LGBTQ+ Resources
Alameda County LGBTQ Resources
Compilation of LGBTQ resources in Alameda County.
Alameda Social Services: Multi-Service Center
24100 Amador St
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: (510)-670-6000
Alameda County social services agency offers various resources for areas of personal need. Services include: Abuse, Disability, food assistance, emergency & crisis, foster youth, foster parents, immigration and refugee support, etc. There are multiple departments within the agency that support specific services and multiple locations.
Eastmont Town Center - Adult & Aging Services
6955 Foothill Blvd, 143
Oakland, CA 94605
Phone: (510) 577-1900
Edgewater Drive
7751 Edgewater Dr
Oakland, CA 94621
Phone: (510) 208-0995
Enterprise Center
8477 Enterprise Way
Oakland, CA 94621
Phone: (510) 639-1090
Fremont Office
39155 Liberty St, Ste C330
Fremont, CA 94536
Phone: (510) 795-2428
Livermore Outstation
2499 Constitution Dr.
Livermore, CA 94551
Phone: (925) 455-0747
Thomas L. Berkley Square (North Oakland)
2000 San Pablo Ave
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 891-0700
Contra Costa Employment and Human Services
Service Center Phone: (866) 663-3225
Emergency Response Hotline: (877) 881-1116
Social services agency of Contra Costa County. Locations listed below.
Workforce Services and Aging & Adult Services
400 Ellinwood Way
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Home Energy Assistance Program and Stage II
1470 Civic Court, Ste 200
Concord, CA 94520
Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP)
1875 Arnold Drive, Ste 200
Martinez, CA 94553
George Miller Children’s Center
3068 Grant Street
Concord, CA 94520
Workforce Development Board (WDB) – One Stop
4071 Port Chicago Highway Rd.
Concord, CA 94520
In Home Support Services (IHSS) Public Authority
500 Ellinwood Way
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Martinez Early Childhood Center
615 Arch Street
Martinez, CA 94553
We Care Children’s Center
2191 Kirker Pass Road
Concord, CA 94521
Crossroads High School (Childcare partner)
2701 Willow Pass Road
Concord, CA 94519
East Bay Trans & Queer Counseling
Sam Davis, LCSW #28231
Gender specialist therapist
Phone: (781) 775-7802
Email: eastbaytranscounseling@gmail.com
Provides supported living, employment, and independent living services.
Family Violence Law Center (FVLC)
470 27th Street,
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 208-0220
Email: info@fvlc.org
Legal and crisis services for survivors of family violence.
FindHelp
FindHelp is a Social Care Network that connects people and programs to make it easy for people to find social services in their communities. You can search resources by your zip code and then narrow it down by category (e.g., food).
GLAAD Resource List
Comprehensive LGBTQ resource list promoting LGBTQ acceptance.
LGBTQ+ Student Resources & Support
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center
3207 Lakeshore Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610
Phone: (510) 882-2286
Offers rental assistance, housing, food, medical care, and mental health support to LGBTQ+ community.
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
1155 Santa Rita Rd.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Email: info@pflagtrivalley.com
PFLAG is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. PFLAG’s network of hundreds of chapters and more than 325,000 members and supporters.
Our Space
Phone: (415) 457-3200
Email: contactus@sidebysideyouth.org
A safe space for LGBTQ youth ages 13-24 in Alameda County. Provides transitional housing, mental health support, behavior and special education resources.
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
1155 Santa Rita Rd.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Email: info@pflagtrivalley.com
PFLAG is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. PFLAG’s network of hundreds of chapters and more than 325,000 members and supporters.
Point Foundation
Nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students of merit that provides scholarship funding, mentorship, leadership development and community service training.
Phone: (833) 887-6462
Email: info@pointfoundation.org
Rainbow Community Center
2380 Salvio Street, Suite 301
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 692-0090
Email: rcc@rainbowcc.org
Drop-in hours 10:00AM - 3:00PM, Monday – Friday
Rainbow Community Center builds community, equity, & well-being among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, asexual or agender, and two-spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) people & our allies. Offers mental health services, homeless transitional services, youth programs, HIV education and prevention programs, older adult programs, professional development and trainings, and support and social groups.
Trans Lifeline
Phone: (877) 565-8860
Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers.
The Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC)
127 Collingwood St.
San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone: (415) 703-6150 x100
Email: lyricinfo@lyric.org
Supports LGBTQ youth through education, career, health and leadership programs.
The Trevor Project
Phone: (212) 695-8650
Email: advocacy@thetrevorproject.org
Crisis intervention and suicide prevention line for LGBTQ youth under 25.
Transgender Law Center
PO Box 70976
Oakland CA 94612
Phone: (510) 587-9696
Collect line (in prison and detention): (510) 380-8229
Email: info@transgenerlawcenter.org
Transgender Law Center changes law, policy and attitudes so that people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination.