Here are some common questions about our organization, volunteering, donations and fundraising, and how to use the world’s first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people with safe, verified resources.
If you have additional questions, please feel free to reach out to us via our contact page or email us.
Download the free InReach mobile app on iOS and Android today. InReach is the world’s first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, verified resources. Click on the buttons below:
InReach is the world’s first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, verified resources.
The free InReach App is available on web (desktop and mobile), and native iOS and Android. InReach currently lists verified resources in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, Canada and Mexico.
InReach’s free technology instantly matches LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with affirming, independently verified medical and mental health care, immigration and other legal help, safe housing, meal assistance, education and employment, translation, community and spiritual support, and more critical services.
InReach aims to serve as a digital one-stop-shop for the diverse, intersectional LGBTQ+ community. InReach has services for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants, LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, the transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) community, LGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers, and more LGBTQ+ communities.
The free InReach App matches LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, independently verified resources, including:
Every direct service provider listed on InReach is vetted by our trained volunteers to be welcoming to LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution.
Our trained volunteers employ a rigorous tailored verification process for all direct service providers listed on InReach. Our verification process asks three core questions:
A provider must be all three of these things before it is listed on InReach. Our team answers these questions by researching and often directly communicating with each provider. We repeat our vetting process for every provider listed on InReach at least once every 6 months.
Please see the “Our Vetting Process” page for more information.
Visit the InReach App (on a computer, web browser on your phone, or download our mobile app on the App Store or Google Play)
If you are using a computer:
If you are using a web browser on your phone or our mobile app:
Sign-up for a free InReach user account to:
To rate and review a resource, you must first create a free user account. Please see “HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR A USER ACCOUNT?” above for instructions.
Once you are logged in, you will be able to leave a public rating (one to five stars) and written review on any direct service provider you find listed on InReach.
Submitting a new resource for consideration is easy and helps our team to continue to improve and expand the free InReach App! The InReach team is currently accepting public resource suggestions for direct service providers located anywhere in the United States, Canada or Mexico.
To suggest a new resource for inclusion on InReach, you must first create a free user account. Please see “HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR A USER ACCOUNT?” above for instructions.
Once you are logged in, you will be able to suggest a new resource.
If you are using a computer:
If you are using a web browser on your phone or our mobile app:
Suggest a resource via our online contact form:
Under the “Who Would You Like To Reach?” option, choose “Resource Coordinator Team”
To share feedback with our team, please fill out our quick InReach App Share Feedback Survey.
We’d love to hear from you!
The free InReach App is designed to address the unique needs of LGBTQ+ people facing persecution, including those seeking asylum, resettled refugees, members of the undocumented community, and young people experiencing homelessness or isolation due to their identity. Our free App offers an anonymous user experience to protect your confidentiality and privacy online. For example, if you choose to register for a free “I Am Looking For Help For Myself” user account you can input an alias for your name to preserve your confidentiality.
For more information, please read our User Privacy Statement below:
The InReach App uses Google Analytics with anonymized IP addresses to help analyze how visitors use this site. Google Analytics uses cookies, which are small text files placed on your computer, to collect standard visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. No personally identifiable information is collected about you, unless you explicitly submit that information on this website. If you would like to opt-out of Google Analytics, you may do so by clicking here.
You can also read our full Privacy Policy here.
Yes, if you are planning to seek asylum or resettle in the United States or Canada you can use the free InReach App to plan ahead. Visit our free App to begin searching for safe, verified legal, medical, mental health and other social services in your new home. You can also now use our free App to search for verified, safe services in Mexico. Sign up for a free InReach user account to easily save your personalized resource lists for later.
While asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants outside of the LGBTQ+ community are always welcome to use the free InReach App to connect with local immigrant-friendly services, our focus is on serving LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution.
If you do NOT identify as LGBTQ+, you can check out:
USAHello – A free website created for refugees and immigrants in the United States. Visit their website for more information.
InReach cannot provide direct travel support or help obtaining travel visas. Please visit our international resource page for organizations who may be able to assist you in reaching safety.
