Below are some resources available virtually and in-person to provide support and resources to the LGBTQ+ community.
LGBT Senior Housing INC./THE PRYDE
Located in Hyde Park Massachusetts. The PRYDE offers LGBT Senior housing as an affordable independent living housing community.
- Residency is determined through a yearly lottery
- To qualify, applicants need to be 62+
- Please click this link for more information
AIDS Project Worcester
AIDS Project Worcester offers testing for HIV, transportation, mental health services, and LGBT services for individuals in the Worcester Area.
Fenway Health LGBTQIA+ Aging Project
- LGBTQIA+ Bereavement Support Groups
- Weekly Zoom Drop-in Group for LGBTQIA+ Older Adults
- Community Meals for LGBTQIA+ Older Adults and their friends
- Please click this link for more information
Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders of Massachusetts
GLAD offers legal advice, lawyer referrals, and economic support for LGBT adults in Massachusetts
Greater Boston Addiction Center LGBT+ Friendly Rehab
Program offers addiction treatment services for alcohol and drug abuse in the Boston area specifically for the LGBT aging population.
Greater Boston Behavioral Health Outpatient Program
Resource system for LGBTQ inclusive mental programs in greater Boston area and Central MA
- Programs offered: CBT, DBT, Trauma Therapy, Group Therapy, MAT, etc
- Please click this link for more information
Stonewall at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
LGBT Elder support group based out of UMass Boston. The program strives to involve LGBT elders in education, social and cultural experiences in the Boston community.
- UMass Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125
- Stonewall at OLLI, call the OLLI office at 617.287.7312
- Please click this link for more information
Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts (TEF)
TEF offers housing support services, food assistance, clothing, transportation, HRT prescription coverage, and furnishing assistance.
- TEF holds drop-in groups for transgender and gender diverse adults (18+) in Boston MA every third Thursday from 3-6 at the Multicultural AIDS Coalition (9 Palmer Street, Roxbury, MA – 617-442-1622).
- Please click this link for more information
OutstandingLife – Virtual Community of LGBTQ+ Older Adults
- Online community offering peer support groups, book clubs, grief support, and more.
- Please see attached flyer for more information or visit website at www.outstandinglife.org
Disclaimer: This resource comes as a courtesy from ASNCM. You are hereby notified that Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts does not recommend, guarantee, or assume liability for the performance or lack thereof, for any of the resources listed.
Compiled by the Information & Referral at Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts. (Updated annually 10/2025)