ABOUT THE CENTER
Our Mission
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center of Greater Cleveland works to advances the rights, respect and diversity of the LGBT community.
Our Vision
The LGBT Community Center seeks to create a community that celebrates the inherent worth and dignity of every person regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, and inclusive of class, race and ability. We work collaboratively with other LGBT and ally groups to address community needs and issues.
Our Values
The LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland believes and supports the following values:
Advocacy – pursuing change to advance the respect, dignity and human rights of the LGBT community;
Diversity – valuing and celebrating the differences that each community member brings to the whole including divergent voices;
Empowerment – fostering the personal growth and skills of LGBT individuals in overcoming personal, professional and familial challenges and to advocate for oneself;
Equality – assuring that the LGBT community shares equally in human and civil rights, workplace treatment, and access to cultural customs; and
Leadership – taking a leadership role in fostering cooperation among other LGBT and ally groups as the preeminent advocate for the LGBT community.
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center of Greater Cleveland works to advances the rights, respect and diversity of the LGBT community.
Our Vision
The LGBT Community Center seeks to create a community that celebrates the inherent worth and dignity of every person regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, and inclusive of class, race and ability. We work collaboratively with other LGBT and ally groups to address community needs and issues.
Our Values
The LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland believes and supports the following values:
Advocacy – pursuing change to advance the respect, dignity and human rights of the LGBT community;
Diversity – valuing and celebrating the differences that each community member brings to the whole including divergent voices;
Empowerment – fostering the personal growth and skills of LGBT individuals in overcoming personal, professional and familial challenges and to advocate for oneself;
Equality – assuring that the LGBT community shares equally in human and civil rights, workplace treatment, and access to cultural customs; and
Leadership – taking a leadership role in fostering cooperation among other LGBT and ally groups as the preeminent advocate for the LGBT community.
Our Work
The Center's core program areas are Social Justice, Social Service and Social Events & Programs.
Through Out For Justice, we advocate with elected officials and governing bodies to provide equal protections to LGBT people. We are a Hate Crimes Reporting Site, we provide competency training to law enforcement on a local and federal level, and we provide information and referral for legal and employment help. Through Project 180 we provide cultural competency training to schools and administrators; mental and medical health professionals, municipal bodies, non-profits, and corporations all with the goal of improving the conditions and experiences of LGBT people as students, consumers, employees and neighbors.
Through our area-wide programming we try to meet LGBT people of all ages, right where they are. Through our YOUTH Service, we provide counseling and programming for youth ages 5-24. Through our HEALTH programming we provide our adult community members with counseling, group support, health workshops and information, twice-weekly Senior drop-in, events and myriad group activities.
An events committee coordinates fund-raising, special events (such as our popular annual Garden Party and the TaDa! Dinner Series). Our administrative staff handles media relations and advocacy and programming staff handles the scheduling of the several meetings and events that take place at the Center each week.
Through its information line, the Center serves as a reference/help desk for the entire LGBT community, pairing callers with (216-651-LGBT) LGBT-affirming doctors, lawyers, therapists, support groups and more. It also has a merchants program and offers the community a number of resources at its facility.
The Center's core program areas are Social Justice, Social Service and Social Events & Programs.
Through Out For Justice, we advocate with elected officials and governing bodies to provide equal protections to LGBT people. We are a Hate Crimes Reporting Site, we provide competency training to law enforcement on a local and federal level, and we provide information and referral for legal and employment help. Through Project 180 we provide cultural competency training to schools and administrators; mental and medical health professionals, municipal bodies, non-profits, and corporations all with the goal of improving the conditions and experiences of LGBT people as students, consumers, employees and neighbors.
Through our area-wide programming we try to meet LGBT people of all ages, right where they are. Through our YOUTH Service, we provide counseling and programming for youth ages 5-24. Through our HEALTH programming we provide our adult community members with counseling, group support, health workshops and information, twice-weekly Senior drop-in, events and myriad group activities.
An events committee coordinates fund-raising, special events (such as our popular annual Garden Party and the TaDa! Dinner Series). Our administrative staff handles media relations and advocacy and programming staff handles the scheduling of the several meetings and events that take place at the Center each week.
Through its information line, the Center serves as a reference/help desk for the entire LGBT community, pairing callers with (216-651-LGBT) LGBT-affirming doctors, lawyers, therapists, support groups and more. It also has a merchants program and offers the community a number of resources at its facility.