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Our Pride+ Care program offers many supports and resources not only to help our patients navigate the complexities of healthcare, but also to provide information related to housing, transit, and financial assistance.

General Terminology:

LGBTQIA Health Education offers a wonderful glossary which is a great reference for definitions and terms commonly used in regards to sexuality, identity, and expression – a great source for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as an educational resource for those who want to learn!

Financial Resources

Legal Resources

Medical Resources

  • Gender Affirming Surgery encompasses a variety of different procedures depending on the needs and goals of the individual. This is a brief overview of common procedures and what they involve.
  • The Massachusetts HIV Drug Assistance Program (HDAP) helps eligible state residents living with HIV to pay for medications and health insurance.
  • BAGLY – The Clinic at BAGLY Services : Offers in-person HIV and STI testing, treatment, and PrEP for LGBTQ+ youth 29 years and younger. Testing is free of cost and must be booked online or by email in advance.
  • GLASS – GLBTQ+ Adolescent Social Services : In-person HIV and STI testing, treatment, and PrEP for LGBTQ+ youth ages 16-29.

Community Support

  • Boston Area Trans Support : A peer-run support group for 18+ trans and non-binary adults in the Boston area. Meet weekly in Cambridge (wheelchair accessible through secondary entrance; inform at the time of registration) and Dorchester (wheelchair accessible through main entrance). Meeting location and time provided after registration request.
  • Bisexual Resource Center : The Bisexual Resource Center has been creating resources, providing support, and helping to create a stronger sense of community for bi/pan/fluid people across the U.S. and beyond. The BRC continues to raise awareness and build bridges within the LGBT and ally communities and sponsors regular support and social groups throughout the year.
  • Fireweed Collective: QTPOC Support Space : Virtual spaces where folks can connect and offer mutual aid with others who share similar life experiences and struggles. Groups run for a month. They meet once a week online for 60 to 90 minutes. All support groups are sliding scale and are facilitated by members of Fireweed Collective.
  • The Network/La Red : Survivor-led organizing to end partner abuse: telephone support group specializes in serving adult lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender survivors of partner abuse. This group may fill in the gap for survivors who cannot attend an in-person support group.
  • Boston Alliance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth (BAGLY), is a youth-led, adult-supported social support organization committed to social justice and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs, policies, and services for the GLBT youth community.
  • PFLAG Greater Boston : A safe and welcoming spaces to meet with other community members with LGBTQ+ people in their lives, including families whose children have come out to them, friends, and significant others, or those who are interested in learning how to become a better ally to LGBTQ+ people. These groups meet once or twice a month, are run by trained volunteers, and are of no cost.

Housing Resources

Food Resources:

  • Project Bread Food Source Hotline: Toll-free hotline which provides a comprehensive information and referral service to individuals and families facing hunger in Massachusetts. Project Bread can connect you to resources for a free hot meal, soup kitchens, emergency groceries, and food pantries in your community. (800) 645-8333
  • SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Benefits (Food Stamps): The Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) administers SNAP benefits. SNAP provides a monthly benefit to buy nutritious foods. Eligibility for SNAP benefits depend on financial and nonfinancial criteria. (877) 382-2363
  • Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program: WIC is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify. (800) 942-1007
  • Fair Foods Inc.: The $2 Bag Program: Each bag contains over twelve pounds of mixed fresh produce. Items range from fresh spinach, mangos, potatoes, and more. Program aims to make two dollars go further towards fresh groceries every week. (617) 288-6185

Crisis Support:

LGBTQ+ Helplines / Peer Support

  • LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
  • LGBT National Youth Talk line: 800-246-7743
  • LGBT National Senior Hotline: 888-234-7243
  • Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
  • Lifeline Chat and Text: text 988
  • The Trevor Project
    • Text Start to 678-678
    • Call 1-866-488-7386
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