
Apply to the 2026 YPC Academy for Emerging LGBTQ+ Leaders
This is David Vance (they/them), Director of Advocacy & Civic Engagement at The Center, and I’m excited to announce that we are now accepting applications
Each year, The Center supports tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people across the region with housing, health, mental health, and community-based services. Our work centers those most impacted by system inequities–LGBTQ+ youth, transgender and nonbinary people, immigrants, people living with HIV, seniors, and LGBTQ+ people of color–and focuses on long-term stability.
We deliver evidence-informed culturally responsive services that help individuals move from crisis to stability, and from isolation to connection.

This is David Vance (they/them), Director of Advocacy & Civic Engagement at The Center, and I’m excited to announce that we are now accepting applications

My name is Jesus Sanchez (he/him), Volunteer Services Manager at The Center, and as we begin 2026, I invite you to support our LGBTQ+ community

As 2025 comes to a close, I want to take a moment to wish you all a happy and hopeful New Year, and to reflect

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+

The Trump administration released proposed gender-affirming restrictions for minors in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

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
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.
Learn more about The Center’s Mission, Vision, Values.