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You Are Not Alone

If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911 immediately. We do our best to ensure each of these resources are accepting and affirming of the LGBTQ+ community. If you have any questions, please contact us.

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SUICIDE PREVENTION

  • FIRST RESPONDERS

    • ​If you or a loved one is experiencing an emergency

    • Phone Number: 911

  • NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION

    • Available 24 hours a day in English and Spanish

    • Phone Number: 988, press 3 for an LGBTQIA+ trained crisis counselor

    • Text Chat: Text PRIDE to 988.

    • Online Chat: 988lifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/

  • LGBT National Hotline

    • Phone: (888) 843-4564

    • Available from 4pm - 12am EST Monday - Friday and noon to 5pm EST Saturday

  • TRANS LIFELINE

    • ​Staffed by trans, non-binary, and non-conforming people 

    • Phone Number: 877-565-8860

  • TREVOR PROJECT

    • Serving LGBTQ+ young people, ages 13-24

    • Phone Number: 866-488-7386

  • CRISIS TEXT LINE

    • Open 24 Hours, you can text whenever you are in need.

    • Text START to 741-741

  • GLBT NATIONAL HOTLINE

    • Serving all LGBTQ+ people

    • Under 25: 800-246-7743

    • Over 25: 888-843-4564

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SHELTERS AND TEMPORARY HOUSING

  • LAWS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES

    • ​Serves women, children, and domestic violence victims

    • Address: 105 E. Market St., Leesburg, VA 20175

    • Website: www.lcsj.org

    • Phone Number: 703-777-6552 (24 Hours)

  • LOUDOUN YOUTH SHELTER

    • Serves children and teens, trans affirming.

    • Address: 16450 Meadowview Ct, Leesburg

    • Website: www.grafton.org

    • Phone Number: 703-771-5300

  • EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER

  • GOOD SHEPERD ALLIANCE

  • COLD WEATHER SHELTER

    • Serves everyone from Nov. 15 through Mar. 31, 8 pm - 7 am

    • Address: 19520 Meadowview Ct, Leesburg

    • Website: www.loudoun.gov

    • Phone Number: 703-771-5300

  • DROP-IN SERVICE CENTER

    • Serves everyone

    • Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

    • Address: 19520 Meadowview Ct, Leesburg

    • Website: www.loudoun.gov

    • Phone Number: 571-258-3033

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VIOLENCE & DOMESTIC ABUSE

  • LOUDOUN COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM

    • Phone Number: 703-771-9020​

  • LAWS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES

    • ​Serves women, children, and domestic violence victims

    • Address: 105 E. Market St., Leesburg, VA 20175

    • Website: www.lcsj.org

    • Phone Number: 703-777-6552 (24 Hours)

  • LOUDOUN COUNTY YOUTH & CHILDRENS SERVICE

    • Phone Number: 703-771-9020​

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE

  • LOUDOUN COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, & DISABILITY SERVICES

    • Address: 102 Heritage Way NE, Suite 302, Leesburg, VA 20176

    • 21641 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 210, Sterling, VA 20166

  • OXFORD HOUSE

    • Self-supporting recovery house program for substance abuse.

    • Phone Number: 800-689-6411

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HUNGER & FOOD INSECURITY

  • LOUDOUN HUNGER RELIEF

    • They provide Emergency Food Assistance, Weekend Support for At-Risk Schoolchildren, Wellness Classes, Senior Home Delivery Programs, Cooking Education, New Household Support, the Loudoun Pet Pantry, and much more. 

    • Website: www.loudounhunger.org

    • Leesburg: 750 Miller Drive, Suite 1A, Leesburg, VA

    • Sterling: Sterling Community Center, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling, VA

    • Sterling: Sugarland Elementary School, 65 Sugarland Dr., Sterling, VA

    • Purcellville: Main Street Commons, 119 N. 16th St., Purcellville, VA

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HOUSING

  • FRIENDS OF GUEST HOUSE

  • LOUDOUN AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNIT PROGRAM

  • CONTINUUM OF CARE

    • ​Coalition of public, nonprofit, and faith-based organizations. 

    • ​Phone Number: 703-777-0420

  • RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM

  • VA HOUSING SEARCH

  • RE-ENTRY RESOURCES

    • Information and resources to help ex-offenders address challenges.

    • Phone Number: 703-777-0207

 

SUPPORT GROUPS

 

Veterans Services   

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Professional Organizations   

Evidence-based professional associations that promote affirming, non-discriminatory policies and care for transgender people.

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  • American Academy of Pediatrics

  • American Psychiatric Association

  • American Medical Association

  • American Psychological Association

  • American Academy of Family Physicians

  • American College of Nurse Midwives

  • National Association of Social Workers

  • National Association of School Psychologists

  • World Professional Association for Transgender Health

  • National Commission on Correctional Health Care

  • American Public Health Association

  • American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists

  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  • World Health Organization

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • National School Boards Association

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Employment

Virginia Queer Collective

 501(c)3 organization  | EIN 11717184

Phone: 703-774-32541

Email: Info@vaqueer.org

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