Program

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Community services and programslatin@ services, offering our lgbtq latino/a/x community members a welcoming and culturally and linguistically proficient space that allows them to accept and embrace all of who they are, including their culture, traditions, language, spirituality, and sexual and gender identities.Womens resources, connecting lbtq women to needed health, legal, and community resources and creating social, cultural, and educational opportunities for women within a safe, female-friendly environment. This program is also committed to improving the quality of health care and support available to uninsured or underinsured women. Senior services, serving members in the lgbtq community who are age 50 and better through ongoing classes, workshops, educational seminars, and social activities. The 50 and better club seeks to decrease isolation and increase the sense of connection to the community for one of our most vulnerable and underserved groups.Families @ the center, serving all of our lgbtq families, including family members of choice who provide community and support. Services include educational and skill-building opportunities, social and recreational opportunities, immigration and naturalization information and other family services, and information and referrals regarding schools, healthcare, housing, and voting.Project trans (transgender referrals, assistance, networking and services) offers discussion groups, behavioral health services, HIV prevention services, youth services and more for transgender and nonbinary community members. In addition, the program focuses on advocacy, referrals, outreach, sensitivity trainings, social activities and events, workshops and networking with community agencies. Discussion and support groups, the longest-running programs at the center, providing coming out, discussion, and support groups for our entire community. The david bohnett cyber center is a public computer lab located at the main center in hillcrest. The cyber center provides access to the internet, computer software applications, free to low-cost computer skills and career building classes, and one-on-one mentoring. The hillcrest youth center and south bay youth center also house a computer lab.The young professionals council (ypc) is a diverse group of young lgbtq professionals and allies dedicated to the preservation and future growth of the san diego lgbt community center. Their mission is to develop and empower young lgbtq professionals and their allies through a leadership development program, the young professionals council academy. Community leadership council provides a stable and on-going collaboration for lgbtq community organizations and their allies to effectively exchange information, coordinate community activities, collaborate on community projects and provide coordinated community leadership. Engage san diego, a program of the center, is a collaborative network of social-justice focused non-profit groups working to increase civic and voter engagement in historically and systemically excluded communities of san diego county.

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Year: 2020

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Mission

The mission of the san diego lgbt community center enhances and sustains the health & well-being of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, nonbinary, immigrant, and HIV communities to the betterment of our entire san diego region.

San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community Center

San diego, CA 92163