AIDS and the Center


The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center has been at the forefront of providing services in the fight against HIV/AIDS since 1983.

  • The Center’s Mental Health and Social Services Department, its Youth Program and the related prevention and health policy programs serve more than 3,000 LGBT New Yorkers annually.
  • 1,200 LGBT adults are annually assisted on-site, 33% of whom are people living with HIV or AIDS. An additional 1000 people are provided services off-site, for a total of 7,500 contacts per year.
  • More than 1,000 teens come to the Center annually for services and leadership training in HIV prevention.
  • Numerous HIV/AIDS support and advocacy groups meet regularly at the Center. But there’s much more left to be done. Please join the effort, and help us break the cycle of HIV/AIDS.
What Your Participation Buys
  • Your $3,500 in fundraising allows us to create and distribute over 2,000 safer sex kits.
  • Your $5,000 in fundraising will send eight at-risk youth to our summer camp – a safe space where they’ll learn to avoid HIV infection through adult and peer counseling.
  • Your $10,000 in fundraising pays for a full year of counseling for a group of 20 people newly diagnosed with HIV. And every fundraising letter or e-mail, every personal request adds your voice to the chorus of people who dare to fight AIDS.

About the Center
Established in 1983, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center is the nation's leading and most comprehensive LGBT community center. Through diverse health and wellness services, cultural activities and advocacy initiatives, the Center inspires LGBT New Yorkers at every stage of life to celebrate who they are, empower who they want to be and transform their world. To learn more, call (212) 620-7310 or visit www.gaycenter.org.

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