19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

"36. Resources for Youth - 36.2 For Youth Aging Out Serves: Youth, ages 14 to 21, in Children’s Division custody who were in legal custody until 17.5 years of age Services: Employment assistance, educational assistance, financial and housing supports, crisis funds, mentors, and life skills, relationship and self-esteem groups" http://dss.mo.gov/cd/chafee/ 314-222-4877

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11.3 Abortion Care

Our mission at Missouri Abortion Fund (MoAF) (formerly Gateway Women’s Access Fund) is to provide public education and support for people needing reproductive health services, primarily by providing financial assistance to Missouri residents who cannot afford the full cost of abortion care. MoAF works directly with clinics on behalf of the people we serve. When a clinic we work with sees a patient who needs assistance, MoAF is a potential funding source to which they turn for a portion of the cost. The clinic then bills us for the amount we commit to covering. We do not offer counseling and do not provide direct personal grants, but the clinics that we work with do. Currently we have agreements with The Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, IL, Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, and Planned Parenthood Great Plains serving the Kansas City region. We seek to establish agreements with any abortion providers serving Missourians in need.

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3.1 Clothing & Furniture

8.2 Mental & Behavioral Health: Provider Organizations & Clinics

19.1 Financial Resources: General

19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

19.5 Financial Planning

19.6 Financial Consulting Firms

20.2 Job Preparation Resources

20.6 Career Centers

22.13 Resource Centers in Schools

22.14 After School Programs & Tutoring

25.2 Parenting Support – General

31.1 Resource Guides & Centers

Wrap-around Maternal Mental Health Program for new or pregnant Latina mothers at high risk of depression or anxiety, & increased risk for infant mortality. Financial Stability Services provide one-on-one coaching, financial education and access to credit and wealth-building products. Includes an on-site St. Louis Community Credit Union micro-branch Many programs and classes offered in English and Spanish, including Financial Stability, Maternal Mental Health, Social Capital Building, Health & Wellness. Services: Early Childhood Center, Literacy-focused After School and Summer Camp programs, and Kingdom Academy for teens. Life skills, job readiness, emotional support. Call for details and eligibility, including geographic areas served. The Bodega offers discounted high-quality essentials and clothing. Open to the community on Thursdays from 10am - 2pm and 4 - 7pm. Cash only. Many programs and classes offered in English and Spanish, inclu

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3.1 Clothing & Furniture

8.1 Mental & Behavioral Health: Provider Networks

19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

Assistance more for veterans, active military, and families. - Food - Clothing - Financial

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1-636-600-0096

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7.2 Hormone Replacement Therapy

19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

We’ve partnered with the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition to provide 12 months of free gender-affirming hormone therapy for our community. 80% of grants will be reserved for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color). The grants cover 12 months of HRT, including prescription medication, unlimited clinical visits and messaging, and labs. Eligibility is limited to people 18+ who live in states where FOLX is currently available. Check the FOLX homepage to see if we are available in your state. Applications open on Weds 6/22 at 10am PT / 1pm EST and close on Thurs 6/23 at 10am PT / 1pm ET. For more information, visit the [FOLX website](https://folxhealth.com/hrt_care_fund "FOLX Website").

FOLX Website

12.1 Relationship & Sexual Violence: General Resources

19.1 Financial Resources: General

19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

As a survivor of domestic violence, you could be eligible for money to cover some of the costs of the harm you experienced. This tool is designed to help you understand your options and how to pursue them. But first, answer a few short questions to better understand your priorities as you decide what type of compensation is best for you. Disclaimer: This is an educational and informational tool and the information contained within it does in no way constitute legal advice. Any person who intends to use the information contained herein in any way is solely responsible for independently verifying the information and obtaining independent legal or other expert advice if necessary.

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19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

19.5 Financial Planning

20.2 Job Preparation Resources

20.4 Job Postings & Referrals

Trains youth to be ready for high growth jobs through individualized career assessment, financial literacy and job readiness training, employment experience. Works with partner corporations to provide training and future employment. Check their website for targeted neighborhoods and to apply.

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1-314-499-8176

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19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

20.2 Job Preparation Resources

20.4 Job Postings & Referrals

The VA interviews homeless veterans for service-connected disability or pension benefits, if eligible. Job referral service is available through the Missouri State Employment Service.

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1-800-827-1000

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2.5 Rental & Mortgage Assistance

2.8 Housing Discrimination

19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

21.1 Education & Advocacy: General Resources

Trans-led organization tackling systemic injustices that trans humans face in the housing sector. Rental/Financial assistance; classes (financial literacy, homebuyers education, credit repair); advocacy; competency trainings for shelter providers.

