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Bradley Angle

Trans-affirmingLast updated Jun 2026

About

Bradley Angle supports anyone affected by domestic violence, offering emergency shelter, housing assistance, economic empowerment, advocacy, support groups, and healthy-relationships programming. Founded in 1975 as the first domestic violence shelter on the West Coast, it runs one of the only culturally specific DV programs for the LGBTQIA+ community in Oregon, alongside culturally specific services for other communities. Survivors can connect through the contact and crisis information on their website.

Communities centered

LGBTQ+BIPOC

Services offered

Emergency shelterHousing helpAdvocacyPeer supportCrisis support

Who it's for

Adults 18+Youth under 18Currently unhoused

Eligibility

Survivors of domestic and sexual violence. LGBTQ Program prioritizes queer, trans, and gender-expansive survivors but does not exclude others.

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