Transgender Resource Center

A community home base for trans people in Minneapolis

Tea Time operates the Transgender Resource Center at Sabathani Community Center in South Minneapolis.

The center is a welcoming, peer-led space where transgender and gender-diverse people can spend time together, build friendships, connect with resources, participate in programs and activities, and simply have somewhere to be in community.

You do not need to already know anyone at Tea Time or attend a specific program to visit.

Visit the Center

Transgender Resource Center
Tea Time
Sabathani Community Center
310 East 38th Street, Suite H
Minneapolis, MN 55409

Hours

Monday–Friday: 1 PM–9 PM
Saturday: 10 AM–4 PM
Sunday: Closed

The center is volunteer-run. We are all human beings and sometimes have appointments or other responsibilities, so occasional changes to hours may happen.

What You Can Do at the Center

Visitors can:

• Meet and spend time with other trans people

• Relax, socialize, play games, and participate in community activities

• Use computers, Wi-Fi, charging equipment, and other shared technology

• Find information about transgender resources throughout Minnesota

• Get help finding organizations related to housing, employment, healthcare, transportation, legal needs, food, and other everyday needs

• Attend workshops, discussions, meetings, game nights, and educational programs

• Learn about Tea Time events and other opportunities around the Twin Cities

• Volunteer, share skills, or help develop new community programming

Sometimes you may come to the center for a resource or program. Sometimes you may just want somewhere welcoming to spend a few hours. Both are okay.

Resource Navigation

Tea Time helps community members identify organizations, programs, and services that may be useful for needs including housing, employment, healthcare, transportation, legal and administrative needs, identity documents, discrimination, social support, and community connection.

Tea Time provides peer support, information, and resource navigation. The Transgender Resource Center is not a medical clinic, emergency shelter, legal services provider, or crisis service.

Community Programming

The center gives Tea Time a permanent home for community activities throughout the year, including:

• Community gatherings

• Game nights

• Educational workshops

• Skill-sharing

• Employment and resource workshops

• Hair, fashion, and personal-expression activities

• Advocacy education

• Community meetings

• Holiday and seasonal activities

• Programs proposed and organized by community members

Larger Tea Time events may continue to take place at other locations throughout Minneapolis.

A Community-Built Space

The Transgender Resource Center is built through volunteer work, community input, donations, partnerships, and support from people who want trans Minnesotans to have stronger community infrastructure.

We expect the space to continue growing and changing as we learn what people use, what people need, and what our community wants to build together.

Support the Center

The Transgender Resource Center is operated by Tea Time, a Minnesota 501c3 nonprofit organization.

Donations help support rent, insurance, technology, furniture, supplies, programming, resource materials, events, and the other costs of maintaining the center.

You can also support the center by volunteering, donating useful equipment or supplies, sharing a skill, or helping connect Tea Time with additional community resources.