Community Guide

Small Businesses, Nonprofit Organizations, and Special Projects
Serving the LGBTQIA+ Community of the River Valley and Beyond

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Arts & Entertainment

Working Artists | Arts Venues

Family & Youth Programs

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Learning

Education & Classes | Tools & Resources | Educators & Workshop Facilitation

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Small Business Services

Small Business Services | Career Coaching | Professional Training

Wellbeing

Yoga | Massage | Personal Health & Healing

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    Partner Liason

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Translate Gender

Translate Gender is a trans-led nonprofit organization founded in 2006 to serve its community here in Western Massachusetts. They provide innovative programming for youth and families, gender affirming therapeutic services, host and collaborate on community events to empower and inspire. They offer resources to advocate for gender justice in K-12 schools, organizations, and communities, and provide training and education services to ensure all spaces can be affirming for our communities. At the heart of the organization, they pride themselves on being a space for trans and gender expansive people to build community, resilience, and joy.

Bloom Local’s Community Guide highlights small businesses, nonprofits, and working artists who are supporing the LGBTQ+-community of the CT River Valley of Western Massachusetts.

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High Five Books

High Five Books is an independent kids’ community bookstore in downtown Florence, Massachusetts, right off the bike path. They've quickly become the neighborhood go-to for graphic novels, middle-grade and young adult readers, and picture books, plus art kits + other creative supplies for families. The High Five Books collection is strongly based in social justice and LGBTQIA+ themes, and the team loves seeing readers find themselves on their shelves.

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