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Community Resources and Information:
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (800-273-8255)
The Trevor Project: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386)
The GLBT National Help Center Hotline: 1-888-THE-GLNH (888-843-4564)
The GLBT National Youth Talk-line: 1-800-246-PRIDE (800-246-7743)
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We’ve compiled a list of LGBTQ+ Agencies, organizations and Programs for your convenience. If you know of or are associated with another source we should have listed, please reach out to the show’s Producers… thank you, the Radio Pride Staff
WORCESTER AGENCIES
AIDS Project Worcester, Inc.
Services include health education, counseling, outreach, HIV counseling and testing, & supportive educational groups. 85 Green Street Worcester, MA 01604. Phone: 508-755-3773
Email: info@aidsprojectworcester.org
SWAGLY
Safe space for LGBTQ youth and straight allies to socialize, learn, and share. Hosted by AIDS Project Worcester. Email: LCantres@aidsprojectworcester.org
Phone: 508-755-3773 http://www.swagly.org
Safe Homes
Support and resources for LGBTQ people ages 14-23 and their allies. Open Sky Community Services, 4 Mann Street, Worcester, MA 01602
Contact: Laura Farnsworth, Program Manager http://www.safehomesma.org/
Email: laura.farnsworth@openskycs.org Phone: 508-755-0333
PFLAG Worcester
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians And Gays Hosted by Open Sky Community Services. 508-799-3370
Email: pflagworcester@iname.com
Phone: 508-755-0333 http://www.worcesterpflag.org/
WLEN (Worcester LGBT Elder Network)
Provides information and referral for LGBT elders and their caregivers. Email: wlen@eswa.org Phone: 1-800-243-5111 or 508-756-1545\
HEALTHCARE SERVICES
Edward M. Kennedy Center Community Health Center– LGBTQ+ Services
Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index Leader www.kennedychc.org/services/lgbt-information
Planned Parenthood: LGBT Services
Offers education, resources, service referrals, PrEP medication, gender affirming hormone therapy and other services.
470 Pleasant St. Worcester , M A 01602 Phone: 508- 854-3301
Gender Wellness Initiative at Children’s Friend, a program of Seven Hills Foundation
20 Cedar St. Worcester , MA 01609
Contact: Oomiya Kawas, Gender Resource Specialist Phone: 508.753.5425 ext. 6491 okawas@childrensfriend.org
Support groups for Caregivers of Transgender and Gender Variant Youth First Tuesday of the month 6:30pm-8:00pm
Workshops & interactive presentations geared toward medical professionals, mental health clinicians, care-givers, educators, and youth.
CHURCHES
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 508-756-6204 www.bethisraelworc.org
First Baptist Church
111 Park Avenue, Worcester, MA 01609 508-756-6143 www.fbc-worc.org
First Unitarian Church
90 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608 508-757-2708 www.firstunitarian.com
Hadwen Park Congregational Church
6 Clover Street, Worcester, MA 01603 508-752-7489 www.hadwenparkchurch.org
New England Synod
20 Upland Street, Worcester, MA 508-791-1530 www.nesynod.org 01607
Unitarian Universalist Church
90 Holden Street, Worcester, MA 01606 508-853-1942 www.uucworcester.org
Trinity Lutheran Church
73 Lancaster Street, Worcester, MA 01609 508-753-2989 www.trinityworc.org
United Congregational Church
6 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609 508-752-3785 www.ucc-worcester.org
Wesley United Methodist Church
114 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 508-799-4191 www.wesleyworc.org
LakeView Congregational Church
UCC 115 Coburn Avenue, Worcester, MA 01604 508-756-5857
Temple Emanuel Sinai
661 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609 508-755-1257 www.emanuelsinai.org
Zion Lutheran Church
41 Whitmarsh Ave, Worcester, MA, 1606, 508-832-3427
https://www.the-community-of-zion-lutheran-worcester.org/about-us/
Worcester Fellowship, INC.
508-277-2421 https://www.worcesterfellowship.org
Greendale People’s Church
25 Francis Street, 508-852-7727
https://www.greendalepeopleschurch.org
HIGH SCHOOLS
Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School
Greg Shannon gshannon@akfcs.org 508-854-8400
Claremont Academy
Heather Hinckley Parker ParkerH@worc.k12.ma.us 508-799-3077
Doherty Memorial High School Annette
Cochran
508-799-3270
North High School
Lisa Houlihan houlihanla@worcesterschools.net
508-799-3370
South High Community School
Stephanie Korunow
508-799-3325
Worcester Technical High School
Gail Holland-Dufault
Hollan-DufaultG@worc.k12.ma.us 508-799-1940
University Park Campus School
Daniel St. Louis (Principal) StLouisD@worc.k12.ma.us
508-799-3591
Burncoat High School
Andrew Willis
Willisa@worcesterschools.net 508-799-3300
Gerald Creamer Center
Kelly Deneault 508-799-3591 508-799-3476
COLLEGES
Becker College
Patricia Alulema, Interactive Media Communications Director
508.373.9529 or patricia.alulema@becker.edu
Clark University
Clark University OPEN clarkuopen@gmail.com
College of the Holy Cross
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Support Group
Megan Fox-Kelly at 508-793-3899 or mfox@holycross.Edu
All students are welcome in the Chaplain’s office.
MA College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Univ.
Julia Golden, Assistant Dean of Diversity & Inclusion
617-732-2058 or Julia.Golden@mcphs.edu
Quinsigamond Community College
Gaelan Benway, 508-854-4339 or Erin Connor, 508-854-2719 or Email: gbenway@qcc.mass.edu, or econnor@qcc.mass.edu
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Quon Tay
508-831-4885 or QuonTay@wpi.edu
Worcester State University
Office of Diversity
508-929-8784 EX . 8117 or diversity@worcester.edu
Assumption University: AU Allies
Deacon Paul Covino, Director of Campus Ministry 508-767-7057 or pf.covino@assumption.edu
UMass Medical School
QMass Student Group
LGBT A Committee, Co-Chair Shawn Morrissey, Shawn.Morrissey@umassmed.edu
Jessica Pagano- Therrien,
Jessica.TPagano- Therrien@umassmed.edu
LEGAL RESOURCES
Worcester Police Department LGBTQ Police Community Liaison
Officer Sharon McQueen, 508-688-0229 wpd-lgbtq@worcesterma.gov
GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders)
617-426-1350 Gladlaw@glad.org
MA Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)
Denholm Building, 484 Main St, Room 320, Worcester, MA 01608 508-453-9630 mcad@mass. gov
Community Legal Aid, Inc. (CLA) 405 Main Street, 4th Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
855-252-5342 www.communitylegal.org Free legal aid provider
LGBT Asylum Support Task Force
Supports LGBT Political Asylum seekers Hadwen Park Church 6 Clover Street Worcester, MA
www.lgbtasylum.org info@lgbtasylum. org 508-853-8853
LGBTQ HOTLINES
LGBTQ National Youth
1-800-246-7743
The Trevor Project
866-488-7386
Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ young people ages 13-24
GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project
955 Massachusetts Ave., PMB 131, Cambridge, MA 02139, 1-800-832-1901
Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564)
Fenway Community Health Hotlines
LGBTQ Listening of Any Age 1-888-340-4528
LGBTQ Peer Listening 1-800-399-7337
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