Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

So many of us are going through grief and loss during the corona crisis. Whether you lost a family member, a friend, your job, or are constantly experiencing the hurt that COVID-19 is causing in others.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center in partnership with The Visiting Nurse
Service of New York and GRIOT Circle is offering this safe space to the LGBTQ+ community, to share their experiences and hear from others who might be going through the same. There is so much power in sharing and the realization that you are not alone.

Feel free to join this session to share, but it is also totally ok if you just want to listen.

Click here to join the sessions (Zoom Meeting ID: 84161907681)

For more information or if you have any questions, please email Jean Metzker at jean.metzker@vnsny.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center invites you to join Ananta in weekly Pridefulness Meditation!

Through meditation and gentle movement, you will learn simple techniques to cultivate mindfulness, loving kindness, and bodily awareness.

These techniques are proven to enhance emotional resilience and regulation, and build attention skills.

There will be space for discussion and questions to learn from each other.

The sessions will be facilitated by Ananta, who is a queer, white, British, cis man, an ordained Buddhist, with 25 years meditation experience. He has an inclusive and invitational facilitation style, and loves to see people open up in response to these deceptively simple yet profound practices.

You can join the sessions via Zoom (Meeting ID: 886 0501 9983).

For more information and questions you can contact Ananta at dh.ananta07@gmail.com.

Due to the developing situation surrounding the Coronavirus COVID-19 this event is provided virtually.

To request a video conference link or phone number to dial into the group, please send an email to tgnc@lgbtbrooklyn.org.

Peer led support group for transgender and gender non conforming folks 18+. As much as we love allies, this group is for TGNC folks only.

LGBTQ+ Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings have gone virtual as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. For more information and to join the sessions go to https://www.nyintergroup.org/remote_meetings/pink-cloud.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

OASIS Wellness Center ofrecerá pruebas de VIH y Hepatitis C de forma gratuita y confidencial a todas las personas de la comunidad en Brooklyn. También ofreceremos enlace a PrEP y PEP, enlace a tratamiento, navegación a seguro médico y muchos otros servicios.

Solo con citas anticipadas. Por favor contactar a Frank Julca al 347-617-7403 ó fjulca@latinoaids.org para anticipar tu cita.

Si deseas hacerte la prueba sin cita, puedes ir a nuestra oficina principal OASIS Chelsea, situada en 330 7th Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, NY 10001.

OASIS Wellness Center will be offering free and confidential HIV and Hepatitis C testing to everyone in the community here in Brooklyn. We will also be providing linkage to PrEP/PEP, linkage to care, insurance navigation, among other services.

By appointment only. Please contact Frank Julca at 347-617-7403 or fjulca@latinoaids.org to schedule your appointment. Or you can reach them via Instagram or Facebook from Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

The OASIS Wellness Center is also reachable through chat online via https://www.oasiscenter.nyc.

Each and every Wednesday afternoon Brooklyn G.H.O.S.T. Project volunteers will be distributing hot meals, PPE, and winter wear accessories to the community at Brooklyn Pride Center on location at 1360 Fulton Street, Ground Floor; Brooklyn, NY 11216. Simultaneously, they will be enrolling qualified recipients into their programs and signing up talented individuals for future opportunities and services. Masks and social distancing are required at all times while inside the space.

For more info, please contact LaTravious Collins at brooklynghostproject@gmail.com.

About The Brooklyn G.H.O.S.T. Project
The Brooklyn G.H.O.S.T. Project is a trans-lead non-profit organization geared toward providing a empowerment and visibility to members of the TGNC community.

Due to the developing situation surrounding the Coronavirus COVID-19 CAMBA’s offices will be closed. YMHP staff will be providing services remotely.

CAMBA’s Young Men’s Health Project (YMHP) can assist you with virtual or over the phone services for:

Referrals to:

• Primary care or HIV care
• Linkage to PrEP and PEP
• HIV testing and STI screening and treatment
• Social services referrals
• Group support
• Individual or group peer support (all virtually and/or over the phone)

CAMBA's team is also available online, Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. All services are free, confidential and can be provided in English and/or Spanish.