Jamie co-founded AsylumConnect (now InReach) during his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, he met fellow student Sy. Sy shared his personal experience struggling to find safe resources during his U.S. asylum process. Despite access to technology, upon arrival in the United States Sy struggled as a gay immigrant to find reliable data on where it was safe to go for help to meet his basic needs, from finding legitimate pro bono legal representation for his LGBTQ+ asylum claim to affirming health care, mental health support, housing, and educational opportunities. As a trans man who grew up in a conservative environment, the feeling of not being able to live authentically and lacking easily accessible information on how to find affirming support deeply resonated with Jamie.
So, during their senior year, Sy and Jamie co-founded AsylumConnect, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization started as the world’s first technology platform for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, to fill the critical resource information gap facing the diverse LGBTQ+ community. The organization is founded on the belief that every LGBTQ+ person deserves the safety and freedom to live authentically. Jamie has led the organization since.
In May 2022, AsylumConnect officially became InReach. Since launching its App in 2016, the organization has seen the platform be used by a wide variety of LGBTQ+ people, in addition to those seeking asylum. The organization rebranded to InReach to better communicate and reflect the value of its free technology to a broader LGBTQ+ user base.
Today, InReach has services for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants, LGBTQ+ BIPOC communities, the transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) community, LGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers, and more LGBTQ+ communities.
Since launching in 2016, we have seen our free tech platform be used by a wide variety of LGBTQ+ people, in addition to LGBTQ+ community members seeking asylum. As a result, we decided to rebrand our organization from AsylumConnect to InReach to better communicate and reflect the value of our App to a broader LGBTQ+ user base. We are committed to ensuring all members of the diverse LGBTQ+ community–including asylum seekers and refugees, undocumented and other immigrants, young people experiencing homelessness, those facing family or community rejection due to their identity, and other transgender and non-binary people in need of safe resources–always have access to trusted information on where it is safe to go for help.
Please see our press release for more information on our decision to rebrand from AsylumConnect to InReach.
No. We are very proud of our history and we intend to remain the go-to platform for LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum.
We began by validating our free technology model and user need with LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Now that it’s clear that other LGBTQ+ people can benefit from our product as well, we are expanding. The new InReach brand reflects the growth of our organization.
Our governing board of directors worked with a digital marketing agency B-Reel on choosing our organization’s new name and logo. Our goal was to choose a new name that more effectively communicates who our free technology is able to help, while continuing to honor our organization’s history.
Our new name (“InReach”) strives to invoke a sense of hope and encompasses what our tech platform aims to accomplish at scale: safe help for all members of the diverse LGBTQ+ community is InReach.
We are based in the United States. Our team is remote, with board members, advisors, staff, volunteers, and interns located across the country. We do not accept in-person appointments.
You can access our free tech platform 24/7 from around the world to connect with safe, independently verified legal, medical, mental health and social services near you.
Download the free InReach mobile app on iOS and Android today. InReach is the world’s first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, verified resources. Click on the buttons below:
InReach is the world’s first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, verified resources.
The free InReach App is available on web (desktop and mobile), and native iOS and Android. InReach currently lists verified resources in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, Canada and Mexico.
InReach’s free technology instantly matches LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with affirming, independently verified medical and mental health care, immigration and other legal help, safe housing, meal assistance, education and employment, translation, community and spiritual support, and more critical services.
InReach aims to serve as a digital one-stop-shop for the diverse, intersectional LGBTQ+ community. InReach has services for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants, LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, the transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) community, LGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers, and more LGBTQ+ communities.
Lawyers, law students, case managers, therapists, social workers, and other service providers also use our free technology to efficiently find safe, verified resource referrals for their LGBTQ+ clients.
As a direct service provider, you can use the free InReach App to find a wide range of independently verified resource referrals for your LGBTQ+ clients/patients, including:
Every direct service provider listed on InReach is vetted by our trained volunteers to be welcoming to LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution.
Our trained volunteers employ a rigorous tailored verification process for all direct service providers listed on InReach. Our verification process asks three core questions:
A provider must be all three of these things before it is listed on InReach. Our team answers these questions by researching and often directly communicating with each provider. We repeat our vetting process for every provider listed on InReach at least once every 6 months.
