211OC will host a FREE LGBT Sensitivity Training for all Orange County homeless service providers on Friday June 30th from 10AM to 12PM. A representative from the Long Beach LGBT Center will conduct the training which will consist of a presentation and Q&A session.
Where? CASA Training Room (Upstairs) 1505 E 17th. St Santa Ana, CA 92705
When? Friday, 6/30/17, from 10AM to 12PM.
We are hoping at least one representative from each of our agencies can attend this important training. According to HUD “[m]embers of the LGBT community are more likely to become homeless, and once homeless, more likely to endure discrimination and harassment that extends their homelessness.” We want Orange County’s CoC to be a safe and welcoming place for all LGBT clients experiencing homelessness, and we hope that this training will help us serve this marginalized population better!
There is no need to RSVP for this event, please just show up ready to learn!
OC LGBT History Fun Fact: In April 1972, Costa Mesa resident John Rule installed a pink mail box outside his house to mark the founding of what eventually became the Orange County Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center, one of the first in the nation. Because it was not safe to advertise the purpose of Rule’s house, the pink mailbox let community members know that they were in the right place.