Resources

Hotlines

NYC YOUTH LINE
Phone: (800) 246-4646

24-hour free confidential phone service for youth, their families, and concerned service providers. Offers resource directory and referrals to thousands of youth programs, social services, and other community resources in local neighborhoods. Fully accessible to people hard of hearing or who speak any of 152 different languages.

TRANS LIFELINE
Phone: (877) 565-8860

A hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people.

THE TREVOR PROJECT
Phone: (866) 488-7386

Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

Substance Abuse

ODYSSEY HOUSE
Phone: (866) 888-7880

Individual, group and family therapy, and substance abuse services designed for adolescents 12 to 17 years old, and programming for young adults aged 18-24.

NEW YORK STATE HOPELINE
Phone: (877) 8-HOPENY

Offering help and hope 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for alcoholism, drug abuse, and problem gambling. Calls are free, anonymous and confidential.

Trafficked + Exploited Youth

GIRLS EDUCATIONAL AND MENTORING SERVICES (GEMS)
Phone: (212) 926-8089

 Mission is to empower young women, ages 12-24, who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking to leave the commercial sex industry and to develop to their full potential.

Dating + Sexual Violence

LOVE IS RESPECT
Phone: (866) 331-8453
Text: 22522

24/7/365 support available by phone, text or online chat. Provides referrals and access to resources.

DAY ONE
Phone: (800) 214-4150

Provides free and confidential counseling, case management, legal support services, and LGBTQ specialized services to young people up to age 24.

Health

THE PURPLE CLINIC
230 W 17TH STREET,
NEW YORK, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 206-5200

The PurpLE clinic (Purpose Listen Engage) offers safe and sensitive health care for anyone who has experienced sexual exploitation (including sex trafficking, domestic violence, sexual assault or abuse), selling sex or trading sex to survive. 

MOUNT SINAI ADOLESCENT HEALTH CENTER
312 EAST 94TH STREET,
NEW YORK, NY 10128
Phone: (212) 423-3000

Free and comprehensive medical and mental health care — with an emphasis on reproductive health care — for youth ages 10 to 21. 

CALLEN-LORDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
356 W 18TH STREET,
NEW YORK, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 271-7200

Provides healthcare, including dental care, HIV-related services, transgender services, transgender healthcare, and their HOTT program serving LGBTQ youth (13-24) at a low-cost or free basis. 

HARLEM UNITED
306 LENOX AVE,
NEW YORK, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 803-2850

Provides access to quality HIV/AIDS care and prevention by offering an array of programs and services including health care, care coordination, LGBT support groups, and case management. 

HEAT (HEALTH & EDUCATION ALTERNATIVES FOR TEENS)
760 PARKSIDE AVE. RM 308,
BROOKLYN, NY 11226
Phone: (718) 467-4446

Services for LGBTQ youth and young women, including outreach, HIV testing and education, workshops, reproductive health, and mental health.

BOOM!HEALTH
226 E 144TH ST,
BRONX, NY 10451
Phone: (718) 295.5605 

Serving the Bronx area, BOOM!Health, provides syringe access, health coordination, behavioral health, housing, legal, advocacy, and wellness services. 

PROJECT STAY
610 W. 158TH ST 1ST FL.,
NEW YORK, NY 10027
Phone: (646) 284-9739

Provides comprehensive health services for high-risk and HIV-positive adolescents.

THE SEYMOUR ASKIN COUNSELING CENTER
2020 CONEY ISLAND AVE.
BROOKLYN, NY 11223
Phone: (844) 663-2255

Provides a warm, safe, and culturally sensitive environment to help address a wide range of mental health needs – anything from depression and anxiety to substance abuse and social isolation.

CROSSROADS: THE MANHATTAN YOUNG ADULT CLINIC
135 WEST 50TH STREET, 6TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10020
Phone: (844) 663-2255

A space for people ages 14-26 to talk with someone in a safe and encouraging environment. Licensed professionals are available to listen and provide individualized support.

Safe Space

ALI FORNEY CENTER 24 HOUR DROP-IN
226 E 144TH ST,
BRONX, NY 10451
Phone: (212) 206-0574

LGBTQ-positive environment offering 24 hour Drop-in, Mobile outreach, Emergency Housing, Transitional Living, Programs/Resources for Trans Clients, Job Readiness and Education, and Health Services.