Please see the “Our Vetting Process” page for more information.
Visit the InReach App (on a computer, web browser on your phone, or download our mobile app on the App Store or Google Play)
If you are using a computer or tablet:
If you are using a web browser on your phone or our mobile app:
Sign-up for a free InReach service provider user account to:
To connect your account with an organization listed on InReach, you must first create a free service provider user account. Please see “HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR A SERVICE PROVIDER USER ACCOUNT?” above for instructions on how to register.
During the initial user registration process:
Once you connect your service provider user account with your organization’s profile on InReach, you will be able to:
Don’t see your law firm, organization or agency listed on InReach? Submitting your organization for consideration is easy and helps our team to continue to improve and expand the free InReach App! The InReach team is currently accepting public resource suggestions for direct service providers located anywhere in the United States, Canada or Mexico.
To suggest a new resource for inclusion on InReach, you must first create a free user account. Please see “HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR A SERVICE PROVIDER USER ACCOUNT?” above for instructions.
Once you are logged in, you will be able to suggest your organization for inclusion in InReach.
If you are using a computer:
If you are using a web browser on your phone or our mobile app:
Suggest a resource via our online contact form:
Under the “Who Would You Like To Reach?” option, choose “Resource Coordinator Team”
Submitting a new resource for consideration is easy and helps our team to continue to improve and expand the free InReach App! The InReach team is currently accepting public resource suggestions for direct service providers located anywhere in the United States, Canada or Mexico.
To suggest a new resource for inclusion on InReach, you must first create a free user account. Please see “HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR A USER ACCOUNT?” above for instructions.
Once you are logged in, you will be able to suggest a new resource.
If you are using a computer:
If you are using a web browser on your phone or our mobile app:
Suggest a resource via our online contact form:
Under the “Who Would You Like To Reach?” option, choose “Resource Coordinator Team”
To rate and review a resource, you must first create a free user account. Please see “HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR A USER ACCOUNT?” above for instructions.
Once you are logged in, you will be able to leave a public rating (one to five stars) and written review on any direct service provider you find listed on InReach.
To share feedback with our team, please fill out our quick InReach App Share Feedback Survey.
We’d love to hear from you!
The free InReach App is designed to address the unique needs of LGBTQ+ people fleeing persecution, including those seeking asylum, resettled refugees, members of the undocumented community, and young people experiencing homelessness or isolation due to their identity. Our free App offers an anonymous user experience to protect your confidentiality and privacy online. For example, if you choose to register for a free “I Am Looking For Help For Myself” user account you can input an alias for your name to preserve your confidentiality.
For more information, please read our User Privacy Statement below:
The InReach App uses Google Analytics with anonymized IP addresses to help analyze how visitors use this site. Google Analytics uses cookies, which are small text files placed on your computer, to collect standard visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. No personally identifiable information is collected about you, unless you explicitly submit that information on this website. If you would like to opt-out of Google Analytics, you may do so by clicking here.
You can also read our full Privacy Policy here.
Yes! We will be adding new free handouts and other marketing materials to the “Get Help for My Client” page as they become available. Please check this page regularly.
Yes, if a LGBTQ+ person is planning to seek asylum or resettle in the United States or Canada they can use the free InReach App to help them plan ahead. They can visit our free App to begin searching for safe, verified legal, medical, mental health and other social services in their new home. They can also now use our free App to search for verified, safe services in Mexico. They can also sign up for a free InReach user account to easily save their personalized resource lists for later.
You can now search the free InReach App directly for sponsor information across the United States:
Below, we have also included a list of sample organizations to contact who may be able to help you obtain a sponsor for your client:
Santa Fe Dreamers Project: They focus on helping transgender asylum seekers, including those detained in immigration facilities, find U.S. sponsors. Learn more here and fill out their online form.
Freedom for Immigrants: They also match clients to housing provided by their sponsor volunteers. Contact them for more information.
Queer Asylum Accompaniment Team: Queer Asylum Accompaniment Team is a grassroots organization actively seeking Sponsors and Volunteer Accompaniers for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in detention centers on the U.S. southern border. See their website for more information.
Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP): QDEP assists individuals coming out of immigration detention in securing structural, health/wellness, educational, legal, and emotional support and services. They serve LGBTQ and HIV+ immigrant detainees in the U.S. Learn about their volunteer openings here (see “Host Homes Program”) and contact them for more information.
Airbnb OpenHomes: Learn more about Airbnb’s program to offer free housing to refugees and asylum seekers on their website.
Yes! Please see below for additional resources:
Country Condition Research & Reports
Manuals for Attorneys Representing Asylum Seekers
Additional Resources
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): “Children on the Run” (2016) & “Women on the Run” (2015)
While asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants outside of the LGBTQ+ community are always welcome to use the free InReach App to connect with local immigrant-friendly services, our focus is on serving LGBTQ+ people fleeing persecution and other LGBTQ+ people in need of safe resources.
If your client does NOT identify as LGBTQ+, you can check out:
InReach is the world’s first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people with safe, verified resources. The free InReach App is available on web (the computer), mobile web (a web browser on your phone) and native iOS and Android. The App is available in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, Canada, and Mexico.
Please note that InReach cannot provide direct travel support or help obtaining travel visas.
If you are assisting someone who is in need of direct travel support or help obtaining travel visas, or who is currently located in another country (outside of the United States, Canada or Mexico), please visit our international resource page for a list of of other organizations to contact who may be able to assist them in physically reaching safety.
Jamie co-founded AsylumConnect (now InReach) during his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, he met fellow student Sy. Sy shared his personal experience struggling to find safe resources during his U.S. asylum process. Despite access to technology, upon arrival in the United States Sy struggled as a gay immigrant to find reliable data on where it was safe to go for help to meet his basic needs, from finding legitimate pro bono legal representation for his LGBTQ+ asylum claim to affirming health care, mental health support, housing, and educational opportunities. As a trans man who grew up in a conservative environment, the feeling of not being able to live authentically and lacking easily accessible information on how to find affirming support deeply resonated with Jamie.
So, during their senior year, Sy and Jamie co-founded AsylumConnect, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization started as the world’s first technology platform for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, to fill the critical resource information gap facing the diverse LGBTQ+ community. The organization is founded on the belief that every LGBTQ+ person deserves the safety and freedom to live authentically. Jamie has led the organization since.
In May 2022, AsylumConnect officially became InReach. Since launching its App in 2016, the organization has seen the platform be used by a wide variety of LGBTQ+ people, in addition to those seeking asylum. The organization rebranded to InReach to better communicate and reflect the value of its free technology to a broader LGBTQ+ user base.
Today, InReach has services for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants, LGBTQ+ BIPOC communities, the transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) community, LGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers, and more LGBTQ+ communities.
Since launching in 2016, we have seen our free tech platform be used by a wide variety of LGBTQ+ people, not just those seeking asylum. As a result, we decided to rebrand our organization from AsylumConnect to InReach to better communicate and reflect the value of our App to a broader user base. We are committed to ensuring all members of the diverse LGBTQ+ community–including asylum seekers and refugees, undocumented and other immigrants, young people experiencing homelessness, those facing family or community rejection due to their identity, and other transgender and non-binary people in need of safe resources–always have access to trusted information on where it is safe to go for help.
Please see our press release for more information on our decision to rebrand from AsylumConnect to InReach.
No. We are very proud of our history and we intend to remain the go-to platform for LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum.
We began by validating our free technology model and user need with LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Now that it’s clear that other LGBTQ+ people can benefit from our product as well, we are expanding. The new InReach brand reflects the growth of our organization.
Our governing board of directors worked with a digital marketing agency B-Reel on choosing our organization’s new name and logo. Our goal was to choose a new name that more effectively communicates who our free technology is able to help, while continuing to honor our organization’s history.
Our new name (“InReach”) strives to invoke a sense of hope and encompasses what our tech platform aims to accomplish at scale: safe help for all members of the diverse LGBTQ+ community is InReach.
