Annual REPORT 2015 Board It Is with Great Pride and Excitement That We Present You with the Pride Center’S of Directors Accomplishments for 2014
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OUR COMMUNITY’S CENTER SINCE 1970 CENTER OUR COMMUNITY’S annual REPORT 2015 Board It is with great pride and excitement that we present you with the Pride Center’s of Directors accomplishments for 2014. Simply put, the Pride Center makes life better for LGBTQ people in the Capital Region, and we have just concluded our most successful year yet! PRESIDENT: In 2014, with your support, we offered services to more people than ever before Patricia K. Wood and expanded our reach making an unprecedented impact in the greater Capital Region. Our existing programs remained strong including our Center Youth VICE PRESIDENT: program providing empowerment, strength and hope to our youth all the way up L. Jeffrey Baltes to our Vintage Pride program offering connection and support to our aging community members. TREASURER: For some community members, the Center is the first place they entered without Jeffrey Dyber feeling fear or judgment—where they feel completely safe and comfortable. For others, it offers an opportunity to give back or make change through SECRETARY: volunteerism or philanthropy. Because of our incredible community, we are Gretchel Hathaway, Ph.D able to connect thousands of LGBTQ people to our vital services and educate hundreds of educators and service providers throughout our ten county region. BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE: We celebrated our identity, families and community with over 20,000 people Joseph Bailey in Washington Park at Capital Pride, and featured our community’s most John Daniels distinguished leaders at our October Gala. Kimberly Eck, Ph.D Joseph Kerwin As we wind down our 44th year as the Capital Region’s LGBTQ center, we Vincent Lanzone proudly look ahead to an even more successful future. This is made possible by Paul Patel our dedicated board of directors, an incredibly passionate and qualified staff and Linda Richardson, Ph.D a supported and empowered LGBTQ community. Kisha Santiago-Martinez We look forward to continuing our long tradition of building pride, engaging community and empowering lives. Please enjoy reading about your IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: community’s center! Kenneth P. Mortensen, Jr. Curran Streett Patricia K. Wood Executive Director Board President Pride Center Staff DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR: YOUTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR: MARKETING MANAGER: Rosy Galván James Shultis V. Pilar Arthur-Snead [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] STREET OUTREACH WORKER: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Damian Lee Curran Streett Nicholas Bianchi [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR: DEPUTY DIRECTOR: TRAINING AND EDUCATION MANAGER: Steven Minchin Michael Weidrich Lyndon Cudlitz [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] OFFICE COORDINATOR: Oliver Peters [email protected] pridecenter OF THE CAPITAL REGION BUILDING pride 2014 Program Highlights Center Youth Center Families is a safe and empowering space PROVIDES support to LGBTQ headed for all youth to feel affirmed, families and their children through fun, connected and supported engaging social opportunities PROVIDED SUPPORT for youth STRENGTHENED connections through Albany, Hudson, Saratoga between LGBTQ families and Schenectady youth groups PROVIDED affirming and empowering WELCOMED campers back for second space for children to thrive successful Youth In Power Camp EMPOWERED 16 youth leaders “ I have no doubt that the Pride Center saved providing training to educators my son’s life and our family. I don’t know in over 50 schools where we would be without the support and friendship he received and will be forever indebted for all they have done.” — SUE INVESTED in young people through scholarships to enhance education and opportunities EXTENDED SUPPORT in schools, starting and supporting Gay Straight Alliances 2014 ANNUAL REPORT | 1 EMPOWERING lives 2014 Program highlights Center Support Center Arts OFFERS life enhancing services OFFER thematically through case management and relevant compelling arts referral services and cultural opportunities EXTENDS culturally specific ENRICHES community through and affirming low cost counseling dialogue and education CONNECTS LGBTQ people CREATES affirming platform to one another in safe and for LGBTQ artists comfortable environment “ Thanks to the Pride Center for holding social events. It really makes difference in our lives when we have an opportunity like this to meet some great people!” — CAROLYN 2 | pridecenter OF THE CAPITAL REGION Trans Pride Vintage Pride OFFERS transgender and CONNECTS older adults gender non conforming people to social support and a safe and affirming space meaningful