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Young Professionals Council Academy Graduation

Celebrate the Next Generation of LGBTQ+ Leaders at the YPC Academy Graduation on June 25

This is David Vance (they/them), The Center’s Director of Advocacy and Civic Engagement, and I’m excited to invite you to our Young Professionals Council (YPC) Academy graduation, taking place on Wednesday, June 25! The Center’s YPC Academy, founded in 2012, empowers young LGBTQ+ individuals and allies (ages 21-40) by enhancing their skills, networks, and connections with

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The Center and Mexican Consulate Meeting

The Center and Mexican Consulate Unite to Strengthen Collaboration

My name is Psyche Calderon Vargas (she/her), and I am honored to serve as the new Director of Latin@x Services at The Center! June is National Pride Month, but few know that it is also National Immigrant Heritage Month—a time to recognize the rich contributions of immigrants and to highlight the support available to our immigrant community in

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Safe STAY LGBTQ+ housing for youth

Support The Center’s LGBTQ+ Housing Programs for Give OUT Day

My name is Gloria Cruz Cardenas (she/they), Chief Impact Officer at The Center, and I’m here to ask you to give back to Your Center for Give OUT Day to strengthen our life-changing housing programs at risk. Give OUT Day on June 5 is a national initiative to support hundreds of LGBTQ+ nonprofits and schools across the country,

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Veterans Wall of Honor: Honorees 2024

Now Accepting Nominations for the 2025 LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor

My name is Karina Piu (she/her), the Policy and Advocacy Coordinator at The Center and one of the co-liaisons for the Benjamin F. Dillingham, III and Bridget Wilson LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor Advisory Committee. I am thrilled to share that we are now accepting nominations for our 2025 LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor through June 30,

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Safe STAY Wellness Center

the Expansion of SAFE STAY Wellness Center and LGBTQ+ Emergency Youth Housing

My name is Ashley Thomas (she/her), Youth Housing Services Manager at The Center, and I am so proud to announce the grand opening of our new location for Safe STAY Wellness Center, an LGBTQ-affirming shelter that now offers 43 emergency beds for transitional-age youth (ages 18–24) experiencing homelessness in San Diego! This expansion doubles our previous

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Hillcrest Youth Center - Youth Services

Youth Services at The Center Help LGBTQ+ Youth Thrive

My name is Camden Aguilera (she/they), Youth Services Manager at The Center’s Hillcrest Youth Center (HYC). I’m excited to highlight how Youth Services at The Center is meeting the needs of our LGBTQ+ youth, from providing safe spaces to connecting youth to affirming resources. In the current political climate, LGBTQ+ youth—especially trans and nonbinary youth—are

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