CenterLink - The Community of LGBT Centers

CenterLink (formerly The National Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Centers) was founded in 1994 as a member-based coalition to support the development of strong, sustainable LGBT community centers. Based in Washington, DC, CenterLink works with other national organizations to advance the rights of LGBT individuals and to provide LGBT community centers with information and analysis of key issues.

Serving over 168 LGBT community centers across the country in 45 states and the District of Columbia, CenterLink assists newly forming community centers and helps strengthen existing LGBT centers, through networking opportunities for center leaders, peer-based technical assistance and training, and a variety of capacity building services. Our efforts are based on the belief that LGBT community centers are primary change agents in the national movement working toward the liberation and empowerment of LGBT people. Serving over 1.5 million people, they are the heart and soul of the LGBT movement and are vital to our current well-being and dreams for the future.

CenterLink offers technical assistance, leadership training, and networking opportunities to centers in all stages of formation, and is a national voice for the LGBT community centers movement. Programs and services include:

• National and regional conferences offering skills building training and peer-to-peer networking to help LGBT centers build their organizational, programmatic and advocacy capacity.
• CenterLink Staff available to provide one-on-one support and information to centers.
• E-Newsletters and a website featuring a Technical Assistance section and a Directory of LGBT community centers across the United States.
• Links to Nonprofit Management Resources on a broad range of capacity building topics.
• Easy-to-implement national programs like Promote the Vote, CenterLink's LGBT get-out-the-vote program designed to increase LGBT civic participation.
• Research data and program development assistance on LGBT health issues to help centers improve the lives of LGBT people across the country.

How to Use this Website:

Want more information about CenterLink? Browse the information in About Us or explore our national Programs. For copies of our recent e-newsletters or other Center news, check out News.

Looking for LGBT community centers near you? Search our Directory, a nationwide listing of LGBT Centers. With hyperlinks to over 150 centers, you can immediately explore volunteer opportunities in your community, find support and local resources, and participate in LGBT events and programs in your community.

Need resources to help develop an existing LGBT community center or to start a new center? Check out our Technical Assistance section.

And be sure to Become a Member or Renew Your Membership to CenterLink today!

A Special Thank You To Our Foundation Sponsors

Arcus Foundation

H. van Ameringen Foundation, Inc.

B.W. Bastian Foundation

Rainbow Endowment

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