345-0685
https://www.luk.org/ - Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth
Healthy Relationships & LGBTQ Youth
Mental Health & LGBTQ Youth
Sexual Health & LGBTQ Youth - Safe Homes
Support & Drop-in Center for LGBTQ people, ages 14-23
Laura Farnsworth, Program Manager
The Bridge, 4 Mann Street, Worcester, MA 01602
508-755-0333
www.safehomesma.org
safehomes@thebridgecm.org
- SWAGLY, Jr.
Provides safe space for LGBTQ youth and straight allies
to socialize, learn, and share.
85 Green Street
Worcester, MA 01602
508-755-3773
swagly@aidsprojectworcester.org - Zia Young Adult Access Center
Zia Access Center
209 Shrewsbury Street. Worcester, MA
The Kiva Center: A Connection Center of The Central Mass Recovery Learning Community. 508-751-9600
http://www.centralmassrlc.org/zia/
Health Resources
- AIDS Project Worcester, Inc.
85 Green Street, Worcester, MA 01604
508-755-3773
www.aidsprojectworcester.org info@aidsprojectworcester.org
- All Treatment
Local LGBTQIA+ friendly drug and alcohol addiction treatment
alltreatment.com - Alcohol Rehab Guide.
Speak with a compassionate treatment specialist 24/7
LGBTQ Alcoholism
(877) 624-1853 - BayPath Elder Services
33 Boston Post Road W
Marlborough, MA 01752
508-573-7200
www.baypath.org/
- Curaleaf
45 Main Street
Oxford, MA 01540
508-731-0100
info.ma@curaleaf.com
Curaleaf provides medical cannabis to the community in an LGBTQIA+ friendly setting where we prioritize patient education. - Consumer Safety Guide
www.consumersafetyguide.com/ - Devereux Therapeutic Foster Care
688 Main Street
Holden, MA 01520
508-829-6769
www.devereux.org
- Drug Dangers
Drug Dangers was developed to educate the public and lend a hand to people who have been affected by defective drugs and medical devices.
https://www.drugdangers.com/
- Drug Rehab
an organization that provides information and answers for people fighting addiction.
https://www.drugrehab.com/
guides/lgbtq/ - Drugwatch
Help for people injured by defective drugs and medical devices.
888-645-1617
www.drugwatch
.com/health/lgbtq/ - Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader, providing care to LGBTQ youth and adults, including providing gender affirming hormone therapy and trans health care.
19 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA
1-800-853-2288
www.kennedychc.org
info@kennedychc.org - Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc.
26 Queen Street
Worcester, MA 01610
508-860-7700
http://www.fhcw.org/en/Home
Hector Perez
Hector.Perez@fhcw.org
- JRI Health
Boston GLASS Community Center.
GLASS provides counseling, advocacy and referrals for health care services and housing to young LGBTQ community.
Ismael Rivera irivera@jri.org
617-266-3349 x215
- The Learning Hub
Worcester, MA
contact@learningathub.com
508-353-1888
https://www.learningathub.com/ - LGBTQIA+ Online Safety Guide
Protect yourself online - Pathways for Change, Inc.
Provides quality and multicultural services to those whose lives have been impacted by sexual violence and to provide education geared toward ending violence.
588 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Pathwaysforchange.help
508-852-7600
24/7 hotline: 800-870-5905 - Planned Parenthood
LGBT Services Offers education, resources, and service referrals to LGBTQ community
470 Pleasant St. Worcester, MA 01602
508-854-3301 - Rehab Spot
Focused on educating individuals in the LGBTQ community on substance abuse treatment
24/7 Hotline: 877-648-4288
www.RehabSpot.com - The Recovery Village
an organization with locations across the country, dedicated to providing the best treatment possible to those struggling with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders
www.therecoveryvillage.com - Substance Abuse Rehab
cynthia@substanceabuserehab.com
https://www.substanceabuserehab.com/lgbt-substance-abuse-prevention/
Support Groups
- Central MA Spouses Of Transgender Individuals
Meet Up Group - Children’s Friend
The first Tuesday of the month 6:30-8:00pm
20 Cedar Street,
Worcester, MA 01609 - The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
offers a telephone hotline and an online chat program for survivors of sexual assault and their loved ones.
800-656-4673
https://hotline.rainn.org/online/
Legal and Community Resources
- Boston Police Department
Deputy Superintendent Richard Dahill
Boston Police Department
One Schroeder Plaza
Boston, MA 02120
617-343-5043
richard.dahill@pd.boston.gov - Community Legal Aid
405 Main Street, 4th Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
508-752-3718
- Daviau Law Offices, P.C.
LGBT Estate Planning
255 Park Avenue, Suite 1000
Worcester, MA 01609
www.daviaulaw.com - Fair Housing for LGBTQ
history and stats about where LGTBQ housing rights stand, home buying advice from experts on the topic, and a state-by-state map that highlights which areas prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity:
https://www.reviews.com/blog/lgbtq-fair-housing/ - GLAD
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
617-426-1350
ladlaw@glad.org - LGBT Asylum Support Task Force
Supports LGBT Political Asylum Seekers
Hadwen Park Church 6 Clover Street, Worcester, MA
- MA Commission Against Discrimination
Denholm Building, 484 Main Street, Room 320, Worcester, MA 01608
508-453-9630
- Worcester Police Department
LGBTQ Police Community Liaison
Officer Sharon McQueen
508-688-0229
McqueenS@worcesterma.gov
Hotlines
- Fenway Community Health
GLBTQ Peer Listening Hotline: 1-800-399-7337
GLBTQ Listening Hotline of Any Age: 1-888-340-4528 - GLBTQ National Youth Hotline
1-800-246-7743 - GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project
955 Massachusetts Ave, PMB 131, Cambridge, MA 02139
1-800-832-1901
www.glbtqdvp.org - Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564) - The Network/La Red
provides a 24 hour hotline providing support for LGBTQ individuals struggling with unhealthy relationships or intimate partner violence.