We are based in the United States. Our team is remote, with board members, advisors, staff, volunteers, and interns located across the country. We do not accept in-person appointments.
You can access our free tech platform 24/7 from around the world to connect with safe, verified legal, medical, mental health and social services near you.
Yes! InReach (formerly known as AsylumConnect) is a 501(c)(3) public charity in the United States recognized by the IRS (EIN: 81-1066673). Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permissible by law.
Thanks very much for the support! You can donate online or by check. Please see our donate page for more information.
Use our online contact form to write to our partnerships team. We’d love to hear from you!
If you are a corporate law firm or other organization who is interested in financially supporting InReach, please visit our Corporate Partnership page for partnership opportunities.
Download the free InReach mobile app on iOS and Android today. InReach is the world’s first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, verified resources. Click on the buttons below:
InReach is the world’s first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, verified resources.
The free InReach App is available on web (desktop and mobile), and native iOS and Android. InReach currently lists verified resources in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, Canada and Mexico.
InReach’s free technology instantly matches LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with affirming, independently verified medical and mental health care, immigration and other legal help, safe housing, meal assistance, education and employment, translation, community and spiritual support, and more critical services.
InReach aims to serve as a digital one-stop-shop for the diverse, intersectional LGBTQ+ community. InReach has services for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants, LGBTQ+ Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, the transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) community, LGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers, and more LGBTQ+ communities.
The free InReach App matches LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, independently verified resources, including:
Every direct service provider listed on InReach is vetted by our trained volunteers to be welcoming to LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution.
Our trained volunteers employ a rigorous tailored verification process for all direct service providers listed on InReach. Our verification process asks three core questions:
A provider must be all three of these things before it is listed on InReach. Our team answers these questions by researching and often directly communicating with each provider. We repeat our vetting process for every provider listed on InReach at least once every 6 months.
Please see the “Our Vetting Process” page for more information.
Submitting a new resource for consideration is easy and helps our team to continue to improve and expand the free InReach App! The InReach team is currently accepting public resource suggestions for direct service providers located anywhere in the United States, Canada or Mexico.
To suggest a new resource for inclusion on InReach, you must first create a free user account. Please see “HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR A USER ACCOUNT?” above for instructions.
Once you are logged in, you will be able to suggest a new resource.
If you are using a computer:
If you are using a web browser on your phone or our mobile app:
Suggest a resource via our online contact form:
Under the “Who Would You Like To Reach?” option, choose “Resource Coordinator Team”
InReach is the world’s first tech platform matching LGBTQ+ people facing discrimination and persecution with safe, verified resources. The free InReach App is available on web (the computer), mobile web (a web browser on your phone) and native iOS and Android. The App is available in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, Canada, and Mexico.
Please note that InReach cannot provide direct travel support or help obtaining travel visas.
If you are assisting someone who is in need of direct travel support or help obtaining travel visas, or who is currently located in another country (outside of the United States, Canada or Mexico), please visit our international resource page for a list of of other organizations to contact who may be able to assist them in physically reaching safety.
Thanks very much for the support! You can donate online or by check. Please see our donate page for more information.
If you have donated through our website’s online donate page, please visit https://inreach.org/donation-history to view your donation history as well as make changes to your account.
Please email Myron, InReach Development Director, with any questions.
Thank you for your interest! Visit the “Join Our Team” page to view all open volunteer and intern positions, and instructions on how to apply.
Thanks for your interest! The InReach Junior Board program is currently remote and open to young professionals (ages 21 to 40) located anywhere in the United States. Membership supports InReach’s work through app support, fundraising, and professional development. Junior Board recruitment and application updates will be posted on our “Junior Board Program” page.
Thanks for your support! Please email Myron, InReach Development Director, with any questions.
Thanks for your interest! Please review our “Become a Corporate Partner” page for more information on available opportunities.
Please email Myron, InReach Development Director, with any questions.
Thanks for your generosity! To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, we recommend contacting the following organizations directly:
Santa Fe Dreamers Project: They focus on helping transgender asylum seekers, including those detained in immigration facilities, find U.S. sponsors. Learn more here and fill out their online form.
