Sacramento Lgbt Community Center

Community Engagement - The Center provides community building programs designed to provide a sense of belonging, affirming visibility, and support amongst chosen friends and family. Community engagement events welcomed approximately 20,000 individuals to some of our signature and partnership events such as Sacramento Pride, Q-Prom, Out at the Fair, Chosen Family Feast, World Aids Day and dozens of other outreach and educational programs. We provide access to information and resources on our community bulletin boards, website, and social media channels as well as through our on-site computer lab. We offer volunteer opportunities for ongoing direct service working directly with clients, general office administrative activities, outreach and events, fundraising, and event planning.

Program Service Accomplishments Advocacy - The Center is an advocate for equity and social justice within and externally to the LGBTQ+ community, acknowledging that identities of LGBTQ+ people are intersectional by breaking down systems of oppression that harm the most marginalized amongst us. We work to increase visibility, understanding, and access to services for LGBTQ+ people throughout the Sacramento region through individual advocacy and legal assistance, public policy and community organizing, outreach and training. In partnership with our Economic Justice Program that develops LGBTQ+ friendly employers' recruitment and retention pipelines for prospective employees, the Center supported 125 public policy changes, trained 25 organizations reaching 687 individuals, and reached 5,489 people through outreach-based community engagement. Additionally, the Center's Economic Justice Program hosted 3 job fairs reaching 473 job seekers and 78 employers.

Health & Wellness - Our health and wellness programs help LGBTQ+ people lead healthier, happier lives. The Center provides vital safety net services with aspecial focus on direct assistance, education, and prevention. The Center offers LGBTQ+ community resource navigation, mental health, sexual health, youth-centered programs, and housing. All our services are free. In 2024, we supported 511 adult clients with 2,262 services through our community resources, mental health respite, support groups, and other health services. Through the mental health services department, the center provided 647 therapy and peer counseling appointments. The Center's Lavender Heights location and Marsha P. Johnson Center South provided over 46,424 sexual health barriers, 2,827 harm reduction supplies, 645 HIV tests, and 1,236 STI tests.

Youth and Family Programs - The Center supports LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-24 with affirming programs and services. Our Q-Spot program offers a 7-day community space to engage with other LGBTQ+ and allied peers and supports their post-secondary and/or collegiate academic success and professional development. Program youth receive mental health respite services, mentorship, and peer support groups. Youth Programs provided 519 peer networking services, 218 youth development activity services, and 4,075 mental health respite services to 403 unique clients. Mental Health programs provided 841 crisis interventions and support group visits.