Community Resources and Services

Here at the Pride Center, we are pleased to offer a number of resources for the benefit of our community members:

Free monthly legal name and gender marker change workshops (see more below).
Resource and service referrals (e.g. housing, healthcare, employment, etc.).
Educational programs and workshops (e.g. Trans Talks).
Computer lab – browse the Internet, print documents, update your resumé, and more!
“Free Store” consisting of clothing, hygiene products, condoms, chest binders and other donated items.
LGBTQ+ library with books suitable for all ages.
For a list of crisis intervention resources and hotlines, click here.

For other community services and/or resources throughout San Mateo County, please visit www.smc-connect.org.

For an LGBTQ+ Comprehensive Health & Well-being Guide, please visit drugwatch.com/health/lgbtq/

For LGBTQ+ individuals who are experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, please visit startyourrecovery.org/who/lgbtq

For free and confidential support available 24/7 and in multiple languages, you may also dial 2-1-1 to get connected to a specialist for personalized assistance. Further information is also available at www.211bayarea.org.

For transgender and non-binary specific resources, please see our Resource List

For more resources compiled by the San Mateo County Pride Center,
please click the button below

More resources compiled by the San Mateo County Pride Center

Resource Roadmap for Transgender and Non-binary Community

Resource Roadmap web graphic - June 2022

Our Resource Roadmap collection is intended to support and empower Transgender, Gender-Diverse, and Non-binary individuals in navigating various resources in San Mateo County and beyond. This resource was created by the community, for the community. Available for download and printing, each brochure focuses on a central topic relating to: Housing, Physical/Mental Health, Employment, Legal Advocacy, and the Essentials (Food, Shelter & Wellness).

Access the Roadmap

Best Practices for LGBTQ+ Community-Oriented Surveys

The Pride Center, in collaboration with Albert Schweitzer Bay Area Fellowship recipient and second year Stanford Medical student, Ada Zhang (They/Them), has created a best practices document with suggestions & considerations for conducting informed, community-oriented surveys. Special thanks to Lauren Himenez (She/Her), StarVista Grant Coordinator for her support in the drafts and proofreading process.

To view, download, and / or share the document, please click the button below or visit this link: tinyurl.com/SMCPC-BestPractices

If you have any questions about the document, please email us at info@sanmateopride.org.

Best Practices Document

Legal Name and Gender Marker Change Workshop

Our Legal Name and Gender Marker Change workshops are completely free of charge and are held virtually through Zoom. Workshops occur on the last Wednesday of each month, in two sessions: 10- 11:30am and 6pm – 7:30pm.

If you or someone you know would like to attend, please RSVP online at: http://bit.ly/name-and-gender-change-rsvp

Please contact our Health Equity Coordinator & Clinical Program Analyst, Alex Golding (he/him) if you have any questions. He can be reached at alex.golding@sanmateopride.org or at 650-465-6795.

Rainbow Kids training resources

In April, we hosted a series of workshops with our friends at the Community Equity Collaborative in partnership with the Silicon Valley Community foundation called the “Rainbow Kids trainings”. In these workshops, participants learned age-appropriate techniques for holding discussions about sexual orientation and gender. For resources shared during this workshop, please see this link

or this link:
www.communityequitycollaborative.org/copy-of-rainbow-kids-resources