Contact information:

• Darryl McKnight; YMHP Prevention Coordinator: darrylmc@camba.org or (917) 626-8665.
• Christopher Sangiovanni Troche; Client Advocate/ Peer Specialist: christophers@camba.org or (347) 533-3106.
• Leonardo Cambar; Program Manager, Prevention Services: leonardoc@camba.org or (929) 387-0279.

CAMBA can also be reached on YMHPMFacebook, TwitterYMHP  and instagramYMHP. 

Virtual support space for LGBTQ+ young people who've been affected by foster care.

UPFRONT is an inclusive program that expects all participants to be accepting and affirming of others.

For more information and to sign up, please contact Bryan at bryan@fosteringchangeforchildren.org.

Website: www.fosteringchangeforchildren.org Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fosteringchangeforchildren.

Every week on Tuesday at 5:00 PM, youth of color ages 13 to 19 from around the country will come together on Q Chat Space, to discuss various topics and mingle via chat. This group is for anyone who identifies as a Person Of Color (POC). We welcome everyone, but if you are not a POC, please consider giving more space to the POC and respect their voices.

If you are joining for the first time, please fill out the a first-timer user form. You will only have to do that once. After you complete the form you can join the session by going to the Q Chat Space website, click "Join an Upcoming Group" and scroll down for the Q CHAT SPACE FOR YOUTH OF COLOR. The group will take place weekly. However, if you don't see your group for this particular week, it might have been canceled due to a holiday or other reason. In that case you will see the group posted for next week.

More on Q Chat Space
Q Chat Space, the online discussion space for LGBTQ+ teens ages 13 to 19! There is no video or audio and everyone is chatting during the same pre-scheduled time. Conversations are facilitated by experienced staff who work at LGBTQ+ centers around the country. Click here for more information.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

The NYC chapter of Pride Toastmasters is a club that promotes leadership and self-confidence through public speaking. Our members develop skills through a tailored curriculum and weekly meeting where they get to practice their skills.

Pride Toastmasters is a club uniquely tailored to the LGBTQ+ community and we invite anyone who is interested in attending one of our meetings as a guest.

For more information and to register as a guest for one of the virtual sessions, please email vpm@pridetoastmasters.com.

Due to the developing situation surrounding the Coronavirus COVID-19 this event is provided virtually. To request a video conference link or phone number to dial into the group, please send an email to realidentitiesaca@gmail.com. For information on additional sessions, please check the Real Identities website.

Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families is a 12-step program of people who grew up in dysfunctional homes. We meet to share our experiences of growing up in an environment where abuse, neglect and trauma infected us. This affects us today and influences how we deal with all aspects of our lives.

ACA provides a safe, nonjudgmental environment that allows us to grieve our childhoods and conduct an honest inventory of ourselves and our family—so we may (i) identify and heal core trauma, (ii) experience freedom from shame and abandonment, and (iii) become our own loving parents.

For more information about ACA and the Real Identities group, please contact realidentitiesaca@gmail.com.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

OASIS Wellness Center ofrecerá pruebas de VIH y Hepatitis C de forma gratuita y confidencial a todas las personas de la comunidad en Brooklyn. También ofreceremos enlace a PrEP y PEP, enlace a tratamiento, navegación a seguro médico y muchos otros servicios.

Solo con citas anticipadas. Por favor contactar a Frank Julca al 347-617-7403 ó fjulca@latinoaids.org para anticipar tu cita.

Si deseas hacerte la prueba sin cita, puedes ir a nuestra oficina principal OASIS Chelsea, situada en 330 7th Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, NY 10001.

OASIS Wellness Center will be offering free and confidential HIV and Hepatitis C testing to everyone in the community here in Brooklyn. We will also be providing linkage to PrEP/PEP, linkage to care, insurance navigation, among other services.

