Mission
Statement
As the central core of the Greater Long Beach LGBT communities we offer assistance and provide education about emotional and physical health, housing, cultural and social activities, and legal and social justice. We advocate for the inclusion of all with no judgment or restrictions based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Four Core
Service Areas
Information and Education
- Community help desk for referrals
- Housing and roommate postings, job
postings and employment
assistance,
- LGBT library, educational workshops,
speaker's bureau, community
calendar
- CyberCenter providing eight state of the
art computers for
community use
- Training in computer use
- Financial Planning workshops
Health and Well Being
- Mental health services (counseling and
referrals)
- Seminars for Awareness, Growth & Education (SAGE)
- Women’s Health
- Breast Cancer Screenings
- Smoking Cessation
- Men’s Health
- HIV
prevention and testing
- “Coming out" support
- Transgender support
- Legal counseling services
- Mentoring Youth Through Empowerment (MYTE Youth)
program
Social and Cultural Activities
- LGBT film festival, fun events, outings and classes
- Art shows and other cultural seminars and workshops
- Bingo
Social Justice
- Marriage Equality
- Hate Crimes Hotline (in cooperation with the LB Police
Department)
- Voter registration and education
- Diversity training and community outreach on LGBT
issues
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address 2017 E. Fourth Street,
Long Beach, CA 90814
Phone 562.434.4455
Fax 562.433.6428
E-mail: helpdesk@centerlb.org |
Center
Hours
M-F: 9am - 9pm
Sat: by appt only |
Directions
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