Identity & Community
Find your people and the support you deserve
LGBTQ+ support, cultural organizations, family services, and community spaces where every teen belongs.
💡 Good to Know
- ✓In California, teens have the right to form and join student clubs, including GSA (Gender-Sexuality Alliance) clubs.
- ✓Schools cannot discriminate based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
- ✓Your identity is valid. Support organizations listed here welcome you exactly as you are.
San Joaquin Pride Center
FREELGBTQ+ community center with youth support, events, education, advocacy, and affirming resources.
Fun fact: The center hosts Stockton Pride and offers support for transitional age youth.
Central Valley Gender Health and Wellness
FREEMental health, education, advocacy, reentry support, harm reduction, and gender-affirming paperwork assistance.
Fun fact: The organization helps with name and gender marker paperwork support.
Delta College Pride Center
FREEAffirming campus space and support for LGBTQ+ students and community members connected to Delta College.
Inspire Me, Inc.
FREEEmpowerment, life skills, literacy, education, and leadership programming for teenage girls in underserved communities.
Fun fact: Its message is helping girls 'Be the Best ME.'
Mary Magdalene Community Services
FREECase management, outreach, peer support, clinical services, prevention education, parenting education, and advocacy.
Main Street Youth & Family Services
FREESupervised visitation, foster care, transitional housing, workforce programs, and therapeutic support for youth and families.
Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin
FREEFamily strengthening and support hub that connects families to resources, prevention services, and crisis supports.
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