By appointment only. Please contact Frank Julca at 347-617-7403 or fjulca@latinoaids.org to schedule your appointment. Or you can reach them via Instagram or Facebook from Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

The OASIS Wellness Center is also reachable through chat online via https://www.oasiscenter.nyc.

SelectHealthNY is a specialized Medicaid plan for people living with HIV, individuals of transgender experience or homeless individuals.

Adam from Visiting Nurse Service of New York will be at Brooklyn Community Pride Center to provide information on SelectHealthNY health insurance options and provide support with enrollment in case you are eligible.

Fore more information or questions, please contact Adam Abraham at (347) 949-3310.

Alternatives to Suicide gives us the opportunity to talk about suicide, self-harm, and other things that we might usually be discouraged from discussing. Sessions are peer-based and non-clinical, and facilitators have relevant lived experience. Please bring your stories and share what you have learned!

Email brooklynalt2s@gmail.com and we’ll work to create small groups and individual meetings at times when people who wish to attend are available. Video meetings via Google Hangouts or GoToMeeting are available, as well as phone call based meetings.

For more information, email brooklynalt2s@gmail.com.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at 4:00 PM, trans and non-binary youth ages 13 to 19 from around the country will come together on Q Chat Space, to discuss various topics and mingle via chat.

If you are joining for the first time, please fill out the a first-timer user form. You will only have to do that once. After you complete the form you can join the session by going to the Q Chat Space website, click "Join an Upcoming Group" and scroll down for the Q CHAT SPACE FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH. The group will take place weekly. However, if you don't see your group for this particular week, it might have been canceled due to a holiday or other reason. In that case you will see the group posted for next week.

More on Q Chat Space
Q Chat Space, the online discussion space for LGBTQ+ teens ages 13 to 19! There is no video or audio and everyone is chatting during the same pre-scheduled time. Conversations are facilitated by experienced staff who work at LGBTQ+ centers around the country. Click here for more information.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Join BiRequest for another rousing game of Bi+ Trivia and drinks. People will go head to head in a three round trivia match showing their knowledge of Bisexual+ culture and beyond. Between each round we'll take a break to chat, chill and sip our beverages. The person with the most points wins the satisfaction of knowing they are the most bi+ cultured person on the Zoom! Then stick around afterwards to hangout, where we can chat and chill together. (Drinking is not required)

If you have any trivia you would like to share, please submit here. 

Join the session via Zoom (Meeting ID: 829 6078 0812).

For more info or questions, please contact Tony Johnson at tojobidesign@gmail.com.

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Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of people whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.

We may share our experience, strength, and hope in our efforts to find freedom where there has been bondage and peace where there has been turmoil in our relationships with others and ourselves.

The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships.

To join this session, go to Zoom and enter Meeting ID:  830 8343 5530 and password: 244612

For more information, please contact: coda.brooklyn.sunday@gmail.com

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is partnering with Visiting Nurse Service of New York to facilitate an eight-week series of support sessions for caregivers for aging parents, family members and allies. Each session will have a different focus and will build on one another, although participants can also follow each sessions stand alone:

1. April 25, 2021: By taking care of you, I take care of myself. By taking care of myself, I take care of you. Focus: Introductions and completion and discussion of a self-assessment questionnaire.
2. May 2, 2021: Understanding is the foundation of Love. Focus: How chosen families affect caregiving.
3. May 9, 2021: True love takes a lot of courage -- it is a commitment to remove suffering and offer well-being. Focus: Feelings engendered around caregiving: discuss healthcare, service providers and hospice.
4. May 16, 2021: Through mindfulness you will find that you have even more reason to be happy than you thought. Focus: Discrimination in its many forms.
5. May 23, 2021: Everyone has the capacity to ‘wake up’ to the subtle sounds and sights, to understand and to love. Focus: Emotional, mental, and physical well-being, while being an LGBTQ+ caregiver.
6. May 30, 2021: The ground for action is to Be, Sit, Walk, and Eat in such a way that peace is possible in the here and in the now. Focus: LGBTQ+ Caregivers for aging parents, family and allies will Be, Sit, Walk, Eat mindfully.
7. June 6, 2021: Just as in our financial lives it is important to maintain a positive balance: Make sure your withdrawals are exceeding your deposits. Focus: Finding a balance: Self-Care Quiz and discussion.
8. June 13, 2021: How would I want to be encouraged right now? What would I want to hear? Focus: evaluation, discussion of what would be good to talk about in the next sessions and stories of changes.

