Welcome to the Resource Hub
- Community Support
- Advocacy
- Social
- Transgender/Gender Expansive
- Educational
- Families and Caregiving
- Professional
- Financial Relief
- HIV/AIDS
- Youth
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Safe Harbor
Website: https://www.safeharborsc.org/
Address: 2830 Wade Hampton Blvd. Unit 27 Taylors, SC 29687
Phone: (800) 291-2139
Email: info@safeharborsc.org
Description: Provides services for survivors of domestic violence and their children in Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Oconee Counties. Our services include a 24/7 help line [(800) 291-2139], safe emergency shelters, counseling for survivors and their children, case management, assistance with Order of Protections, transitional housing, domestic violence education and parenting classes, and group support.
Caregivers of LGBTQ+ Youth
Website: https://www.harriethancockcenter.org/programs/peer-support
Address: 1332 Main Street, Unit #120, Columbia, SC, 29201
Phone: (803) 771-7713
Description: This group is a peer-support group for all caregivers/parents of LGBTQ+ youth. The group aims to provide an environment to learn about the unique experience of caring for someone who identifies as LGBTQ+ and how to better support/affirm them. This group meets during the first Youth OUTLOUD meeting (the 2nd Sunday of the month) at Queer Haven Books from 5-7 PM. No registration required.
Queer Wellness Center
Website: https://www.queerwellnesscenter.org/
Location: 30 Pointe Circle, Greenville, SC 29615
Contact: info@queerwellnesscenter.org | (864) 655-5193
Description: Provides a safe, affirming environment in Upstate SC with programs like BLOOM (LGBTQ+ competency training and free therapy for youth/families), LEAP (peer support for trans community), AFFIRM SC (professional training), and Project HEART (affirming medical care). Offers scholarships for medical visits and housing.
Lambert House
Website: https://www.lamberthouse.org/
Description: Lambert House’s programs and services are evidence-based and informed by Positive Youth Development Theory and Minority Stress Theory. Their work spans eight categories:
Social Connection, Peer Support, Resilience, and Self-Esteem Building;
Family Success, Bullying Resistance and School Retention;
Mentoring;
Homeless Services including Meals, Clothing, Personal Hygiene Items, and LGBTQ-Competent Housing, Medical, and Mental Health Referrals;
HIV and STI Prevention Education, and Violence Prevention through Healthy Relationships Education;
Culture, Sports, and Outdoor Recreation;
Youth Leadership, Workplace Skills Development, and Academic Internships;
Systems Advocacy and Training for Professionals.
Forge
Website: https://forge-forward.org/
Contact: (414) 559-2123
Description: Forge's work is trauma-informed, research based and empowerment-focused. They provide training & technical assistance for professionals who work with transgender individuals. Find resources & support for service providers and transgender and non-binary individuals, survivors of violence, family and friends. They foster connection & awareness building healthy relationships and interactions with the general public.
Pride Myrtle Beach
Website: https://pridemyrtlebeach.org/
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Contact: (843) 839-2052
Description: Pride Myrtle Beach is the primary and most active organization advocating for the Myrtle Beach area LGBTQ+ community. Collaborating closely with community organizations, medical providers and local government, they provide easy access to essential services such as medical care, HIV testing and prevention, and educational opportunities. They are also host to a number of cultural events, family spaces, and festivals, including the June Pride Month Picnic and the Myrtle Beach Pride in the Park Festival, drawing thousands of visitors each year. Through their inclusive approach and diverse offerings, Pride Myrtle Beach celebrates and empowers all members of the LGBTQ+ community, ensuring they feel supported and valued year-round.
Harbor Camps
Website: https://harborcamps.org/our-story/
Contact: (781) 400-1617
Description: Harbor Camps, formerly Camp Aranu’tiq, was the first summer camp specifically for transgender and non-binary/gender-nonconforming youth. Their mission is to build confidence, resilience, and community through immersive camp experiences, ensuring accessibility regardless of financial need.
