Resources

On this page we have collected resources that may be of interest.  They are organized into categories:

  • Crisis Resources
  • Gender Resources
  • Health Resources
  • Community Resources
  • Educational Resources

July Highlights


13th

Virtual Meeting: Terry West (he/him), Director of the Mercer County Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs talks about the office’s activities and plans. Following Terry we will have peer-facilitated discussion and information sharing in a safe, confidential, non-judgmental setting.

Crisis Resources

Gender Resources

Health Resources

Community Resources

  • HiTOPS – Health Interested Teens’ Own Program on Sexuality (Princeton, NJ)
    HiTOPS is a health education and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring every adolescent safe passage to adulthood by providing comprehensive sexuality education and promoting healthy relationships and supportive connections.
  • Bayard Rustin Center For Social Justice (Princeton, NJ)
    The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice is a community activist center, educational enclave, and safe-space for our LGBTQIA kids, our intersectional families, and all of our beautifully diverse communities.
  • Glisten (formerly GLSEN)
    Glisten is dedicated to creating safe and respectful learning environments for youth of all sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, race and abilities. Comprehensive Policies, Supportive Educators, Youth Engagement, and Inclusive Curriculum form the pillars of Glisten’s work. When in place, LGBTQ+ youth experience less harassment and discrimination and do better in school.
  • Center For Family Services Hope Center
    The CFFS is a New Jersey non-profit social services provider focused on empowering individuals, families, and communities to achieve a better life. The CFFS Hope Center has a number of resources of interest to the LGBTQIA+ community. Services through the Hope Center include:
    • Kaleidoscope program
    • The HOPE Center Training Institute
    • NJ PRISM Hotline
    • Individual, short-term counseling
    • Group counseling
    • Support groups for youth and families
    • Emergency shelter/safe housing
    • Access to community resources and referrals 
  • Mercer County Library System LGBTQ+ Resources page
    The MCLS maintains a list of information and organizational resources of particular interest to residents of Mercer County and New Jersey.


Education Resources