To sign up and for more information, please contact Jean Metzker at jean.metzker@vnsny.org.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

OASIS Wellness Center ofrecerá pruebas de VIH y Hepatitis C de forma gratuita y confidencial a todas las personas de la comunidad en Brooklyn. También ofreceremos enlace a PrEP y PEP, enlace a tratamiento, navegación a seguro médico y muchos otros servicios.

Solo con citas anticipadas. Por favor contactar a Frank Julca al 347-617-7403 ó fjulca@latinoaids.org para anticipar tu cita.

Si deseas hacerte la prueba sin cita, puedes ir a nuestra oficina principal OASIS Chelsea, situada en 330 7th Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, NY 10001.

OASIS Wellness Center will be offering free and confidential HIV and Hepatitis C testing to everyone in the community here in Brooklyn. We will also be providing linkage to PrEP/PEP, linkage to care, insurance navigation, among other services.

By appointment only. Please contact Frank Julca at 347-617-7403 or fjulca@latinoaids.org to schedule your appointment. Or you can reach them via Instagram or Facebook from Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

The OASIS Wellness Center is also reachable through chat online via https://www.oasiscenter.nyc.

This meeting is open to all who wish to attend. Start your week off with pure fun at Parlor Games. We’ll be playing different games every Monday at 4:30pm. Bring your favorite game to share!

Click here to RSVP.

Applying for jobs can feel like a job in and of itself. Which is why we’re offering free 1:1 video consultations with resume and cover letter-writing experts every Tuesday between 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM. You can also send your resume and/ or cover letter to pridepath@lgbtbrooklyn.org for email support.

We’ll help you showcase your best self to potential employers with mock interviews, job search strategies, and tools to optimize LinkedIn.

Reserve a videoconference or send an email to pridepath@lgbtbrooklyn.org for free resume review, cover letter writing, and LinkedIn organization to feel confident showcasing your best self to potential employers.

For more information or questions, please contact pridepath@lgbtbrooklyn.org.

During the Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA) meetings, members share their experience with others seeking recovery. All meetings are a safe place to share your experience, listen to others and to meet other recovering addicts.

Crystal Meth Anonymous has gone virtual as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. For more information on how to join a session, please visit nycma.org.

Todos los lunes a las 7:00 p.m., los jóvenes hispanohablantes de 13 a 19 años de todo el país se reunirán en Q Chat Space para tratar varios temas y relacionarse a través del chat.

Si usted está participando por primera vez, complete este formulario. Solo tendrás que completar el formulario una vez. Después de completarlo, puede unirse a la sesión yendo a la página de Q Chat Space, cliquee en "Unirse al próximo grupo" y desplácese hacia abajo hasta que vea Q CHAT SPACE EN ESPAÑOL. El grupo se llevará a cabo semanalmente. Sin embargo, si no ve a su grupo para esta semana, es posible que se haya cancelado debido a una festividad u otro motivo. En ese caso, verá el grupo publicado para la próxima semana.

Más sobre Q Chat Space
¡Q Chat Space, el espacio de discusión en línea para adolescentes LGBTQ + de 13 a 19 años! No hay video ni audio y todos están charlando durante el mismo tiempo preprogramado. Las conversaciones son facilitadas por personal con experiencia que trabajan en centros LGBTQ+ en todo el país. Cliquee aquí para más información.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

So many of us are going through grief and loss during the corona crisis. Whether you lost a family member, a friend, your job, or are constantly experiencing the hurt that COVID-19 is causing in others.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center in partnership with The Visiting Nurse
Service of New York and GRIOT Circle is offering this safe space to the LGBTQ+ community, to share their experiences and hear from others who might be going through the same. There is so much power in sharing and the realization that you are not alone.

