Resources and Rights

• Affirming Healthcare Map (Garden State Equality)
  • A directory of over 200 healthcare providers that have proactively identified themselves as LGBTQ-friendly.
• The Rutgers Center for Transgender Health
  • A multidisciplinary center that provides a full spectrum of medical and surgical care for transgender and non-binary individuals.
• Transgender Health (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital)
  • The hospital provides comprehensive services and care for transgender individuals including primary care services, hormone therapy, support groups, and mental health support.
• LGBTQ Center for Health and Wellness (VNACJ Community Health Center)
  • Provides medical services for the transgender and broader LGBTQIA+ community including endocrinology / hormone replacement therapy and support groups.
• Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy (Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey)

• Uwill 24/7 Mental Health Support
  • Call 833-646-1526.
• 988 Lifeline
  • Call or text 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) 
• Monmouth University Counseling and Prevention Services (Emotional and Substance Services)
  • Located on the third floor of the Rebecca Student Center.
  • Contact: 732-571-7517, or mucounseling@monmouth.edu
• 2nd Floor
  • 2nd Floor provides free, anonymous and confidential 24/7 support.
• Monmouth County Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services (24 hours)
  • Call 732-923-6999
• BIPOC Resources New Jersey (Provided by Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide)
• BIPOC Communities (Provided by Anxiety and Depression Association of Amaeric)
  • Mental health support prioritizing cultural humility for BIPOC individuals.
• The Trevor Project
  • Support for LGBTQ+ young people.
  • Call or text 866-488-7386 
• Prevention Resource Network

• New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice and New York Immigrant Coalition is hosting opportunities to advocate.
• American Friends Service Committee
  • AFSC is also providing opportunities to take action.
• First Friends of New Jersey and New York
• Rutgers-Newark Immigrant Rights Clinic (Immigration Advocates Network Directory Listing)
• Rutgers Law School Immigrant Justice Clinic
• Make the Road New Jersey
  • Statewide advocate for immigrants’ rights (support services available)

Gender

• Name and Gender Change Assistance (Garden State Equality)
• Trans Umbrella Project (Chosen Family Law Center)
• LGBTQIA+ Legal Rights and Protections, Resources, and General Information (LSNJLAW)
• “New Jersey Is a Safe Haven for Gender-Affirming Healthcare” (LSNJLAW)
• New Jersey LGBT Family Lawyers Advising Same-Sex Couples and LGBTQ Individuals (Einhorn Barbarito, Attorneys at Law)
• Northeast New Jersey Legal Services

Immigration

• Legal Topics: Immigration (LSNJLAW)
• National Immigration Legal Services Directory (Immigration Advocates Network)
• List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers (justice.gov)

• Know Your Rights (ACLU New Jersey)
• Know Your Rights Guide (CAIR New Jersey)

• Garden State Equality
  • “Post-Election Update: What a Trump Victory Means and How We’re Responding in This Moment“
• Project REAL
• The Q Spot Community Center
• The Trevor Project

• Monmouth University Project 243
• Social Justice Club
  • Contact Madison Latimer or Taylor Johnson-Bradley or Melissa A. Alvare, Ph.D.
• Gender Studies & Intersectionality Club
  • Contact Gi Diangelis or Melissa A. Alvare, Ph.D.
• NJ Institute for Social Justice
• NJ Citizen Action
• Greater Red Bank Women’s Initiative, which has organized dozens of actions since 2017 and has a strong outreach to immigrants in Red Bank/Long Branch area in particular.
• See previous Immigrant Human Rights Services links.