Freedom for Immigrants: They also match clients to housing provided by their sponsor volunteers. Contact them for more information.
Queer Asylum Accompaniment Team: Queer Asylum Accompaniment Team is a grassroots organization actively seeking Sponsors and Volunteer Accompaniers for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in detention centers on the U.S. southern border. See their website for more information.
Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP): QDEP assists individuals coming out of immigration detention in securing structural, health/wellness, educational, legal, and emotional support and services. They serve LGBTQ and HIV+ immigrant detainees in the U.S. Learn about their volunteer openings here (see “Host Homes Program”) and contact them for more information.
Airbnb OpenHomes: Learn more about Airbnb’s program to offer free housing to refugees and asylum seekers on their website.
You can also now search the free InReach App directly for sponsor information across the United States:
If you’re a member of the media and would like to talk, please get in touch: press@inreach.org.
You can also visit our “In the News” page for our media kit for reference on our organization’s mission, spokespersons, testimonials, and more.
Jamie co-founded AsylumConnect (now InReach) during his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, he met fellow student Sy. Sy shared his personal experience struggling to find safe resources during his U.S. asylum process. Despite access to technology, upon arrival in the United States Sy struggled as a gay immigrant to find reliable data on where it was safe to go for help to meet his basic needs, from finding legitimate pro bono legal representation for his LGBTQ+ asylum claim to affirming health care, mental health support, housing, and educational opportunities. As a trans man who grew up in a conservative environment, the feeling of not being able to live authentically and lacking easily accessible information on how to find affirming support deeply resonated with Jamie.
So, during their senior year, Sy and Jamie co-founded AsylumConnect, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization started as the world’s first technology platform for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, to fill the critical resource information gap facing the diverse LGBTQ+ community. The organization is founded on the belief that every LGBTQ+ person deserves the safety and freedom to live authentically. Jamie has led the organization since.
In May 2022, AsylumConnect officially became InReach. Since launching its App in 2016, the organization has seen the platform be used by a wide variety of LGBTQ+ people, in addition to those seeking asylum. The organization rebranded to InReach to better communicate and reflect the value of its free technology to a broader LGBTQ+ user base.
Today, InReach has services for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants, LGBTQ+ BIPOC communities, the transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) community, LGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers, and more LGBTQ+ communities.
Since launching in 2016, we have seen our free tech platform be used by a wide variety of LGBTQ+ people, in addition to LGBTQ+ community members seeking asylum. As a result, we decided to rebrand our organization from AsylumConnect to InReach to better communicate and reflect the value of our App to a broader LGBTQ+ user base. We are committed to ensuring all members of the diverse LGBTQ+ community–including asylum seekers and refugees, undocumented and other immigrants, young people experiencing homelessness, those facing family or community rejection due to their identity, and other transgender and non-binary people in need of safe resources–always have access to trusted information on where it is safe to go for help.
Please see our press release for more information on our decision to rebrand from AsylumConnect to InReach.
No. We are very proud of our history and we intend to remain the go-to platform for LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum.
We began by validating our free technology model and user need with LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Now that it’s clear that other LGBTQ+ people can benefit from our product as well, we are expanding. The new InReach brand reflects the growth of our organization.
Our governing board of directors worked with a digital marketing agency B-Reel on choosing our organization’s new name and logo. Our goal was to choose a new name that more effectively communicates who our free technology is able to help, while continuing to honor our organization’s history.
Our new name (“InReach”) strives to invoke a sense of hope and encompasses what our tech platform aims to accomplish at scale: safe help for all members of the diverse LGBTQ+ community is InReach.
We are based in the United States. Our team is remote, with board members, advisors, staff, volunteers, and interns located across the country. We do not accept in-person appointments.
You can access our free tech platform 24/7 from around the world to connect with safe, verified legal, medical, mental health and social services near you.
Yes! InReach (formerly known as AsylumConnect) is a 501(c)(3) public charity in the United States recognized by the IRS (EIN: 81-1066673). Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permissible by law.
Please visit the “Our Impact” page of our website for more information on how InReach’s free technology is increasing access to safe, verified resources for the diverse, intersectional LGBTQ+ community.
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