HUD LGBTQ+ Resources

Housing & Shelter · Rhode Island · Free

US Department of Housing and Urban Development LGBTQ+ housing rights and Equal Access Rule information. Worth contacting for sober-living houses that explicitly welcome LGBTQ+ residents. Some programs hold trans-specific beds and units; ask intake about identity-affirming room assignment. Section 8 vouchers can be ported across cities — useful for fleeing hostile environments while keeping subsidy. Open at no cost to LGBTQ+ Rhode Island residents and the people supporting them.

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More Housing & Shelter in Rhode Island

  • Ali Forney Center — Largest LGBTQ+ youth homeless services organization in the US, NYC-based with national resources. Worth contacting for sober-living houses t
  • Lost-N-Found Youth — Atlanta-based shelter and services for LGBTQ+ homeless youth ages 13-25. Worth contacting for sober-living houses that explicitly welcome LG
  • National Coalition for the Homeless — LGBTQ+ — NCH advocacy and information on LGBTQ+ homelessness, the Equal Access Rule, and shelter rights. A starting point for case management, emerge
  • Covenant House — International organization providing shelter, food, and crisis care to homeless youth including LGBTQ+ youth. Worth contacting for sober-liv
  • Family Promise — Affirming Shelter — Network of family shelter programs across the US, many LGBTQ+ welcoming. For LGBTQ+ youth kicked out by family, adults fleeing domestic viol
  • HUD.gov — Find Local Office — Federal housing assistance hub. Section 8, public housing, homeless services in every state. A starting point for case management, emergency