A non-profit organisation, Trans Lifeline is a peer support and crisis hotline for transgender, non-binary and gender nonconforming people in the USA and Canada.
Run by and for trans, gender nonconforming and non-binary people, Trans Lifeline offers emotional and financial support to those in crisis. Trans Lifeline provides a hotline for trans people in English and Spanish, as well as a Family & Friends Line for cis supporters seeking advice.
How You Can Help
Time: Various and flexible
Trans Lifeline has a wide range of volunteering opportunities available, on their hotlines and also in other areas such as admin, design and technology.
Some volunteering roles are exclusively for trans, gender nonconforming and non-binary people (such as the primary crisis hotlines), however there are also roles available for cis supporters.
Hotline operators sign up for specific shifts and must be available for at least one two-hour shift per week. Volunteers are asked to commit for at least 3 months as Hotline operators, Microgrants, or admin volunteers. Volunteers can also commit to working on one project in design, data management, or technology.
Cost: Various
Make a single of monthly donation to Trans Lifeline, or explore how to fundraise for the organisation.
Location: United States, Canada
Find out more: https://translifeline.org/
(This information was updated 12/08/21 and will be checked regularly by the Do Something Directory team. If you notice any mistakes, please let us know.)
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