617-742-4911
tnlr.org/en/get-support/
Social Media Community Resources
- CannaQueer Worcester
Click here - Free Mom Hugs-MA & NH Chapter
Click here - Central Mass LGBT and Friends Breakfast Club
Click here - LGBT Meetup for Central MA
Click here
- Queer Exchange: Worcester
Click here
- Shades by Worcester Pride
Click here
- Worcester County LGBTQIA+ Group
Click here
- Worcester Youth Pride
Click here
- Your Queer Story: An LGBT Support Group
Click here
- Zia Young Adult Acess Center
Click here
Open & Affirming Faith Communities
- All Saints Episcopal Church
10 Irving Street,
Worcester MA 01609
508-752-3766
www.allsaintsw.org
- Congregation Beth Israel
15 Jamesbury Drive
Worcester, MA 01609-1201
508-756-6204
www.bethisraelworc.org - First Baptist Church
111 Park Avenue
Worcester, MA 01609-1613
508-756-6143
www.fbc-worc.org
- First Unitarian Church
90 Main St
Worcester, MA 01608-1173
508-757-2708
www.firstunitarian.com
- Greendale People’s Church
Rev. Dr. Kevin Downer
25 Francis Street
Worcester, MA 01606
508-852-7727
www.greendalepeopleschurch.org/ - Hadwen Park Congregational Church
6 Clover Street
Worcester, MA 01603-1929
508-752-7489
www.hadwenparkchurch.org
- Lake View Congregational Church UCC
115 Coburn Avenue
Worcester, MA 01604-1111
508-756-5867
www.lakeview-ucc.org
- New England Synod
20 Upland Street
Worcester, MA 01607
508-791-1530
www.nesynod.org
- Pakachoag Church
203 Pakachoag Street
Auburn, MA 01501
508-755-8718
office@pakachoag.org
- Saint Camillus Church
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Spiritual and Pastoral Assistance
Father Rich Lewandowski
Fitchburg, MA 01420
978-342-7921
- Temple Emanuel
280 May Street
Worcester, MA 01602
508-756-1257
www.temple-emanuel.org - Temple Sinai
661 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609-1120
508-756-2519
www.templesinaiworcester.org
- Trinity Lutheran Church
73 Lancaster Street
Worcester, MA 01609-3152
508-753-2989
www.trinityworc.org
- Trinity Church of Northborough
23 Main Street
Northboro, MA 01532
508-393-8156
www.trinitynorthborough.org
- United Congregational Church
6 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609-2706
508-752-3785
www.ucc-worcester.org
- Unitarian Universalist Church
90 Holden Street
Worcester, MA 01606
508-853-1942
www.uucworcester.org - Wesley United Methodist Church
114 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608-1108
508-799-4191
www.wesleyworc.org
- Worcester Fellowship
(worship behind city hall)
455 Main Street
Worcester, MA
508-868-3248
www.worcesterfellowship.org
- The Woo Church
875b Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
774-292-9201
www.thewoo.org
Worcester Public Schools’ Gay Straight Alliances (GSA)
- Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
Angela Buzzell
508-854-8400 x4699
- Burncoat High School
Andrew Willis, Advisor
508-799-3300
willisa@worcesterschools.net
- Doherty Memorial High School
Annet Cochran
508-799-3270
cochrana@worcesterschools.net
- Leicester High School
Ms. LaPrad
508-892-7030
lapradc@lpsma.net - Millbury Memorial Jr/Sr High
Tim Rucho
508-865-5847 x5105
trucho@millburyschools.org - Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
Kathleen Hanson
hanson-kathleen@montytech.net
Kathleen Sallila
sallila-kathleen@montytech.net
978-345-9200
. - North High School
Latricia Vancelette
508-799-3370
vancelettel@worcesterschools.net
- South High Community School
Sarah Noble-Young
508-799-3325
- Worcester Technical High School
Laura Halfkenny
508-799-1940
Worcester College’s Gay Straight Alliances (GSA)
- Assumption College
508-767-7275
mcarlson@assumption.edu
- Becker College
Erica Monfort
Erika.monfort@becker.edu - Clark University
Clark University OPEN
clarkuopen@gmail.com
adaly@Clarku.edu - College of the Holy Cross
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Support Group
Megan Fox-Kelly
mfox@holycross.edu
508-793-3899
All Holy Cross students are welcome in the Chaplains’ office.
- Fitchburg State
fitchburgstategsa@gmail.com - MCPHS University
Garland Mann-Lamb
Garland.Mann-Lamb@mcphs.edu - Quinsigamond Community College
Erin Connor, Pride Advisor
508-854-2719
econnor@qcc.mass.edu
Kate Dixon, LGTBQ+ Police Liaison
cdixon@qcc.mass.edu
Mike Beane
mbeane@qcc.mass.edu - UMass Medical School
QMass Student Group
QMass@umassmed.edu
John Trobaugh
John.Trobaugh@umassmed.edu
- Worcester State
Student Organizations
508-929-8073
pridealliance@worcester.edu - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The Alliance
gr-alliance-exec@wpi.edu