San Francisco LGBT Community Center

The SF LGBT Center is a nonprofit organization serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community of San Francisco, California, and nearby communities, located at 1800 Market Street in San Francisco. The mission of the SF LGBT Center is "to connect the diverse LGBTQ+ community to opportunities, resources, and each other to achieve a stronger, healthier, and more equitable world for LGBTQ+ people and our allies."[1]

SF LGBT Center
General information
Address1800 Market Street
Renovated2016
Renovation cost$6.5 million
Website
SF LGBT Center Website

Programs and Services

The Center's programs and services include:

  • Economic Development (including housing and financial services, employment services, and small business services)
  • Youth Services (including drop-in navigation, mental health services, and housing programs)
  • Community Programs (including information and referral program, arts and culture program, and volunteer program)
  • Building Services (including event rental space, computer lab, and partner organization tenants)[2]

Operations

The agency's annual budget is approximately $4.5 million, supported by a combination of San Francisco city government grants, rental and event income, and institutional and individual donations.[3] The Center's Executive Director Rebecca Rolfe leads a staff of about 30 staff members.[4]

Building
fnnch mural at San Francisco LBGT Community Center

Incorporated in 1996, the Center opened its solar-powered, 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) facility in March 2002. The building includes a Victorian home built in 1894 by Carmelita Lodge Fallon (1827-1923), niece of General José Castro, one of the last Mexican governors of Alta California,[5] as well as a modern building facing Market Street.

In 2016, the Center began a $6.5 million renovation project to expand the space available to nonprofits that lease space in the building, as well as to improve circulation in the lobby. Programs continued throughout the renovation.[6][7] On April 9, 2017, the Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration to mark completion of the renovation and the 15th anniversary of the Center. The total cost of the renovation was $10 million.[8]

Historic Carmel Fallon house

See also

References
  1. https://www.sfcenter.org/about/
  2. https://www.sfcenter.org/programs/
  3. http://www.sfcenter.org/sites/default/files/SFLGBTCommCtr%2014%20FinalFS.pdf
  4. https://www.sfcenter.org/the-center/team/
  5. NoeHill entry
  6. https://www.hoodline.com/2016/01/lgbt-community-center-to-kick-off-6-5-million-renovation-in-march
  7. http://www.sfcenter.org/programs/we-are-renovating-0
  8. Ioannou, Filipa (April 9, 2017). "SF LGBT Center marks 15th anniversary with major renovation". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 9, 2017.

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