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December 2025

Crisis Services team providing LGBTQ+ crisis support

Crisis Services at The Center: LGBTQ+ Crisis Support When You Need It Most

Crisis Services /

It’s your diva, Isaac Snyder (he/him), the Lead On-Duty Client Crisis Responder at The Center, and I’m honored to share more about the valuable LGBTQ+ crisis support we offer to our community through Crisis Services at The Center. In a moment when anti-LGBTQ hostility is increasing and many support systems are being weakened or dismantled, […]

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HYC 25th Anniversary for LGBTQ+ youth

Celebrating HYC’s 25th Anniversary and Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth

Hillcrest Youth Center, The Center, Youth Services /

My name is Gloria Cruz Cardenas (she/they), Chief Impact Officer at The Center, and I’m excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of our Hillcrest Youth Center (HYC)—recently honored with an official proclamation by the San Diego City Council—and to invite you to join us in protecting every LGBTQ+ generation. Center CEO Cara Dessert (she/her) and

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Substance Use Support Services

Strengthening Substance Use Support and LGBTQ-Affirming Care

Behavioral Health Services, Health and wellness /

This is Pamuela Halliwell (she/her), Director of Behavioral Health Services at The Center, and I’m proud to share about The Center’s Substance Use Disorder (SUD) program that offers critical, LGBTQ-affirming care to community members in need of substance use support services. The Center’s SUD program, led by a dedicated counselor, offers crucial services for community

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World AIDS Day and Giving Tuesday: Fight for a Future for Every Generation

End of Calendar Year, Fundraising /

My name is Ian Johnson (he/him), Senior Director of Development at The Center, and I’m inviting you to join us in fighting for every LGBTQ+ generation as we recognize World AIDS Day on December 1 and Giving Tuesday on December 2. Recently, the Trump administration banned federal recognition of World AIDS Day and continues to

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