Other Resources for You, Loved Ones, and Members of Your Community

Anti-Ableism Resources

• https://thearc.org/ The Arc Non-Profit for Disabilities

• https://www.dlcv.org/resources Disability Law Center of Virginia

• https://www.ndrn.org/ National Disability Rights Network

Anti-Racial Discrimination Resources

• https://www.naacpldf.org/ Legal Defense Fund

• https://challengingracism.org/ Education for Challenging Racism

• https://www.eeoc.gov/filing-charge-discrimination Filing Against Workplace Racial Discrimination

• https://naacp.org/. Racial Inequality Education and Advocacy

Anti-Sexism Resources

• https://nwlc.org/ Women’s National Law Center

• https://vanow.org/ National Organization for Women

• https://www.aauw.org/ Women’s Advocacy for Equity and Education

• https://www.women.virginia.gov/resources/ Virginia Council on Women

Abuse Navigation Resources (domestic & sexual)

• https://www.thehotline.org/ Domestic Violence

• https://rainn.org/help-and-healing/if-youve-been-assaulted/ Sexual Violence

‍ ‍ • Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741

• National Sexual Assault Hotline: call1-800-656-4673

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: call 1-800-799-7233

• 24 Hour Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline (Fairfax): (703) 360- 7273

Black and Brown Community Support

• https://nul.org/mission-and-history Empowering Black and Brown Communities

• https://www.thewomensinitiative.org/sister-circle Sister Circle

• https://www.aaiusa.org/ Arab American Institute

• https://arabamericafoundation.org/ Arab America Foundation

• https://imeu.org/ Middle East Understanding

• https://www.taaf.org/ The Asian American Foundation

• https://hamkaecenter.org/ Hamkae Center

• https://latinosenvirginia.org/en Latino Empowerment Center

• https://www.vahf.org/. Hispanic Foundation for Virginia

Community Events and Hobby Groups

• https://www.eventbrite.com/ Eventbrite

• https://www.meetup.com/ Meet Up

• https://www.virginia.org/things-to-do/ Visit Virginia

• https://www.virginia.org/events/ Events in Virginia

• https://www.nrpa.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Virginia Parks

• https://www.idealist.org/volunteermatch Virginia Volunteer Opportunities

Food Insecurity Resources (Virginia)

• https://vafoodbanks.org/ Virginia FoodBanks

• https://211virginia.org/ Virginia Food Insecurity

• https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank Food Bank Locator

Housing Insecurity Resources (Virginia)

• https://www.virginiahousing.com/about/mission Virginia Affordable Housing

• https://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/vhsp Virgina Homeless Solutions Programs

• https://211virginia.org/ Virginia 211 Housing Assistance

Immigration Resources - Welcome to the United States

• https://www.ilrc.org/ Immigrant Legal Resource Center

• https://www.nilc.org/ National Immigration Law Center

• https://usahello.org/ Help for Refugees and Immigrants

• https://welcome.us/ Welcome to the U.S.

Know Your Rights

• https://www.aclu.org/ ACLU Know Your Rights

• https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-card/ National Immigration Law Center Know Your Rights

• https://www.nilc.org/resources/everyone-has-certain-basic-rights/ Law Center Know Your Rights Part 2

• https://www.justice4all.org/ Legal Aid Justice Center

NAMI Resources (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

• https://www.nami.org/ National Alliance on Mental Illness

• https://www.nami.org/nami-helpline/ NAMI Help Line

• https://helpline-resources.nami.org/ Resource Directory

LGBTQ+ Groups and Resources

(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and More)

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ The Trevor Project

• https://pflag.org/ PFLAG

• https://lgbthotline.org/ LGBT National Help Center

• https://equalityvirginia.org/ Advocacy Virginia

• https://www.mesotheliomahope.com/resources/lgbtq-cancer-support/ LGBTQ+ Cancer Support

Religious Discrimination Resources

• https://maec.org/resource/resources-for-addressing-religious-discrimination/ MAEC

• https://www.dol.gov/general/discrimination-religion-ancestry-ethnic Department of Discrimination

• https://religiousfreedominstitute.org/ Religious Freedom Institute

Sober Groups

• https://www.aa.org/ Alcoholics Anonymous

• https://smartrecovery.org/ Smart Recovery

• https://alpaswellnessvirginia.org/sober-events-in-virginia/ Sober Events in Virginia

• https://www.meetup.com/find/us--va--arlington/sober-activities/ Sober MeetUp

(talk to dmv sober girlies and get their permission to add them on here)

Trans Groups

• https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/ Virginia Transgender Resource List

• https://www.sidebysideva.org/support-groups Side By Side Virginia

• https://transequality.org/ Transgender Equality Advocacy

• https://tapvirginia.org/ Trans Assistance Program of Virginia

What to Know During an ICE Encounter

(Immigration & Customs Enforcement)

• https://immigrantjustice.org/for-immigrants/know-your-rights/ice-encounter/ Immigrant Justice Center

• https://stopaapihate.org/2025/03/21/know-your-rights-with-ice/ Stop Immigrant Hate

• https://www.ilrc.org/ Action Cards for Managing Ice Interactions

Women's Community Groups and Support

• https://now.org/ National Organization for Women

• https://leanin.org/ Lean In Circle