interaction PROVIDES vital support, PROVIDES support to homebound information and referrals to trans and socially isolated seniors people and their families CREATES a stronger network EXTENDS much needed of providers equipped to support education to educators, service LGBTQ people and government providers “ The Center has given me an opportunity to meet and share thoughts and ideas with other LGBTQ people who I wouldn’t ordinarily come in contact with. It has been a good and sometimes eye opening experience for me.” — BONNIE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT | 3 ENGAGING community “ Many of my best friends and community are the people I met at the Pride Center. Now I volunteer and donate there so others can have the same relationships.” — ALANA 4 | pridecenter OF THE CAPITAL REGION Agencies we trained in 2014: Albany County Department for Children, Youth, and Families Albany County Department of Aging Albany County Coordinators Albany High Gay Straight Alliance Albany High School Albany Law School Albany Medical College Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce: Women’s Business Council Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern NY Any-Time Home Care CAPTAIN Youth Shelter Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library Columbia County Office for the Aging Columbia Greene Community College Columbia High Gay Straight Alliance Coxsackie Athens High Gay Straight Alliance Doane Stuart School Equinox First Presbyterian Church Green Tech High School Youth Corps Harriet Tubman High School Meeting Hawthorne Valley School Gay Straight Alliance Homeless Social Services Network Honest Weight Food Co-Op Hudson Falls 21st Century Program Hudson Junior High School Hudson Pride Educators Symposium Hudson School Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless Joseph’s House Knights of Columbus – Clifton Park Liberty Partnerships Youth Conference Mohawk Opportunities Montgomery Office on Aging Niskayuna Gay Straight Alliance Northeast Career Planning NYS Occupational Health Clinic Network Occupational and Environmental Health Center of Eastern NY Ombudsman Program Parsons Child and Family Center Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson Queensbury School Safe Inc, of Schenectady Salvation Army Saratoga Co Office for the Aging Schenectady High Gay Straight Alliance Schuylerville High Gay Straight Alliance Shaker High Gay Straight Alliance Shaker Junior High Gay Straight Alliance “ I’m involved with the Pride Center because Shalmont High School Gay Straight Alliance I greatly appreciate the staff’s commitment Shenendehoa High Gay Straight Alliance to inclusiveness, not just in ensuring LGBTQ Siena College folks are embraced within society at large Skidmore College South Glens Falls High Gay Straight Alliance but also to making sure every member of the Stillwater High Gay Straight Alliance LGBTQ community has a place within the Suicide Prevention Network community itself.” Tamarac School Gay Straight Alliance Tech Valley High School — JEN Town of Bethlehem - Senior Services Troy High Gay Straight Alliance Union College YMCA of the Capital Region 2014 ANNUAL REPORT | 5 pridecenter OF THE CAPITAL REGION Our Community’s Center since 1970 OUR MISSION OUR VALUES The mission of the Pride Center of the Capital Region We Pride ourselves in: is to promote the wellbeing of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, Sustaining a welcoming community transgender and queer identified people and those affected characterized by dignity, inclusivity by discrimination based on gender identity and expression. and compassion. Advocating for equality and justice for our community. OUR VISION The Pride Center envisions an LGBTQ community in which Leveraging our rich history to drive individuals feel safe, secure and affirmed where they live, continuous development and strategic adaptation to meet the changing needs work, worship and play. of the community. The Pride Center will be an integrated part of the social fabric Facilitating empowerment, enrichment of the Capital Region, nurtured by those we have served. and self-expression in our community. Committing to the advancement of the Capital Region as a place where LGBTQ INCLUSIVENESS COMMITMENT people can thrive. We commit ourselves to sustaining an inclusive, welcoming community characterized by dignity and Being fiscally responsible based on integrity, efficiency and stewardship sensitivity, representing the cultural, ethnic and racial of our community resources. diversity of our region. “ Through the Center, I have found my family, my lifeline and recently my partner. They have been there for me in so many stages of my life, I couldn’t be more grateful.” — DAVE 6 | pridecenter OF THE CAPITAL REGION 2014 financial INFORMATION* 2014 INCOME: INCOME SOURCES: CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT $850,770 36% Grants Absolut Vodka 21% Special Events Revenue Acura Albany