• Create community,
• Empower community members,
• Provide essential resources,
• Advocate for civil and human rights, and
• Embrace, promote and support our cultural diversity.

Guiding Principles
The principles that guide the actions of The Center Board, volunteers, and staff, as well as the design and implementation of all Center programs, shall be

• Inclusiveness and diversity founded on human and civil rights for all,
• Financial stability and integrity,
• The Resource Enhancement and Community Health (REACH) programming objectives,
• Collaboration with consumers and other community agencies to provide a continuum of care & services,
• Compassionate, quality service delivery,
• Continual Quality Improvement,
• Leadership Development,
• Cost-Effectiveness, and
• Measurable Outcomes.

Organizational Background.
The San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center, Inc., (d.b.a., The Center) is the nation’s second oldest and third largest LGBT community center. Functioning as the LGBT community’s leadership organization, The Center is led by a 18-member board of directors, employs over 50 paid staff and utilizes more than 300 community volunteers. Incorporated in 1973 as a community-based, non-profit, 501(c) (3) agency, The Center has more than thirty years of experience as a health and human services agency. In 2003, The Center provided direct services to more than 13,000 community members and through its events, activities and advocacy, touched the lives of thousands more. The Center is a 501 (c) 3, federally registered, tax-exempt organization. All donations are deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Tax ID # 23-7332048. United Way Workplace Donation Form #64204.
 

Center programs and services are supported, in part, by The County of San Diego Department of Health & Human Services, The City of San Diego, The State of California, San Diego LGBT Pride, AIDS Walk San Diego, and the United Way of San Diego.