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programs@thi-stl.org contact@thi-stl.org

7.7 Information on LGBTQIA+ Health

8.3 Individual Counselors & Therapists

19.1 Financial Resources: General

19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

21.2 Educational Resources for Allies to Marginalized Populations

28.3 Community-Building & Spaces

Queer Affirming

Trans Affirming

__MAP (Missourians Aging with Pride)__ strives to enhance the quality of life of LGBTQ+ older people through service, advocacy and community awareness. This affiliate has a number of programs, including bereavement support, home care referrals, legal clinics, social meal outings, finance programs, and more. Also conducts LGBTQ+ cultural competency trainings to other organizations and agencies throughout the state. Educates and partners with local community organizations to ensure cultural competency, advocates on behalf of LGBT older adults and their needs, and provides socialization and community building opportunities.

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PROMO@promoonline.org

3.2 Utility Assistance (Water, Gas, Electricity, Internet, Phone)

19.1 Financial Resources: General

19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

NGF provides microgrants to trans+ community members to support need for: gender affirming healthcare, housing & living expenses, legal fees, education/professional development

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2.1 Emergency & Temporary Shelter

19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

Community programs and a shelter program offering support to youth ages 16-24

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1-573-615-6135

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info@allyouthflourish.org

2.4 Affordable or Subsidized Housing

16.8 Housing Law

17.4 Housing Services for Immigrants

19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

Emergency Funds for Relocating Families and Transgender Individuals. We are maintaining a list of resources and organizations that may provide emergency funding to individuals and families impacted by anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, to relocate or to access care or services outside of your current state of residence. Many of the organizations are new and are only taking applications at this time.

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7.6 Other Transition Services

19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

"The Trans Resistance Network (TRN) was formed to ensure the survival of gender diverse people and families through strategic coordination of community defense, mutual-aid, and alternative systems of gender affirming care. We prioritize support for gender diverse children and families who are facing imminent danger, and gender diverse people who are Indigenous, Black and Brown. Trans rights are human rights!" On their website you can: - Request mutual aid - Donate to mutual aid - Request resources to access care out of state - Request resources for relocating to a safer state

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transresistance@protonmail.com

8.2 Mental & Behavioral Health: Provider Organizations & Clinics

19.1 Financial Resources: General

19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

19.3 Financial Loans

21.1 Education & Advocacy: General Resources

22.4 Tertiary Educational Institutions (Colleges, Universities, Trade & Technical Schools)

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis, a nonprofit organization founded in 1920, is based upon the conviction that an educated society is essential to a healthy democracy. The Scholarship Foundation provides access to postsecondary education to members of our community who otherwise would not have the financial means to fulfill their educational goals. The Foundation sees higher education as a catalyst, an agent of change for individuals, families, communities, and nations. We envision a community that recognizes the importance of educational attainment and assures positive educational outcomes are accessible to all regardless of economic circumstance. In our community, doors will not be closed to those who lack financial resources, and postsecondary education will be available to all with the potential to succeed. To those who share its vision, the Foundation offers opportunities to participate in its realization through financial and in-kind support and volunteerism. The Foundation contributes to enlightened public policy through advocacy for its vision of postsecondary educational opportunity without financial barriers. To build this community, The Scholarship Foundation will: - Promote and provide financial support for postsecondary education; - Assure that students have the information necessary to make sound financial decisions; - Lead a collaborative network of community and educational partners aligned to support student preparation, transition, and persistence to degree completion.

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19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

21.1 Education & Advocacy: General Resources

21.2 Educational Resources for Allies to Marginalized Populations

28.3 Community-Building & Spaces

Transformations is trans women of color led organization focused on capacity building and leadership development among trans communities of color in the Midwest region. We're thrilled to embrace a new vision and direction for Transformations. As we remain committed to serving transgender, nonbinary, gender-expansive, and gender nonconforming (TGNC) young people, we’re explicitly centering transgender young women of color, and trans and nonbinary young people in survival mode and without traditional systems of support, in their experiences, resiliency, leadership, and wisdom. We’re also expanding our outreach to now include a three-state region, specifically focusing on Missouri, Kansas, and Ozark Mountain region in Northern Arkansas.

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19.2 Financial Assistance & Relief Funds

21.1 Education & Advocacy: General Resources

"Interstate Blood Bank, Inc. is a group of Ten Whole Blood centers and a laboratory which provide human blood and/or blood components to the therapeutic and diagnostic industries that produce testing and diagnostic tools that help save and improve lives. They will pay for donations. Call or check the website for requirements."

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1-314-367-5200

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A Queer STL Resource Database

Chaffee Older Youth Program

Missouri Abortion Fund

Lifewise STL (Formerly Kingdom House)

H.E.R.O.E.S. Care

FOLX Website and 2022 HRT CARE FUND

Compensation Compass

St. Louis Youth Jobs

Department of Veterans Affairs (Missouri)

Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis (THISTL)

MAP – Missourians Aging with Pride (Previously "SAGE of PROMO Fund")

Nicolas Gogan Foundation - Trans+ Microgrants

Flourish Initiative

Human Rights Campaign

The Trans Resistance Network

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis

Transformations KC

Interstate Blood Bank