The Center's new goals and vision....

Hello All,

Well we have moved the last box into our temporary location. We are excited about sharing space/co-locating with Equal Rights Washington while we restructure The Seattle LGBTQ Community Center. ( Now located  at 209 Harvard E.)

The Board of Directors has been working on our 2008-2011 business plan and we are now ready to start moving toward our realigned goals and expansion plans.

Here is a list of what we will be focusing on immediately. 

By the end of 2008,to be in the position to deliver the following :

  • Expansion of Resource and Referral services which will provide increased hours of operation,
  • Build a companion online network for easy access to service information and links to other  organizations,
  • Create the new electronic Purple Pages
  • Have funding banked to provide for 1 years operating budget
  • Continued support for Queer Art
  • Fill in the remaining board openings

In July we will begin focusing on the next 18-36 months of our business plan. One of the biggest projects will be the new Seattle LGBTQ Community Center location. We are looking into options for either a centrally located Capitol Hill address to accommodate the needs of the expanded Center or a building site for the creation of the new Center. We will further be flushing out our revitalized mission, to include more services to the elder community, drop in facilities and more. We intend to seek feedback from you, and our sister/brother organizations to see what holes may need to be filled.So while we hunker down in our temporary digs, know that there is a flurry of activity taking place.  

Think of it this way, The Center is most assuredly NOT going away. The Center is growing up! 

Interested in what we are doing? Intrigued about our future projects? Want to help with Center programs or events?Here are a few ways to get involved... 

Donate! You can help by making a donation to The Center. Go to The Center website, www.seattlelgbt.org and just click the PayPal Donate button. Remember, you don't need to have a PayPal account to make a donation through them. It's easy to make a secure donation to The Center.Money is always needed for nonprofit organizations to function and the financial support of our community is greatly appreciated. 

OR

How about becoming a Center volunteer? We are looking for new volunteers to join our wonderful crew.Here are some of the things volunteers can help with:

  • Resource and Referral phone support
  • Computer and technical support
  • Special event  support (this is a category all by itself)
  • Organizing Fundraising events  

If you are interested in volunteering contact our Operations Manager, Anna Bacler at anna@seattlelgbt.org.

Once again, to our beautiful community, we thank you deeply for your support.  




The Seattle LGBT Community Center mission is to provide opportunities and tools for LGBT individuals, organizations and communities that ensure their voices can be heard, included and affirmed; to be a place to engage, organize and effect change.