HOURS OF OPERATION
Hours: Monday-Friday, 12:00pm - 8:00 pm
Open Saturdays for group activities. Closed Sundays except for special events.
For all group activities and meetings, please see our calendar.
CRISIS HOTLINES
LGBTQ Youth Crisis Line: 866-488-7386
LGBTQ Elder Hotline: 888-234-7243
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255
WELCOME!
Oakland finally has its very own LGBTQ Community Center! The Center's grand opening was September 7, 2017. The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center is a Non-Profit, 501(c)(3), tax exempt organization. We welcome you to come in, check out our service offerings on our calendar, and get involved—this is YOUR Center! Dedicated to enhancing and sustaining the well-being of Oakland’s LGBTQ individuals, our families and allies. The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center's model of service delivery is "wellness first" and provides social, educational, and holistic health-related programs, services and activities. Subscribe to the newsletter to stay updated on center happenings.
COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES
Center Vision & Services:
LGBTQ Community Connections
The Oakland LGBTQ Center is committed to enhancing the health and well-being of our community members. We provide information and referral services, along with a variety of health-related workshops, forums and support groups including NA, CMA, AA, violence prevention, HIV/AIDS, mental health referrals and more.
WELLNESS SUPPORT & RESOURCES
Center Vision & Services:
LGBTQ Youth Services
The Center is committed to supporting our youth by providing information and referral services, support groups, leadership development, conflict resolution workshops, advanced educational opportunities, job training and employment information, food and nutrition resources, transportation assistance and referrals for housing and homeless prevention services. To find out how to connect with our youth program by clicking here.
HIV PREVENTION &
WELLNESS SUPPORT
NEW WELLNESS SUPPORT SERVICES :
Center Vision & Services:
LGBTQ Senior, Family and Adult Services
Help us explore how our organization can serve LGBTQ older adults and families in our community. We are dedicated to promoting a positive and healthy quality of life for families and elder LGBTQ individuals in Oakland by ensuring they continue to be supported, respected, and connected to our broader community.
Center Vision & Services:
Transgender Support Services
The Center's Transgender Support Services will provide programing to educate, empower and employ our transgender community and family members. Help us create this program by joining our Transgender Support Services Planning Committee.
Gay and bisexual men accounted for 66% (25,748) of all HIV diagnoses and 82% of HIV diagnoses among males. Transgender individuals are also at high risk for HIV/Infection.
The Centers For Disease Control & Prevention is projecting that 1 and 2 African American/Black gay and bisexual men, and 1 and 4 Latino gay and bisexual men will become infected with HIV in their lifetime if current HIV infection trends continue. To help to stop the spread of HIV in Oakland, we will launch our new Wellness Services program to provide HIV prevention services to include HIV testing for LGBTQ community members who have the highest risk for contracting HIV. Our team will also help link HIV positive and negative people to care and treatment services. No, you don't have to have have to be HIV+ to access our wellness services. See our press release by clicking here.