Resources

There are plenty of places locally and on the web where you can go to get support and information. Here are some of those resource, but there are plenty more that we haven't yet included.

Local

Akron Pride Center
(330) 253-2220
info@akronpridecenter.org

Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays of Akron
(330) 342-5825

Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays of Cleveland
info@pflagcleveland.org

Awakenings GLBT Support Group of Brecksville, Ohio
(800) 486-0904

Family Connection Lesbian/Gay Parents
(330) 677-9856

Gay Fathers & Husbands
(330) 535-0097 or (330) 836-5332

The Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Greater Cleveland
(216) 651-LGBT or 1-888-GAY-8761

Akron Area National Organization for Women
(330) 253-7151

Townhall II (counseling services)
(330) 678-HELP

Hotlines

Akron AIDS Hotline
(330) 375-2000 (office number)
(330) 375-AIDS (24 hour hotline)

Ohio STD/AIDS Hotline (24 hours)
1-800-332-2437

National Gay and Lesbian Hotline
1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564) (M-F 4pm-midnight)

National Center for Disease Control HIV/AIDS/STD Hotline (24 hours)
1-800-342-2437

Safer Futures of Portage County Domestic Abuse Hotline (24 hours)
(330) 673-2500

Cleveland Rape Crisis Hotline (24 hours)
(216) 619-6192

National Hate Crime Hotline (24 hours)
(208) 246-2292

National Gay & Lesbian Youth Hotline
Monday - Saturday 6:30 - 9:30pm
(800) 347-8336

Cleveland LGBT Community Center Hotline
1-888-GAY-8761

Suicide Hotline for LGBT Youth
1-4UTREVOR (4887386) (24 hours)