Resources: Your Connection to the Community
Each one of these resources assists rural students, teachers, and social service providers to address the unique challenges they face. All of the organizations have a history of serving rural youth. The inclusion of faith-based organizations is an acknowledgement of the importance of religious communities in rural America. The books, multimedia, articles, and curricula are entirely rural-specific.
To reach Christopher Stapel, the author of this manual, you may email him at cstapel@post.harvard.edu.
Organizations |
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| Coalition for education on Sexual Orientation (CESO) (Illinois) | (312) 368-9070 x12 |
| Counseling and Health Center (Iowa) | (319) 337-6998 |
| District 202 (Minnesota) | (612) 871-5559 http://www.dist202.org |
| Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth Support Project (Massachusetts) | (508) 583-2250 http://www.hcsm.org/glys.htm |
| Gay RALLY (South Dakota) | (605) 343-4872 |
| GLBT Youth in Iowa Schools Task Force (Iowa) | (515) 243-1221 |
| Gill foundation (Colorado) | (888) 530-4455 http://www.gillfoundation.org |
| GSA Network (National) | http://www.gsanetwork.org |
| Indiana Youth Group | (317) 541-8726 |
| La Crosse Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Assoc., Inc. (Wisconsin) | http://www.acceptgayhmong.org |
| Open Door Youth Center (Illinois) | (309) 823-0555 http://www.opendooryouthcenter.org |
| Outright (Maine/New Hampshire/Vermont) | http://www.outright.org |
| OutZone | http://www.outzoneonline.org |
| prideNet: Iowa pride Network (Iowa) | (515) 243-1110 http://www.Iowapridenet.org |
| Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) (National) | (202) 467-8194 http://www.pflag.org |
| The Phoenix Center (Illinois) | (217) 528-5253 |
| Quad Citians Affirming Diversity (Illinois/Iowa) | http://www.qcad.net |
| Rainbow Café | http://www.cuuf.net/rainbowcafe/ |
| Rainbow Youth Outreach (Illinois) | (309) 673-7954 |
| Safe Schools Coalition (Washington) | (206) 632-0662 x49 http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/safe.html |
| Safe Schools NC (North Carolina) | (919) 619-2167 http://www.safeschoolsnc.com |
| Tri-State Alliance (Illinois/Indiana/Kentucky) | http://www.tsagl.org |
| Young Gay America (National) | http://www.younggayamerica.com |
| Youth Alliance for Diversity (Idaho) | (208) 336-5096 http://www.yffn.org/yad.htm |
| Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. (Iowa) | (515) 233-3141 http://www.yss.ames.ia.us |
Faith-Based Organizations |
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| Baptist | The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists |
| Catholic | Dignity/USA http://www.dignityusa.org |
| Disciples of Christ | Gay, Lesbian and Affirming Disciples Alliance, Inc. http://www.gladalliance.org |
| Episcopal | Integrity http://www.integrityusa.org |
| Evangelical | Lutheran Church of America Lutherans Concerned North America http://www.lcna.org |
| Islam | Al Fatiha Foundation http://www.al-fatiha.net |
| Judaism | The World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews: Keshet Ga’avah http://glbtjews.org |
| Mennonite | Brethren Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests http://www.bmclgbt.org |
| Mormon | Affirmation http://www.affirmation.org |
| Pentecostal | Fellowship of Reconciling Pentecostals International http://www.rpifellowship.com |
Presbyterian Church (USA) |
Covenant Network of Presbyterians http://www.covenantnetwork.org |
Presbyterian Church (USA) |
More Light Presbyterians http://www.mlp.org |
| Quaker | Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Comcerns http://flgbtqc.quaker.org |
| Seventh-Day Adventist | Seventh-Day Adventist Kinship International http://www.sdakinship.org |
| United Church of Christ | The UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns http://www.ucccoalition.org |
| United Methodist Church | Reconciling Ministries Network http://www.rmnetwork.org |