Resources
Whitley County Pride is committed to providing a comprehensive list of resources for the LGBTQ+ community. Our list includes organizations from across the web, as well as local groups we have connected with. If you know of an organization that should be added to our list, please email us by clicking on the link below.
LOCAL RESOURCES
project.ME
Fort Wayne, Indiana
projectME seeks to strengthen support systems through outreach, coaching & advocacy-aiding in the connection to recovery & harm reduction support services and tools while decreasing barriers for sustained life & recovery.
PFLAG
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians And Gays
Fort Wayne, Indiana
PFLAG is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.
Free Mom Hugs
Indiana Chapter
Free Mom Hugs works to empower the world to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. We embrace people of all faiths, backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations. Our goal is to change the world simply by showing up.
Positive Resource Connection
Northeast Indiana
Positive Resource Connections mission is to prevent new cases of HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis, and STDs and advance a compassionate and stigma-free community response.
Visit their website for more information, including testing.
Center for Nonviolence
Fort Wayne, Indiana
The Center for Nonviolence offers support and advocacy for LGBTQ+ individuals and provides a safe, inclusive space for healing, empowerment, and self-expression. Our advocates go above and beyond to provide victims and survivors with the resources and tools they need to act in their best interest and create safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for themselves, their children, and their communities. Support groups are for adults 18+, Teens, and parents.
FW Pride Bands
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne Pride Bands are Indiana's second LGBTQ+ instrumental ensembles, and a part of Fort Wayne Pride. We are open to all instruments and all skill levels, with no audition. Fort Wayne Pride Bands are open to all adult (18+) LGBTQ+ persons and allies. Our chief core value is inclusion, so we will do everything in our power to make band participation free for all members.
NIMCHN
Northern Indiana Maternal and Child Health Network
Warsaw, South Bend/Mishawaka, Elkhart, Valparaiso
NIMCHN is a low-cost family planning clinic providing reproductive health care for all, including STD testing. Welcoming all LGBTQ+ members into any of our locations for non-judgmental, confidential care.
NATIONAL RESOURCES
The Trevor Project
Suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ young people
The Trevor Project is a lifeline for LGBTQ youth who face suicidal thoughts or crisis situations.
They provide trained counselors who can be reached 24/7 by text, chat, or phone.
It Gets Better Project
Uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth
It Gets Better EDU exists to ensure our uplifting and informative stories reach LGBTQ+ youth and their peers wherever learning takes place.
Since 2022, they've awarded $1.6 million to 170 youth-led community projects.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, the National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse.
