Olympia
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Section titled “Other Resources:”General Resources:
- Olympia Mutual Aid Partners: their Resource Directory (linked above) lists a huge number of resources. Most are targeted towards those experiencing homelessness, but it’s a very expansive list
- Mail service: https://associatedministries.org/supportive-services/payee-homeless-mail-services/
- Olympia Free Store: free food and household goods
- Queer Olympia Directory (link above) has a public DIscord and a private FB group
Queer Centers and Resources:
- Stonewall Youth for youth ages 12 to 21 in Thurston, Lewis, & Mason Counties
- PFLAG Olympia: For families
Queer Community Locations:
- The Liberation Collective
- The Mortuary
- @FlyersOlympia on Instagram
Healthcare:
- Clean Air Oly: free mask distro, covid safe events, and resources/info for folks who need covid safety info
- Olympia Free Clinic: FREE access to gender affirming healthcare, mental healthcare, and other healthcare services; there may be a waitlist to access services
Housing:
- Interfaith Works: shelter, originally founded by a group of punks
- Community Action Council of Lewis, Mason, and Thurston Counties: have programs for low-income housing + utility assistance
Job Hunting:
- WorkSource (Olympia) - Job board with great filters and lots of listings
- LGBTQ+ Career Network (filtered to Olympia)
- Thurston County Government site - The county seeks to be inclusive and honor diversity efforts, making them a possible good employer for queer people
- Circa Diversity Jobs (Olympia) - several employers devoted to diversity and good hiring practices covering a multitude of job types.
- Washington Center For the Performing Arts - They are very trans and queer friendly and have job openings from time to time, as well as other performing arts places in the area
Note: Please make sure to check any potential employer you are interested in working for with Glassdoor, LinkedIn or the BBB to see how they treat their employees and see what they have had to say and rate them in the past.
Miscellaneous Tips:
- Everywhere is Queer (map) - Another way to find potential queer/trans friendly jobs and places of business is to use the map to find queer businesses in your city