OutFront Minnesota Anti-Violence Program

We offer support and advocacy services to LGBTQA-identified survivors of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and hate/bias violence. We know that the healing journey begins when people feel listened to, supported and believed. We also believe that victim/survivors themselves belong at the center of their healing process and that, as advocates, our role is to support them in whatever shape that takes.  Our current services include a crisis line, individual counseling, court accompaniment and other forms of advocacy support, community based support groups, and community education/outreach.  All of our services are free and confidential.

Service Area: Statewide, however we often work with survivors relocating to the area from locations worldwide
Work with: LGBTQ survivors of intimate partner violence/domestic, sexual violence and hate/bias crimes, their friends, and families.
Services for survivors during incarceration include: Information, resource/referrals, and support via the crisis line or by mail; short-term individual crisis counseling and support groups for incarcerated survivors (as allowed by the institution); advocacy services; and accompaniment to court, hospitals, and other related sites.
Services for survivors after release include: All of the above, as well as referrals to other LGBTQ-friendly service providers, as needed.
Services for loved ones include: All of the above.
Fees: Free
Additional Information: OutFront Minnesota’s Anti-Violence Program (AVP) is the only LGBTQ-specific anti-violence program in Minnesota.   The AVP is a broad-based effort to end violence and harassment against and within LGBTQA-identified communities in Minnesota. We work to build safety and power of survivors and community members as well as work to create opportunities for support and healing through the provision of crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, community education and outreach. To attain equity for LGBTQ people, we approach our work through an intersectional lens that honors survivors’ many layered identities. We believe that everyone has the right to be safe from harm regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.