End of Summer Park Picnic! (ages 12-24)

Anaheim Independencia Center 10841 Garza Ave, Anaheim

The LGBTQ Center OC and our Elevate Youth OC partners are excited to invite you to our End-of-Summer Park Picnic! In collaboration with our community partners from Elevate Youth OC, join us to socialize and connect with local youth and allies ages 12-24  from Orange County! We invite you, your peers, and family to this fun outdoor event. Refreshments and food will be provided but please feel free to bring any items you'd like to share or for yourself and your youth if you have specific food allergies/or restrictions There's no cost to participate, but we ask you to register in advance to let us know you’ll be joining. This will be a casual event, so please come prepared with whatever you’ll need to enjoy an afternoon in the sun. Chairs, umbrellas, blankets and sunscreen are a good idea! Location:  Anaheim Independencia Center Address: 10841 Garza Ave, Anaheim, CA 92804 Date and [...]

InBetweeners (ages 10-13)

Virtual

InBetweeners provides a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and allied youth (or “tweens”) ages 10-13. It offers a social space for middle school youth who are exploring their identity and provides an inclusive environment for them to meet other peers and engage in fun activities and discussions suitable for their age group.  This is a virtual meeting. Contact Julius Landin for more information: julius.landin@lgbtqcenteroc.org

Isle of Wellness

Isle of Wellness
The Center OC 1605 N Spurgeon St, Santa Ana

A culturally grounded, affirming space for all people in the African Diaspora, Caribbean, Black, African American, mixed, etc. folks in the LGBTQ+ community to process, heal and connect over shared live experiences, mental health struggles, generational trauma, spiritual identity, joy and liberation. Fridays at 5PM Maya.benitez@lgbtqcenteroc.org Nathalie.riffgaud@lgbtqcenteroc.org

LGBTQ+ English Conversation Group

LGBTQ+ English Conversation Group
The Center OC 1605 N Spurgeon St, Santa Ana

This group is for adults 21+ that would like to practice their English conversation skills and to offer support to one another. We will be having conversations in English only and practicing listening in English in different common daily life scenarios (the market, the bank, in interviews, with neighbors, and more)  Every First Friday, 7pm-8:30pm