ABC's for Students, Youth & Newbies
Alliance for LGBTQ Youth
The Alliance for LGBTQ+ Youth provides mental health and care coordination services, leadership development, and policy advocacy that centers the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in South Florida. The Alliance serves, nurtures, and empowers LGBTQ youth, their families, and their communities while advocating for the equal rights and equitable treatment of young people in affirmation of their sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
American Library Association
Founded on October 6, 1876 during the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, the mission of ALA is “to provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.
Aqua Foundation for Women
Aqua Foundation's mission is to support the education, well-being, and community of South Florida's LGBTQ+ women.
Books & Books
Books & Books is your local, independently-owned bookstore.
Color N Raw
Color N Raw aims to educate, empower, and create a brave space for the black TLGBQ+ community to help create ways for breaking barriers for equality, social injustice and violence through fashion and photography.
Equality Florida
Equality Florida is Florida's statewide civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community.
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P.O. Box 13184, Saint Petersburg, FL 33733
FOO Society
The FOO Society's mission is to protect, promote and advocate youth within the LGBTQIA+ community. FOO society's core value is to instill a solid foundation that will assist adolescents with the proper tools needed to build opportunities that will aid in everyday situations.
Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network
GLSEN is a national network of educators, students, and local GLSEN Chapters working to ensure that every student has the right to a safe, supportive, and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 education.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress's mission is to engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity.
Lotus House Women's Shelter
Where hope blossoms. Sheltering 1,550+ women, youth and children annually, Lotus House is the largest women’s shelter in the country. We provide shelter, resources, and multi-faceted, comprehensive supportive services to help our guests successfully exit the shelter system and lead lives of greater opportunity.
McKenzie Project, Inc
To live, learn, and participate in building community and centering spaces by and for Black transgender and nonbinary individuals to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in order for us to become self-sufficient and flourish.
Miami Beach Office of Education & Performance Initiatives
The Office of Education and Performance Initiatives aims to develop community partnerships that enhance educational opportunities for Miami Beach residents and implements performance initiatives that drive organizational improvements. This city initiative also facilitates and provides consulting, advisory, and organizational support services.
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Miami Girls Rock Camp
MGRC uses music and performance as a platform to promote self-esteem, community, and creative expression for girls, nonbinary and trans youth in Miami.
National Voices for Equality, Education, and Enlightenment
NVEEE is a national 501(c)(3) bullying and suicide prevention nonprofit established in October 2009, with a diverse team of educators, business leaders, social workers, mental health professionals, parents, and students who are committed to youth leadership, turning bystanders into upstanders, mentoring programs, and providing prevention education.
Neurodiversity Guide by the Fenway Health Institute
Published on August 10, 2020, this publication provides insight from qualitative research and clinical experience into the unique experience of gender-diverse, neurodiverse youth.
PFLAG Miami
PFLAG's vision is to create a world where difference is celebrated, and all people are valued inclusive of their sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. This mission of support, education, and advocacy guides their work on this important goal.
Point Foundation
The Point Foundation mission is to empower promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential – despite the obstacles often put before them – to make a significant impact on society.
Pride Center at FIU
The Pride Center works to create an environment of empowerment, affirmation, and inclusion for all Panthers of diverse genders and orientations through education, advocacy, and celebration. Its goal is to provide all panthers with the resources and support they need to reach their fullest potential here at FIU and beyond.
Pridelines
Pridelines' mission is to support, educate, and empower South Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth and community in safe and diverse spaces to promote dialogue, wellness, and to foster social change.
PRISM FL, Inc.
PRISM is a youth-led organization that works to expand access to LGBT-inclusive education and sexual health resources for young people in South Florida.
Queer Collective, MDC
MDC Queer Collective seeks to promote a safe space for LGBTQ+ students and provide them with opportunities to fight for the issues they are passionate about. We advocate for climate action, fight for reproductive justice, focus on anti-racism, and continue grassroots organizing.
Reflect Collective
Reflect Collective is a queer, trans, person of color (QTPOC) led organization that serves QTPOC survivors of sexual and domestic violence through financial aid, educational workshops, and therapeutic, healing events.
Safe Schools South Florida
Safe Schools South Florida is the only organization in South Florida comprised of education professionals committed to training other education professionals and school staff, youth service provider agencies, parents/guardians, families, and communities how to create safer schools and communities where all students can learn and thrive.
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PO Box 24444, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33307
SAVE / SAVE Foundation
SAVE’s mission is to promote, protect and defend equality for people in South Florida who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer. The SAVE Foundation aims to empower individuals to effect change and help raise awareness about the fight for LGBTQ+ justice.
Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library
The Stonewall's mission is to preserve, collect, and share LGBTQ+ history and culture.
Support Miami Foundation
Support Miami Foundation's Mission is to educate and prepare the LATINX LGBTQ+ IMMIGRANT YOUTH in Miami to interact and become a productive part of this diverse City while embracing who they really are, understanding their role in our society.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project's mission is to end suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning young people.
TransSOCIAL
TransSOCIAL's mission is to expand safe and affirming resources for our Trans, gender expansive, and LGBQ+ community.
United States Department of State
The U.S. Department of State's mission is to protect and promote U.S. security, prosperity, and democratic values and shape an international environment in which all Americans can thrive.
University of Miami LGBTQ Student Center
The UM LGBTQ Student Center fosters inclusion and support of University of Miami students, faculty, staff, and alumni inclusive of all genders, orientations, and expressions, and focuses on education and outreach, programming, intergroup engagement, empowerment, and advocacy for increased visibility in the university community.
YES Institute
The YES Institute's mission is to prevent suicide and ensure the healthy development of all youth through powerful communication and education on gender and orientation.