Feel free to join this session to share, but it is also totally ok if you just want to listen.

Click here to join the sessions (Zoom Meeting ID: 84161907681)

For more information or if you have any questions, please email Jean Metzker at jean.metzker@vnsny.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center invites you to join Ananta in weekly Pridefulness Meditation!

Through meditation and gentle movement, you will learn simple techniques to cultivate mindfulness, loving kindness, and bodily awareness.

These techniques are proven to enhance emotional resilience and regulation, and build attention skills.

There will be space for discussion and questions to learn from each other.

The sessions will be facilitated by Ananta, who is a queer, white, British, cis man, an ordained Buddhist, with 25 years meditation experience. He has an inclusive and invitational facilitation style, and loves to see people open up in response to these deceptively simple yet profound practices.

You can join the sessions via Zoom (Meeting ID: 886 0501 9983).

For more information and questions you can contact Ananta at dh.ananta07@gmail.com.

Due to the developing situation surrounding the Coronavirus COVID-19 this event is provided virtually.

To request a video conference link or phone number to dial into the group, please send an email to tgnc@lgbtbrooklyn.org.

Peer led support group for transgender and gender non conforming folks 18+. As much as we love allies, this group is for TGNC folks only.

LGBTQ+ Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings have gone virtual as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. For more information and to join the sessions go to https://www.nyintergroup.org/remote_meetings/pink-cloud.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

OASIS Wellness Center ofrecerá pruebas de VIH y Hepatitis C de forma gratuita y confidencial a todas las personas de la comunidad en Brooklyn. También ofreceremos enlace a PrEP y PEP, enlace a tratamiento, navegación a seguro médico y muchos otros servicios.

Solo con citas anticipadas. Por favor contactar a Frank Julca al 347-617-7403 ó fjulca@latinoaids.org para anticipar tu cita.

Si deseas hacerte la prueba sin cita, puedes ir a nuestra oficina principal OASIS Chelsea, situada en 330 7th Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, NY 10001.

OASIS Wellness Center will be offering free and confidential HIV and Hepatitis C testing to everyone in the community here in Brooklyn. We will also be providing linkage to PrEP/PEP, linkage to care, insurance navigation, among other services.

By appointment only. Please contact Frank Julca at 347-617-7403 or fjulca@latinoaids.org to schedule your appointment. Or you can reach them via Instagram or Facebook from Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

The OASIS Wellness Center is also reachable through chat online via https://www.oasiscenter.nyc.

Each and every Wednesday afternoon Brooklyn G.H.O.S.T. Project volunteers will be distributing hot meals, PPE, and winter wear accessories to the community at Brooklyn Pride Center on location at 1360 Fulton Street, Ground Floor; Brooklyn, NY 11216. Simultaneously, they will be enrolling qualified recipients into their programs and signing up talented individuals for future opportunities and services. Masks and social distancing are required at all times while inside the space.

For more info, please contact LaTravious Collins at brooklynghostproject@gmail.com.

About The Brooklyn G.H.O.S.T. Project
The Brooklyn G.H.O.S.T. Project is a trans-lead non-profit organization geared toward providing a empowerment and visibility to members of the TGNC community.

SelectHealthNY is a specialized Medicaid plan for people living with HIV, individuals of transgender experience or homeless individuals.

Adam from Visiting Nurse Service of New York will be at Brooklyn Community Pride Center to provide information on SelectHealthNY health insurance options and provide support with enrollment in case you are eligible.

Fore more information or questions, please contact Adam Abraham at (347) 949-3310.

Due to the developing situation surrounding the Coronavirus COVID-19 CAMBA’s offices will be closed. YMHP staff will be providing services remotely.