THE BOWERY MISSION
227 BOWERY ST.,
NEW YORK, NY 10002
Phone: (212) 674-3456

Rescue mission for youth at risk of homelessness. Offers shelter, meals, job readiness, and peer programs.

THE DOOR
121 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS,
NY, NY 10013 (ENTER AT 555 BROOM STREET BTWN. BROOM & 6TH) 
Phone: (212) 941-9090

Wrap around social services with locations in Manhattan and the Bronx with a focus on education. 

MCCNY CHARITIES HOMELESS YOUTH SERVICES: SYLVIA’S PLACE
446 WEST 36TH STREET,
NEW YORK, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 629-7440

LGBTQI youth crisis services including emergency overnight services, case management, showers and hot meals. 

NEW ALTERNATIVES FOR LGBT HOMELESS YOUTH
410 W. 40TH STREET,
NEW YORK, NY 10018
Phone: (718) 300-0133

Wraparound crisis services for LGBT homeless youth. Sunday dinners, Walk-in clinic on Mondays and Fridays from 11AM to 4PM.

COVENANT HOUSE
460 WEST 41ST ST.,
NEW YORK, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 613-0300

Services include Welcome Center and Youth Shelter, Transitional Living Program, Regional Training Center, Health and Wellness Center, Legal Advocacy Center, Outreach and Drop-in Center.

LGBTQ+

HETRICK-MARTIN INSTITUTE
2 ASTOR PLACE,
NEW YORK, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 674-2400

Comprehensive package of direct services referrals for LGBT youth between 13-24 and their families including homeless services, clothing, and food.

WJCS’ CENTER LANE
30 SOUTH BROADWAY 6TH FL.,
YONKERS, NY 10701
Phone: (914) 423-0610

Westchester’s only lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth and community education center. Support groups, individual, family and group counseling, social activities, and leadership skills training.

URBAN JUSTICE CENTER
40 RECTOR ST. 9TH FL.,
NEW YORK, NY 10006
Phone: (646) 602-5600

A non-profit agency with a program dedicated to providing legal and advocacy services to LGBT youth.

LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER
208 W 13TH ST,
NEW YORK, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 620-7310

The Center fosters a welcoming environment where everyone is celebrated for who they are. We offer the LGBT communities of NYC health and wellness programs; arts, entertainment and cultural events; recovery, wellness, parenthood and family support services.

STATEN ISLAND PRIDE CENTER
25 VICTORY BLVD, 3RD FLOOR,
STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301
Phone: (718) 808-1360

The Staten Island LGBT Community Center creates a safe and welcoming space, offers comprehensive resources, and provides empowering programs and events.

A quick refresher

EXPLOITATION: Taking advantage of someone or treating them unfairly for personal benefit or gain.

LABOR TRAFFICKING: Labor for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery induced through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. 

SEX TRAFFICKING: A commercial sex act induced through the use of force, fraud, or coercion in return for payment in money or in kind, paid to one or more third parties. In cases of trafficking of people under the age of 18 for sexual purposes, force, fraud or coercion do not need to be present.

FORCE: Physical Restraint, Beatings, Rape, Confinement

FRAUD: False Promises, Lying, Tricking, Withholding Wages

COERCION: Threats, Blackmail

COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN: Sexual abuse of a child (under the age of 18) by another person in return for something of value. CSEC includes child pornography, trafficking children for sexual purposes, child sex tourism, and child marriage when payment is exchanged.

SEXUAL ASSAULT: Sexual contact or behavior that occurs without explicit consent of the victim.

RAPE: Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim. Rape is a crime that is motivated by power and control.

CONSENT: When someone agrees, gives permission, or says “yes” to sexual activity with other persons. Consent is always freely given and all people in a sexual situation must feel that they are able to say “yes” or “no” or stop the sexual activity at any point. There are three main considerations in judging whether or not a sexual act is consensual or is a crime. Both people are: 1) old enough to consent, 2) have the capacity to consent, and 3) agreed to the sexual contact.

SAFETY PLANNING: Brainstorming ways to stay safe that may also help reduce the risk of future harm. It can include planning for a future crisis, considering your options, and making decisions about your next steps.