Brooklyn Community Pride Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit LGBTQ+ community center in Brooklyn, New York. Incorporated in 2008, it was the first LGBTQ+ center in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.[1]
| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Type | Community center |
| Legal status | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | LGBTQ services |
| Location | |
President of the Board | Sonelius Kendrick-Smith |
CEO | Floyd Rumohr |
| Website | https://lgbtbrooklyn.org |
History
editBrooklyn Community Pride Center was the first LGBTQ+ center in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. As of 2020, it remains the only LGBTQ+ center there.[1][2]
Erin Drinkwater served as executive director of the center from 2012 through 2014.[3] During this time, the center moved from its 600-square-foot walk-up quarters to a 1,600 square-foot facility.[3] In 2014, Deborah Brennan joined the center's board of directors and in 2015 became president of the board.[4] She then recruited Floyd Rumohr as the center's new chief executive officer.[4][5] In January 2021, Deborah Brennan transitioned off the board and Sonelius Kendrick-Smith was elected president.[6]
In 2020, the center signed a 30-year lease for a new headquarters, to be located inside a section of the Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights.[1] The new space is to contain Brooklyn's "first dedicated mental health LGBTQ clinic", while the old space will be retained and dedicated to youth programming and services.[1]
Projects
edit- LGBTQ New Americans Project, an oral history project of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer immigrants living in New York City[7] launched in 2016 in collaboration with Immigration Equality
Programs and Services
editServices and programs provided by the center include:[8][9]
- Health and wellness services for youth, the elderly, and transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals,[10] as well as Brooklyn's first clinic devoted to LGBTQ mental health[1][11]
- Homelessness and housing including a laundry facility for use by LGBTQ homeless persons[11]
- Pride Path Workforce Development
- Social Isolation
- Immigration
- Racial Justice
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Brooklyn Community Pride Center Signs 30-Year Lease For Expanded HQ In Crown Heights". February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Brooklyn Community Pride Center Expanding With New HQ". www.msn.com.
- ^ a b DelBuono, Joanna (15 January 2015). "Standing O is proud of Pride Center's Drinkwater". Brooklyn Paper.
- ^ a b "2016 Gay City News Impact Award Honorees". Gay City News. March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Brooklyn Community Pride Center Names Floyd Rumohr as New..." Brooklyn Reader. December 10, 2015. Archived from the original on 2020-02-15.
- ^ "Around Brooklyn: Nets coach Steve Nash buys Cobble Hill townhouse: Brooklyn Pride Center welcomes new director". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 22, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Immigration Equality and Brooklyn Community Pride Center Launch LGBTQ New Americans Project". Immigration Equality. September 28, 2016. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "Brooklyn Community Pride Center Programs". Brooklyn Community Pride Center. March 18, 2021. Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "GuideStar". GuideStar. March 18, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-18. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Welcome the Brooklyn Community Pride Center to Restoration". Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ a b Tracy, Matt (2020-02-12). "Brooklyn Community Pride Center Announces New HQ". Gay City News. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-16.