CAMBA’s Young Men’s Health Project (YMHP) can assist you with virtual or over the phone services for:

Referrals to:

• Primary care or HIV care
• Linkage to PrEP and PEP
• HIV testing and STI screening and treatment
• Social services referrals
• Group support
• Individual or group peer support (all virtually and/or over the phone)

CAMBA's team is also available online, Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. All services are free, confidential and can be provided in English and/or Spanish.

Contact information:

• Darryl McKnight; YMHP Prevention Coordinator: darrylmc@camba.org or (917) 626-8665.
• Christopher Sangiovanni Troche; Client Advocate/ Peer Specialist: christophers@camba.org or (347) 533-3106.
• Leonardo Cambar; Program Manager, Prevention Services: leonardoc@camba.org or (929) 387-0279.

CAMBA can also be reached on YMHPMFacebook, TwitterYMHP  and instagramYMHP. 

Virtual support space for LGBTQ+ young people who've been affected by foster care.

UPFRONT is an inclusive program that expects all participants to be accepting and affirming of others.

For more information and to sign up, please contact Bryan at bryan@fosteringchangeforchildren.org.

Website: www.fosteringchangeforchildren.org Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fosteringchangeforchildren.

Every week on Tuesday at 5:00 PM, youth of color ages 13 to 19 from around the country will come together on Q Chat Space, to discuss various topics and mingle via chat. This group is for anyone who identifies as a Person Of Color (POC). We welcome everyone, but if you are not a POC, please consider giving more space to the POC and respect their voices.

If you are joining for the first time, please fill out the a first-timer user form. You will only have to do that once. After you complete the form you can join the session by going to the Q Chat Space website, click "Join an Upcoming Group" and scroll down for the Q CHAT SPACE FOR YOUTH OF COLOR. The group will take place weekly. However, if you don't see your group for this particular week, it might have been canceled due to a holiday or other reason. In that case you will see the group posted for next week.

More on Q Chat Space
Q Chat Space, the online discussion space for LGBTQ+ teens ages 13 to 19! There is no video or audio and everyone is chatting during the same pre-scheduled time. Conversations are facilitated by experienced staff who work at LGBTQ+ centers around the country. Click here for more information.

PopGym is offering a Self-Defense workshop. They’ll be covering the basics: stretching, conditioning, technique, and theory, with the hope that participants will leave with some super useful foundations that will aid them in the day-to-day. 

Mix that in with some sweat and some movement, and you’ll have an accessible and confidence-boosting good time for all. Whether you are a beginner, or someone with experience, come work it out with us!

Overview

• Intro (Overview and Rules of Workshop)
• Preamble (Group Discussion, Awareness, and Safety Zones
• Warm Up
• Techniques (Strikes, Defenses, and generating power)
• Closing (Discussion on COVID, and Final Thoughts)
• Bonus Section! (Self-Defense Against Grabs)

Find a space where you feel comfortable moving around in, ideally where you can stretch out your arms/legs without hitting anything!

Free to attend and donations welcome -- all money raised will go to reimburse instructors as well as other worthwhile causes.

RSVP here

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

The NYC chapter of Pride Toastmasters is a club that promotes leadership and self-confidence through public speaking. Our members develop skills through a tailored curriculum and weekly meeting where they get to practice their skills.

Pride Toastmasters is a club uniquely tailored to the LGBTQ+ community and we invite anyone who is interested in attending one of our meetings as a guest.

For more information and to register as a guest for one of the virtual sessions, please email vpm@pridetoastmasters.com.

Due to the developing situation surrounding the Coronavirus COVID-19 this event is provided virtually. To request a video conference link or phone number to dial into the group, please send an email to realidentitiesaca@gmail.com. For information on additional sessions, please check the Real Identities website.

Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families is a 12-step program of people who grew up in dysfunctional homes. We meet to share our experiences of growing up in an environment where abuse, neglect and trauma infected us. This affects us today and influences how we deal with all aspects of our lives.

