Georgia
Atlanta
Georgia Equality | Equality Foundation of Georgia
Mission: To advance fairness, safety and opportunity for Georgia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied communities.
Georgia’s largest statewide LGBT advocacy group that works on year-round lobbying and strategic involvement and working to build a bi-partisan fair majority in the state legislature and among local elected officials across the state.
By conducting voter registration and educating LGBT they are helping build a community of equality by taking a stand and making a change. Georgia HIV Advocacy Network was formed in 2009. This statewide network of service providers and citizen advocates works for HIV policy initiatives on both a state and county level through policy analysis, advocacy training and coordinated community activities.
Address: 1530 DeKalb Ave. NE Suite A
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 404-523-3070
Website: http://www.georgiaequality.org
MEGA Family Project Mission
MEGA Family Project works to educate, empower and strengthen Georgia's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trangender Community and our families. They make themselves available throughout the whole state to help with legal issues, throwing workshops, playgroups and many social meetings so no LGBT person feels lost and alone.
Address: P.O. Box 29631 Atlanta, GA 30359
Phone: 404-808-3350
Website: http://www.megafamilyproject.org
Emory University LGBT Life
Mission: To engage the university community in the creation of an affirming and just campus environment while supporting the development of students of all gender and sexual identities. They work towards building a community full of support by holding programs and collaborating with groups to ensure access and equity for trans/queer students also while teaching students of intersecting identities through the understanding of the complexities of ability, class, faith/religious tradition, gender, race, sex, sexual identity, and other social identities.
Address: Dobbs University Center, Room 246E
605 Asbury Circle Atlanta, GA 30322
Website: http://www.emory.edu/CAMPUS_LIFE/LGBTOFFICE/
YouthPride
Mission: Non-profit organization, protects, unites, and dignifies the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth and young adults. They offer many social groups, and helpful resources.
Address: 1017 Edgewood Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 404-521-9711
Website: http://www.youthpride.org/
Chris Kids Rainbow Project
Mission: Provides a safe and supportive residence for homeless and runaway gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. Rainbow is a transitional living life skills program for homeless and runaway sexual minority youth that provides both services and referrals. Life and job skills training are provided as youth become connected with a variety of community resources such as counseling, medical and legal services and volunteer opportunities.
Address: 3109 Clairmont Rd. NE, Ste. B
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-486-9034
Website: http://www.chriskids.org/ (Under construction)
PFLAG Atlanta
Mission: PFLAG is Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians And Gays. We are a national support, education and advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, their families, friends and allies.
Address: 1911 Cliff Valley Way NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 770-237-9651
Website: http://www.pflagatl.org/
AID Atlanta
Mission: Saving and transforming lives since its inception in 1982. The agency was founded as a grass-roots response to the devastating and fatal impact HIV/AIDS was having on the Atlanta community. AID Atlanta quickly began expanding to offer a broader range of services, and has since grown to be the largest and most comprehensive AIDS Service Organization in the Southeast United States.
Address: 1605 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-870-7700
TTY/Voice: 404-870-7801
Website: http://www.aidatlanta.org/
GA Safe School Coalition
Mission: The purpose of Georgia Safe Schools Coalition is to eliminate heterosexism and homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic bullying in Georgia schools by educating school personnel on issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students and families.
Website: http://www.georgiasafeschoolscoalition.org
Da C.R.I.B.B
Mission: A drop-in “safe space” center that is fun and educational for young gay/bisexual African American men up to 25 years of age.
Address: 503 Boulevard SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
Phone: 404-622-9355/ 404-622-4207
Website: http://www.naesm.org/dacribb
Georgia AIDS Coalition
Mission: Not-for-profit Georgia corporation created in 1989 to act as an education resource for the formation and articulation of public policy regarding HIV infection. GAC is the only Georgia organization fully devoted to this purpose.
Address: Post Office Box 1258, Snellville GA 30078 USA
Website: http://www.georgiaaids.org
Atlanta Lesbian Health Initiative
Mission: Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of lesbians and other members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community through education, advocacy, support and access to care.
Address: 1530 DeKalb Avenue, NE, Suite A
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 404-688-2524
Website: http://www.thehealthinitiative.org
Families First For Children’s Sake
Mission: To ensure the success of children in jeopardy by empowering families.
Address: 1105 W. Peachtree St., NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 853-2800
Website: http://www.familiesfirst.org
Partnership Against Domestic Violence
Mission: PADV works to end the crime of intimate partner violence and empower its survivors.
Address: P.O. Box 170225
Atlanta, GA 30317
Phone: 404-870-9600
Website: http://www.padv.org
Sister Love
Mission: To eradicate the adverse impact of HIV/AIDS and other reproductive health challenges upon women and their families through education, prevention, support and human rights advocacy in the United States and around the world.
Address: 3709 Bakers Ferry Rd, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30331-3714
Phone: 404-505-7777
Website: http://www.sisterlove.org
Young Adult Guidance Center
Mission: To provide high quality services to teen and young adult males and their families through prevention, intervention and community collaboration which will enhance the quality of life for Atlanta’s citizens’. The Young Adult Guidance Center, Inc. focuses on the stabilization and development of young men 6 to 24 years of age.
Address: 1230 Hightower Rd, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30318
Phone: 404-792-7616
Website: http://www.yagc.net
GA Voice
Mission: The Georgia Voice seeks to be the news outlet of record for the state’s LGBT communities and their allies.
