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Our Beginnings
After The National Lesbian and Gay Task Force held their annual
Creating Change Conference in St. Louis, the Creating Change St. Louis
Host Committee and the St. Louis LGBT community got together through
the efforts of the local co-chairs of the St. Louis Creating Change
Host Committee to talk. We had an old fashion Town Hall meeting
to discuss what we wanted as a community. One of those things was
a community center, a home. Out of that meeting a committee was
formed that has been working diligently for the last 18 months to make
that happen.
Our Plans
To have a facility to house...
- meeting rooms for community organizations and group discussions;
- a multi purpose library with computers,
audio/visual stations, information pamphlets, magazines and of course,
books. This library will be a multi faceted reference center for
our community;
- a lobby lounge area for people to get general information and also spend some time around new and familiar faces.
Our Services
We plan to provide...
- Group meetings for established organizations along with new gatherings for the community;
- Community events such as movies, socials, and various visual and performing arts programs;
- Counseling and/or referrals in relation to mental, emotional and physical health;
- Referrals for legal and violence/ abuse issues.
Our Status
We are a federal tax-exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation.
Currently, we are exploring location and building possibilities,
pulling our community together and outlining our plan to access various
sources of
funding. We meet
monthly with our Interim Board of Directors and as of January 2007,
we send monthly newsletters to our LGBTQ email list, which
includes current Center-sponsored events and volunteer opportunities.
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