The Pride Center at Equality Park is celebrating more than 30 years of supporting the LGBTQ+ communities in South Florida. Our mission is: “We provide a welcoming, safe space–an inclusive home–that celebrates, nurtures, and empowers the LGBTQ+ communities and our friends and neighbors in South Florida.” The Pride Center meets the distinct health, social, educational, socio-economic, and safety needs of the LGBTQ+ community and our allies.

Last year, more than 35,000 adults and youth attended activities at The Center. The Center hosts more than 65 regularly-meeting groups each month. Support, social, and educational groups focus on seniors, youth, women, men, transgender individuals, recovery, health, the arts, athletics, spirituality, games, and more. Outreach activities over the past year directly impacted over 125,000 residents and visitors to South Florida.

Stop in and learn about all we provide: a community Flea Market; women’s health initiatives; parenting workshops; transgender education series; family outreach days; Bingo; unique exercise classes; cultural competency training; a playground for children and families; Wicked Manors; healthcare navigation; financial investment series; art gallery openings; Bingo; couples counseling; a rentable auditorium; social media outreach; Diversity Honors with the Harvey Milk Foundation; a beautiful courtyard; music, movies and live theater presentations; a variety of health fairs; and a spectrum of creative symposiums, speakers, forums and events for the entire community.

The Pride Center is a major site for HIV testing, prevention, outreach, education, healthcare linkage, support, holistic health and counseling. Our popular Active Aging activities include: weekly Coffee and Conversation events with over 200 LGBTQ+ Active Agers; individual linkage services, wellness workshops, daily Enhance Fitness active aging exercise classes; SAGEWorks technology and job skills courses; a speaker series; recreational activities; healthy aging seminars; cultural events; and our annual Active Aging Health Expo. The Center also spearheads the three-county collaboration to organize, develop, and market the current online health directory of culturally competent providers for LBTQ women at LBTHealth.org.

We own five-and-a-half acres of property at Equality Park with 30,000 square feet of meeting and office space for individuals, programs, and services, as well as synergy among organizations. Our Vision is to be the premier point of connection for our community.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law and benefit The Pride Center at Equality Park (EIN 65-0431045) a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization. A copy of the official registration and financial information of The Pride Center at Equality Park (CH4411), may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free at 1.800.435.7352 within the state of Florida, or at FDACS.gov. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. If goods or services are exchanged for this gift, any amount shown above is the net deduction after the value of goods or services.

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