Address: 1904 Monroe Dr. Suite 130
Atlanta, GA 30324
Phone: 404-815-6941
Website: http://www.thegavoice.com
Savannah
First City Network
Mission: First City Network serves as a forum to share strengths and ideas, stimulate personal growth and provide social activities. We provide national, state and local information and referral services for health care, counseling, education, advocacy and mutual support.
Address: 307 E Harris St
Savannah, GA
Phone: 912-236-CITY
Website: http://www.firstcitynetwork.net
Stand Out Youth Savannah
Mission: To foster support and promote understanding of issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or youth questioning their sexual orientation, identity as queer or are straight allies.
Address: PO Box 2983 Georgia 31402
Phone: 912-657-1966
Website: http://www.standoutyouth.org
PFLAG Savannah
Address: PO Box 1743
Savannah, GA 31402
Email: info@pflagsav.org
Phone: 912-373-8664
GaySavannah.com
Mission: Online Magazine and Directory
Website: http://www.gaysavannah.com
Savannah Pride
Website: http://www.savpride.com
Date: 9 10 2011
Savannah Gay & Lesbian Community Police Collaborative
Mission: To create a greater understanding between law enforcement (Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department) and the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgendered (LGBT) community, through open and safe communication, and education and outreach through creation of this committee.
All contacts are made available on the website.
Website: http://www.sglcpc.org
The Savannah Gay & Lesbian Film Society
Mission: To organize and manage year-round cinema that supports and strengthens lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) visibility through media arts.
Address: SGLFS
P O Box 10299
Savannah, GA 31412
Email: info@SGLFS.com
Website: http://www.savannahgaylesbianfilmsociety.com
SAFE Shelter
Mission: A private, non-profit agency dedicated to victims of domestic violence and their children. Open 24-hours a day, seven days a week, the shelter offers 48 beds, all meals and clothes and other services, all at no charge to clients.
Address: Confidential. Savannah, GA
Phone: 912-629-8888
Website: http://www.safeshelter.org
Rape Crisis Center
Address: Chatham County
PO Box 8492
Savannah, GA 31412
Hotline: 888-233-7273
Phone: (912) 354-6742
Union Mission
Mission: Providing vital humanitarian and social services to Savannah’s homeless and special needs communities. Our care programs address shelter, long and short-term housing, healthcare, behavioral counseling, substance abuse, job and lifeskills training and employment assistance.
Address: 120 Fahm Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401
Phone: 912-236-7423
Website: http://www.unionmission.org
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Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc.
Mission: Brings together member agencies, allied organizations and supportive individuals who are committed to ending domestic violence.
Address: 114 New Street, Suite B
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: 404-209-0280
Website: http://www.gcadv.org
Family Counseling Center
Mission: Strives to preserve and strengthen the well-being of individuals and families within the community in order to promote a healthier society through easy access to professional services.
Address: 277 MLK Jr. Blvd. Suite 203 Macon,GA
Phone: 478-745-2811
Website: http://www.fcccg.org
PLFLAG Directory
PFLAG Albany
1734 Pineknoll Lane
Albany, GA 31707
dishillcutt@yahoo.com
Phone: (229) 446-3983
PFLAG Blairsville
5985 Emerald Pond Dr.
Blairsville, GA 30512
pflagblairsville@tds.net
Phone: (706) 374-3658
PFLAG Gainesville
PO Box 737
Cleveland, GA 30528
PFLAG Macon
PO Box 7304 Macon, GA 31209
pflagmacon@yahoo.com
PFLAG Marietta
c/o Pilgrimage UCC
3755 Sandy Plains Rd.
Marietta, GA 30066
mariettapflag@gmail.com
PFLAG Powder Springs
Hiram, GA 30141
duaned@comcast.net
PFLAG Rome (Representative)
Rome, GA 30161
pflag-rome@hotmail.com
Phone: 706-235-9293
PFLAG Valdosta
709 W Alden Ave
Valdosta, GA 31602
2riggles@gmail.com
Phone: (229) 244-5664
The Trevor Project
Mission: Leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
Phone: 866-488-7386
Archbold Northside Center for Behavioral & Psychiatric Care
Address:401 Old Albany Road
Thomasville, Georgia 31792
Hotline: 1-800-238-8661
Phone: (229) 228-8100
Website: http://www.archbold.org
Suicide Hotlines
ALBANY:
Serving Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller, Terrell, & Worth Counties
24 hours / 7 days (912) 430-4052
1-866-582-7763
ATLANTA:
Serving Fulton County
24 hours / 7 days (404) 730-1600
(404) 730-1608 TDD
AUGUSTA:
Serving East Central Georgia
24 hours / 7 days (706) 560-2943
BRUNSWICK:
Crisis Counseling Line (912) 280-1450
Emergency Call Line
(912) 254-3380
COLUMBUS:
Serving West Central Georgia: Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee,
Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumpter, Taylor, Talbot, & Webster Counties
Dial 2-1-1 or
(706) 327-3999
MACON:
Serving Central Georgia 24/7
(478) 751-4484
MILLEDGEVILLE:
Serving Baldwin, Hancock, Jasper, Putnam, Washington, & Wilkinson, Counties
(478) 445-HELP (4357) |
