This list is a work in progress, and we will continue to add to it as we discover additional resources for str*ppers and s3x workers. Last updated 12.10.2024.
IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS: reach the suicide & crisis lifeline by texting or calling 988 or via chat at 988lifeline.org.
Hotlines
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
Rape and sexual Assault (NYC): 1-212-227-3000
Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-621-4673
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
Healthcare
Callen Lorde’s COIN Clinic (NYC in-person) – a health program for s3x workers that provides free healthcare, including primary care, sexual health, behavioral health, dental & pharmacy, in an affirming, supportive environment — no insurance needed. The COIN Clinic is open to anybody who identifies as a s3x worker and self-attestation is the only requirement for enrollment. Intake and appointments can be made by calling the COIN line at (212) 271-8134 or the main call center at (212) 271-7200. Walk-In hours at Callen-Lorde Chelsea are every Friday from 10am-3pm
Mental Health
Callen-Lorde crisis text line – Text 741741 for free, 24/7 confidential crisis support by text
Pineapple Support – free support and therapy service for all persons working in the online adult industry
Zepp Wellness – s3x worker support groups
Manhattan Alternative – network of poly, kink, LGBTQIA-affirming and sex-positive mental health providers
Legal Services
Urban Justice Center’s Sex Worker Project (national)
Provides free immigration and other legal services to people ages 18 and up who are current or former s3x workers, trafficking survivors, or profiled as s3x workers
Mutual Aid
Mutual Aid Hub – search for different mutual aid orgs/offerings by location
SWAID Collective – a $W-run mutual aid collective that provides $100 micro-grants
Lysistrata Cooperative – offers a s*x worker emergency funds to assist individuals with sliding scale amounts of $50-$100
Black Trans Fund – offers “unrestricted assistance” for Black trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people
Black Trans Travel Fund – a grassroots, Black Trans led Collective, providing Black Transgender Women with financial and material resources needed to remove barriers to self-determining and accessing safer travel options
Harm Reduction
COVID-19 Sex Worker Harm Reduction Resources
VocalNY – offers services to folks who use drugs including a syringe exchange program, a drop-in center and more
Order free testing strips and narcan
Safe Calls, Screening and Buddy Systems for Sex Workers
Additional Resources
Rate That Rescue – A community resource for s*x work, where everyone can add and review organizations that provide services for SWs
The Black Sex Workers Collective
GLITS – Gays and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society – offers:
- Relocation
- Asylum Assistance
- Physical/Mental Health Referrals