Le Refuge Opvanghuis is a Belgian organisation providing safe housing and tailored support to LGBTQIA+ young people facing family breakdown, homelessness, or vulnerability. Supported by a team of social workers and volunteers, it offers a secure and inclusive environment fostering autonomy and stability. The organisation runs two programmes: the Alan Turing House in Brussels for LGBTQIA+ youth aged 18–25, and CADAL, a reception centre for particularly vulnerable adult LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers, operated in coordination with the federal agency FEDASIL.
Fondation Le Refuge, recognized as a Public Interest Foundation, provides housing and support to LGBTQ+ young people aged 18–25 who have been rejected by their families or face identity-related challenges. With 280 places across France and a network of 500 volunteers, the Foundation operates through dedicated social work teams and volunteers nationwide. Its work is organised through three types of delegations: local delegations offering housing and social support, preventive delegations focusing on awareness and education mainly in rural areas, and regional delegations coordinating local branches and volunteer training.
AHORA DÓNDE is a Spanish nonprofit supporting young LGBTIQ+ people rejected by their families.
We provide emotional support, listening, and family mediation services.
We help secure safe environments, including fostering and guidance toward independence.
Our goal is to restore confidence, inclusion, and wellbeing for young people facing discrimination.
Dialogai, an LGBTIQ+ association that has been active for over 42 years and is recognized as a public utility, prevents violence and discrimination based on emotional and sexual orientation and gender identity, promotes health, offers listening and social support, and organizes community activities. Dialogai has services based in separate premises: Checkpoint Genève, a community health center for LGBTIQ+ people and their partners, and Le Refuge Genève, a drop-in center offering accommodation and socio-educational accompaniement for young LGBTIQ+ people in difficulty and their families and friends.
Gay Center is the community home for all LGBT+ people, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans individuals. It is a welcoming space that promotes services, initiatives and culture to support the wellbeing and rights of LGBT+ people. Through its activities, Gay Center helps individuals and groups reach their full potential and live openly and safely. Gay Help Line is one of its key services, offering free, confidential support and guidance to those who need to talk or seek information. Among its main projects, Refuge LGBT provides safe accommodation and support for young people who experience rejection, violence or discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
