our Four Core Service Areas

The Center offers a wide variety of services for the community. We invite you to visit us or contact us if you have questions.

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. Click here
- Training in computer use. Click here
- Financial Planning workshops

Health and Well Being
- Mental health services (counseling and referrals)
- Seminars for Awareness, Growth & Education (SAGE). SAGE Workshops on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. - New SAGE Flyer - Lemonade!
- Women’s Health
- Breast Cancer Screenings
- Men’s Health
- HIV testing available, call The Center for information 562-434-4455
- “Coming out" support. They meet on Fridays from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Darryl Fine Room. The facilitator is Denise at 562.570.4359.
- Transgender support
- Legal counseling services
- Mentoring Youth Through Empowerment (MYTE Youth) program. Click here
- HEAT - Health Education Action Team. Click here
- HEAL grief support group meets the second Monday of every month -view flyer
- Smoking Cessation begins February 20th - Call Louise Tallen 562-434-4455, ext. 231.
- Men & Women's Self-Defense Class - view/print the flyer

Social and Cultural Activities
- LGBT film festival, fun events, outings and classes.
- Art shows and other cultural seminars and workshops

Social Justice
- Marriage Equality
- Hate Crimes Hotline 562.433.8595
(in cooperation with the Long Beach Human Dignity Office)
- Voter registration and education
- Diversity trainings and community outreach on LGBT issues

contact us Louise Tallen, PhD Director of Progams The Center Long Beach 562-434-4455, ext. 231