PFLAG of Fort Wayne PO Box 5086 Fort Wayne, IN 46805-5086 (260) 497-8528 pflagfortwayne@gmail.com

Local Resources

SUPPORT .. ... . EDUCATION . . .. . ADVOCACY

Other Indiana PFLAG Chapters

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Support

Ongoing Support Groups

PFLAG-FW
Every 2nd Monday
Plymouth Congregational Church
501 W Berry St
(260) 497-8528
A support group for parents and friends of gays and lesbians

Up The Stairs Community Center (Archives and Resource Library)
514 E. Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46802, phone; (260) 744-5430 422-2450
Open: W-Th 7:00pm-10:00, Fri 8:00-midnight, Sun 7:00pm-9:00pm, ...or by appointment
E-mail: UTSCC@utscc.org
Library E-mail: thelibrary@utscc.org

Affirmations
514 E. Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46802, phone; (260) 744-5430 422-2450
A men's discussion and support group

Bisexual Discussion Group
514 E. Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46802, phone; (260) 744-5430 422-2450

Horizons Youth Group
7-9pm on Thursday
email: horizons@utscc.org
514 E. Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46802, phone; (260) 744-5430 422-2450

Horizons was established by UTSCC as a social group for GLBT youth under the age of 26.  Horizons offers a safe space for youth to socialize with others and learn about themselves.
Horizons is primarily a social/discussion group.  However, this format also serves as an educational and support network.  Horizons' web site offers a web page where youths can submit their "coming out" stories or ask a question to "the Oracle." 

Lesbian/Gay AA
514 E. Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46802, phone; (260) 744-5430 422-2450
Gay/Lesbian support groups for recovering alcoholics

Center for Nonviolence
235 W Creighton Ave, Fort Wayne, 46807 - (260) 456-4112
Offer groups for women, men and youth to heal from the violence in their lives and enable them to express themselves without violence.

Gay Fort Wayne http://www.gayfortwayne.com/
Informative web site with lots of information and help.

Girth & Mirth Chapter of Fort Wayne http://www.girthmirth.org
E-mail: info@girthmirth.org
(260) 750-5313

Lesbian Growth and Support Group
Fort Wayne's Women's Bureau
303 E Washington
(260) 424-7977

Prism c/o United Sexualities
Wednesday night @ 7:00 pm
IPFW Walb Student Union Room 110
2101 East Coliseum Boulevard
(260) 481-6609
A place to explore the issues GLBT people face while meeting new friends.

 

Individual Help

PFLAG-FW ....call.... (260) 497-8528
pflagfortwayne@gmail.com
Every 2nd Monday
Plymouth Congregational Church
501 W Berry St
(260) 486-2201
A support group for parents and friends of gays and lesbians

Family & Children's Services, Inc.
2712 South Calhoun Street
Contact Peggy Jones. 744-4326

First Call for Help
2712 South Calhoun Street
Contact Dianna Morton. 744-0700

Fort Wayne Women's Bureau
3521 Lake Avenue
Contact Carol Koenig. 424-7977

Gay/Lesbian Help Line - UTSCC
Crisis intervention, information & referral - call 744-5430
Mon-Thu 7pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 7pm-12pm, Sun 8pm-9pm

Suicide Prevention (These are web sites that claim to help. We have checked them and they seem OK )

Trevor Project
established to promote tolerance for gay and questioning teenagers, and to aid in suicide prevention among that group. They have a 24 hour, toll-free anonymous suicide prevention hotline aimed at gay and questioning teens. (866) 488-4386

Suicide Prevention Coalition
If you - or someone you know - are having thoughts about suicide, call 1.800.SUICIDE (784-2433). Calls are connected to a certified crisis center nearest your location. Services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

List of Indiana Suicide and Crisis Hotline numbers

National Suicide & Crisis Hotlines (list)

 Welcoming Organizations

Accepting Churches (There are many other churches with varying degrees of understanding and acceptance. Those listed below are among the most active in support of diversity.)

--- Brigade of Light (YWCA)
Rev. Carolyn Christie 432-9168

Lincolnshire Church of the Brethren
6404 S Calhoun St
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
260-456-1993
lincolnshire.cob@verizon.net

--- New World Church, Inc.
4720 Speedway Dr.
(219) 471-1911

Open Door Chapel
meeting at Up The Stairs Community Center at 514 E. Washington Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802, phone messages via GLBT Hotline (260) 424-1199
GLBT nondenominational church services
If you would like an email contact, it is pastor.maria.odc@juno.com

Plymouth Congregational Church
501 W Berry St
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
260-423-9424
office@plymouthfw.org

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fort Wayne
5310 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46807, phone: (219) 744-1867
Worship 10:30am Sun,
* Interweave service 7:30pm Sun

---Unity Christ Church
4200 Leroy Fort Wayne, IN 46805 phone 482-2477
Dial-A-Prayer phone: 483-5719

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Fort Wayne Feminists
For info call Joan Uebelhoer at 447-4415 or E-mail: barens66@aol.com

Fort Wayne Women's Bureau
3521 Lake Avenue
Contact Carol Koenig. 424-7977

Sophia's Portico
YMCA Campus
2000 North Wells Street, Building 1
423-4770
Offer a haven to explore opportunities for growth in feminine spirituality.

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EDUCATION

PFLAG-FW
Monthly Newsletter and Speakers Bureau
(260) 497-8528
pflagfortwayne@gmail.com
A support group for parents and friends of gays and lesbians

Allen County Public Library http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/

Books for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth

AIDS Task Force http://www.aidsfortwayne.org/
2124 Fairfield Avenue
(260) 744-1144
The AIDS Task Force provides HIV and AIDS prevention, education, advocacy, and support to people in northeast Indiana.

Coalition for Safe Schools

Community Aids Action Team
Provide AIDS education programs performed in your home. (A program of UTSCC) Charles Miller 420-5265

Outspoken
PO Box 11164, Fort Wayne IN 46856
(260) 460-4763 or E-mail: outspokenfw@aol.com
To build a thriving inclusive self-loving and cohesive community among GLBT persons by building bridges between all people across issues of sexual orientation/identity, race, gender, and class.

 

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ADVOCACY

PFLAG-FW - Member of Safe Schools Coalition
Monthly Newsletter and Speakers Bureau
(260) 497-8528
pflagfortwayne@gmail.com
A support group for parents and friends of gays and lesbians

Safe Schools Coalition  

Stonewall Democrats http://www.homestead.com/stonewalldemocrats/where.html
Email: stonewalldemocrats@yahoo.com

Justice, INC. Civil Rights Group (Indiana)
P.O. Box 2387
Indianapolis, IN 46206,
(317) 634-9212

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