Resources


The is page is ever evolving and will continually added to - check back regularly for more resources.

LGBTQA+ Resources:

Human Rights Campaign - Advocates for LGBTQA+ Rights


Diversity Richmond/Diversity Thrift - "Diversity Richmond is a catalyst, a voice, a place and a resource for Richmond’s LGBTQ+ community"

Resources for Reusing, Repurposing, or Thrifting
 
Buy Nothing Project - From the website: "Local groups form gift economies that are complementary and parallel to local cash economies; whether people join because they’d like to quickly get rid of things that are cluttering their lives, or simply to save money by getting things for free, they quickly discover that our groups are not just another free recycling platform. A gift economy’s real wealth is the people involved and the web of connections that forms to support them."


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