Camp Lost Boys
Website: https://www.camplostboys.org/
Description: Camp Lost Boys is a summer camp experience for trans men over the age of 18. Focused on self-empowerment and self-esteem building through traditional outdoor activities, the camp offers a dedicated space to celebrate male identities in a safe and supportive environment.
COLAGE
Website: https://www.colage.org/
Contact: info@colage.org
Description: COLAGE unites people with LGBTQIA+ parents and caregivers into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities.
Family Equality Council
Website: https://www.familyequality.org/
Contact: (646) 880-3005
Description: Family Equality’s mission is to advance legal and lived equality for LGBTQ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change.
Keshet
Website: https://www.keshetonline.org/
Contact: (617) 524-9227
Description: Keshet works for the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and their families in Jewish life. The organization equips Jewish institutions with tools to build affirming communities, supports queer Jewish youth, and advances LGBTQ rights nationwide.
National Black Justice Collective
Website: https://nbjc.org/
Contact: (202) 309-1552
Description: The National Black Justice Collective (NBJC) is a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black LGBTQ/SGL people, including people living with HIV/AIDS. NBJC’s mission is to end racism, homophobia, and LGBTQ/SGL bias and stigma. As America’s leading national Black LGBTQ/SGL civil rights organization focused on federal public policy, NBJC has accepted the charge to lead Black families in strengthening the bonds and bridging the gaps between the movements for racial justice and LGBTQ/SGL equality.
PFLAG: Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Website: https://pflag.org/
Address: Multiple SC Locations
Description: PFLAG’s mission is to build on a foundation of loving families united with LGBTQ people and allies who support one another. They aim to educate communities and advocate for LGBTQ equality. Local South Carolina chapters include Charleston, Spartanburg, Anderson, Greenville, Aiken, Rock Hill, and Pawleys Island. Contact information for each chapter is available on the website.
SAGE - Advocacy Services for LGBT Elders
Website: https://www.sageusa.org/
Phone: (212) 741-2247 | Elder Hotline: (877) 360-LGBT [5428]
Description: SAGE is the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older people. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources to LGBT older people and their caregivers.
The Trevor Project
Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Phone: (212) 695-8650
Description: Founded in 1998, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people under 25.
Note: 24/7 Crisis Line: (866) 488-7386 or Text START to 678678
We Are Family
Website: https://www.waf.org
Address: 1801 Reynolds Ave. Unit B, North Charleston, SC 29405
Email: info@waf.org
Phone: (843) 637-9379
Description: We Are Family is a Southern grassroots non-profit organization providing affirming spaces for LGBTQIA+ and ally youth up to the age of 24 through direct support, leadership development, and community engagement.
National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC)
Website: https://nbjc.org/
Phone: (202) 309-1552
Description: NBJC is a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black LGBTQ/SGL people and people living with HIV/AIDS. They lead efforts to bridge racial justice and LGBTQ/SGL equality movements through advocacy and public policy.
Abby Foster LISW-CP, MAC, CPSS, ADC, SRCD
Website: https://www.twowolvescollaborative.com/
Address: 4 Carriage Ln Suite 305, Charleston, SC, 29407
Email: abby@twowolvescollaborative.com
Phone: (843) 779-2496
Practice: Two Wolves Collaborative
Accepts insurance? No
Sliding scale? N/A
Is telehealth offered? Yes
Notable: EMDR
Sara Tick, LMFT
Website: https://www.charlestonfamilycounseling.org/
Phone: (843) 213-2643
Practice: Charleston Family Counseling
Accepts insurance? No
Is telehealth offered? Yes, telehealth only
John S. Hyatt, MA, LMFT
Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/john-s-hyatt-charleston-sc/168258
Address: Charleston, SC, 29414
Phone Number: (843) 536-1919
Description:
Accepts Insurance: BlueChoice, BlueCross and BlueShield, Federal Employees, Planned Administrators, South Carolina State Employees, Out of Network
Telehealth Offered: Yes, telehealth only

