Programs Featured Program: Youth Housing Project
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The San Diego
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender
Community Center
Programs Featured Program: Youth Housing Project
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The Center houses over 50 programs, projects and services that reach out to the LGBT, HIV/AIDS and allied communities. The Center is led by a 18-member board of directors, employs over 50 paid staff and utilizes more than 400 community volunteers. Incorporated in 1973 as a community-based, non-profit, 501(c) (3) agency, The Center has more than 32 years of experience as a health and human services agency. In 2005, The Center provided direct services to more than 15,000 community members and through its events, activities and advocacy, touched the lives of thousands more.
In January 2005, after more than 3 1/2 years of hard work, The Center announced the creation of an innovative youth supportive housing project. This cutting-edge program is one of the first projects of its kind in the United States. The Youth Housing project will provide 23 units of affordable, supportive housing for youth between 18-24 years of age, with a special focus on LGBTQ+ youth. These high-risk youth are currently transitioning out of foster care and/or group homes, or living in the streets or in public spaces after having been ejected from their homes because of their sexual orientation.
