Resources
This page is intended to provide a list of useful resources for queer youth and families in and around Missoula.
In & Around Missoula
Community & Advocacy
Empower MT offers youth-centered programming for queer teens and allies, including after-school clubs and other social and advocacy opportunities.
The Western Montana Center (our fiscal sponsor) provides resources and programming for the queer community, including family story hour, and a great “queer closet” with free and fabulous clothing for the community (always accepting donations, too!).
Glacier Queer Alliance, focused on providing positive, safe, community resources, events, and spaces for people of all gender identities and sexual orientations in the Flathead Valley.
Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC), cultivating community through accessible arts experiences for all.
Health & Wellness
Blue Mountain Clinic, providing whole-person, inclusive care for all people.
Community Children’s Gender Care Clinic, provided in collaboration with the Seattle Children’s Gender Clinic, the clinic supports children and families navigating gender affirming medical care.
Montana Food Bank Network, with a searchable database of resources.
Planned Parenthood Missoula, providing wellness, sexual and reproductive health, gender affirming care, and mental health services to the Missoula community.
National
Transfamilies, providing support to transgender people and their families.
Department of Housing & Urban Development, resources for housing insecurity.
Community & Advocacy
Psychology Today, searchable mental health practitioner database, including LGBTQ+ filters.
Planned Parenthood, with resources for general health and wellness, birth control, crisis care, and more.
Substance Abuse & Treatment, with widely varied information and treatment guides.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline, text, call, or chat with someone who can help you now.