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Chosen Years

Caregiver & chosen-family resources

Whether you're a partner, an adult child, a relative or chosen family, these guides and organizations help you compare options, protect what matters, and make compassionate decisions, even from another state.

Where to start

Understand the options and language before a crisis.

Supporting from afar

Coordinate care and advocate across state lines.

Protecting chosen family

Legal and visitation rights that recognize your people.

Guides for caregivers

Start with the essentials

The Questions to Ask Before You Move In

Choosing senior living

The Questions to Ask Before You Move In

The questions that reveal whether a senior living community is genuinely affirming, not just polite on a tour. Bring this list, and write down who answers.

6 min readRead

Articles

Timely reading

Supporting a Parent's Care From Another State

Caregiving and dementia

Supporting a Parent's Care From Another State

You cannot be there every day, but you can build a system that works when you are hundreds of miles away. Practical logistics for long-distance caregivers and chosen family.

4 min readRead

Support organizations

Community & caregiver support

Fort Lauderdale, FLLGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

SAGE of South Florida is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Pridelines, photo from the organization's website.

Miami, FLLGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Pridelines is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing

Free / no-cost service

Availability

Availability unknown
TransNetwork Inc., photo from the organization's website.

, FLLGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

TransNetwork Inc. is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing

Free / no-cost service

Availability

Availability unknown

Chicago, ILLGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Center on Halsted is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Rockford, ILLGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

The Liam Foundation is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing

Free / no-cost service

Availability

Availability unknown

Palm Springs, CALGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

PAUSE is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing

Free / no-cost service

Availability

Availability unknown

Palm Springs, CALGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Let's Kick ASS Palm Springs is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing

Free / no-cost service

Availability

Availability unknown
TurnOut – Thriving Together, photo from the organization's website.

San Francisco, CACaregiver Support

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

TurnOut – Thriving Together is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing

Free / no-cost service

Availability

Availability unknown

Pomona, CALGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Pomona Valley Pride is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing

Free / no-cost service

Availability

Availability unknown

, NYLGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Rainbow Lounge is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing

Free / no-cost service

Availability

Availability unknown

Syracuse, NYLGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

SAGE Upstate is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Lower Adirondack Pride, photo from the organization's website.

Glens Falls, NYLGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Lower Adirondack Pride is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing

Free / no-cost service

Availability

Availability unknown

Olympia, WALGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Sound Alliance of Older LGBTQ is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing

Free / no-cost service

Availability

Availability unknown

Palm Springs, CALGBTQIA+ Senior Centers

Nonprofit
SAGE Partner

Fellowship of Older Gays is a SAGECollab-connected organization serving or advocating for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current programs and service area directly.

Pricing

Free / no-cost service

Availability

Availability unknown

Philadelphia, PASupport & Peer Groups

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

The Elder Initiative at the William Way LGBT Community Center runs peer support and social groups for LGBTQIA+ adults 50 and older, including regular discussion groups. Confirm current schedules directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

San Antonio, TXSupport & Peer Groups

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

Prime Timers Worldwide is a network of local chapters that bring together mature gay and bisexual men for friendship, activities and peer support. Chapter availability varies, so confirm current activities directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Washington, DCSupport & Peer Groups

Nonprofit
Published Recommendation

Iona Senior Services, a mainstream aging nonprofit, hosts Silver Circles, peer support groups for LGBTQIA+ older adults in the Washington, DC area. Confirm current meeting times and eligibility directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Brooklyn, NYMeal & Nutrition Programs

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

GRIOT Circle, a member-led organization serving LGBTQIA+ elders of color, offers communal meals alongside case management and wellness programming. Confirm current meal days and eligibility directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

San Diego, CAMeal & Nutrition Programs

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

Through its 50 and Better senior services, The San Diego LGBT Community Center offers free congregate meals for older adults on weekdays, plus a senior food bank. Confirm current times and requirements directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Ferndale, MIMeal & Nutrition Programs

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

MiGen, a Michigan organization serving LGBTQIA+ older adults, provides monthly food box delivery across several metro Detroit counties alongside its social programming. Confirm current availability and eligibility directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

New York, NYFriendly Visitor & Companionship

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

SAGEConnect is a national program that matches volunteer callers with LGBTQIA+ older adults for regular friendly phone and video check-ins to reduce isolation. Confirm enrollment details directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Detroit, MIFriendly Visitor & Companionship

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

SAGE Metro Detroit's Friendly Caller program matches volunteers with LGBTQIA+ older adults for weekly friendly phone calls focused on connection and support. Confirm current enrollment directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Boston, MAHealth & Wellness Programs

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

The LGBTQIA+ Aging Project at Fenway Health offers programming for LGBTQIA+ older adults, including free virtual discussion and support groups, plus affirming-care provider training. Confirm current programs directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Los Angeles, CAHealth & Wellness Programs

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Senior Services supports LGBTQIA+ adults 50 and older with health, fitness and wellness activities, support groups and social programming at its Weinberg Senior Center. Confirm current schedules directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Seattle, WAHealth & Wellness Programs

Nonprofit
LGBTQIA+-Centered

GenPride provides wellness programming for LGBTQIA+ older adults in Seattle, including movement classes, meditation and peer support offered in person and online. Confirm current program times directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Chicago, ILHealth & Wellness Programs

Nonprofit
Published Recommendation

Howard Brown Health's geriatric medicine and aging services support LGBTQIA+ older adults with primary care, behavioral health, support groups and case management. Confirm current services and eligibility directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Boulder, COAdvocacy & Rights Organizations

Nonprofit
Published Recommendation

The Movement Advancement Project is an independent research and policy organization whose LGBTQ Older Adults work produces reports and analysis on the challenges facing LGBTQIA+ elders. Confirm current research directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

Washington, DCAdvocacy & Rights Organizations

Nonprofit
Published Recommendation

Justice in Aging is a national legal advocacy organization fighting senior poverty, with dedicated work on the needs of LGBTQIA+ older adults including health-care access. Confirm current programs directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

San Francisco, CAAdvocacy & Rights Organizations

Nonprofit
Published Recommendation

The National Center for LGBTQ Rights advances civil rights through litigation, policy and education, and maintains an Elders program addressing discrimination affecting LGBTQIA+ older adults. Confirm current program details directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.

New York, NYAdvocacy & Rights Organizations

Nonprofit
Published Recommendation

The Diverse Elders Coalition advocates for policies that improve aging for communities of color, Native elders and LGBTQIA+ elders, with LGBTQIA+ aging as a core focus. Confirm current priorities directly.

Pricing & availability are added when a provider claims this listing.