ACA provides a safe, nonjudgmental environment that allows us to grieve our childhoods and conduct an honest inventory of ourselves and our family—so we may (i) identify and heal core trauma, (ii) experience freedom from shame and abandonment, and (iii) become our own loving parents.

For more information about ACA and the Real Identities group, please contact realidentitiesaca@gmail.com.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

OASIS Wellness Center ofrecerá pruebas de VIH y Hepatitis C de forma gratuita y confidencial a todas las personas de la comunidad en Brooklyn. También ofreceremos enlace a PrEP y PEP, enlace a tratamiento, navegación a seguro médico y muchos otros servicios.

Solo con citas anticipadas. Por favor contactar a Frank Julca al 347-617-7403 ó fjulca@latinoaids.org para anticipar tu cita.

Si deseas hacerte la prueba sin cita, puedes ir a nuestra oficina principal OASIS Chelsea, situada en 330 7th Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, NY 10001.

OASIS Wellness Center will be offering free and confidential HIV and Hepatitis C testing to everyone in the community here in Brooklyn. We will also be providing linkage to PrEP/PEP, linkage to care, insurance navigation, among other services.

By appointment only. Please contact Frank Julca at 347-617-7403 or fjulca@latinoaids.org to schedule your appointment. Or you can reach them via Instagram or Facebook from Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

The OASIS Wellness Center is also reachable through chat online via https://www.oasiscenter.nyc.

Alternatives to Suicide gives us the opportunity to talk about suicide, self-harm, and other things that we might usually be discouraged from discussing. Sessions are peer-based and non-clinical, and facilitators have relevant lived experience. Please bring your stories and share what you have learned!

Email brooklynalt2s@gmail.com and we’ll work to create small groups and individual meetings at times when people who wish to attend are available. Video meetings via Google Hangouts or GoToMeeting are available, as well as phone call based meetings.

For more information, email brooklynalt2s@gmail.com.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of people whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.

We may share our experience, strength, and hope in our efforts to find freedom where there has been bondage and peace where there has been turmoil in our relationships with others and ourselves.

The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships.

To join this session, go to Zoom and enter Meeting ID:  830 8343 5530 and password: 244612

For more information, please contact: coda.brooklyn.sunday@gmail.com

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is partnering with Visiting Nurse Service of New York to facilitate an eight-week series of support sessions for caregivers for aging parents, family members and allies. Each session will have a different focus and will build on one another, although participants can also follow each sessions stand alone:

1. April 25, 2021: By taking care of you, I take care of myself. By taking care of myself, I take care of you. Focus: Introductions and completion and discussion of a self-assessment questionnaire.
2. May 2, 2021: Understanding is the foundation of Love. Focus: How chosen families affect caregiving.
3. May 9, 2021: True love takes a lot of courage -- it is a commitment to remove suffering and offer well-being. Focus: Feelings engendered around caregiving: discuss healthcare, service providers and hospice.
4. May 16, 2021: Through mindfulness you will find that you have even more reason to be happy than you thought. Focus: Discrimination in its many forms.
5. May 23, 2021: Everyone has the capacity to ‘wake up’ to the subtle sounds and sights, to understand and to love. Focus: Emotional, mental, and physical well-being, while being an LGBTQ+ caregiver.
6. May 30, 2021: The ground for action is to Be, Sit, Walk, and Eat in such a way that peace is possible in the here and in the now. Focus: LGBTQ+ Caregivers for aging parents, family and allies will Be, Sit, Walk, Eat mindfully.
7. June 6, 2021: Just as in our financial lives it is important to maintain a positive balance: Make sure your withdrawals are exceeding your deposits. Focus: Finding a balance: Self-Care Quiz and discussion.
8. June 13, 2021: How would I want to be encouraged right now? What would I want to hear? Focus: evaluation, discussion of what would be good to talk about in the next sessions and stories of changes.

To sign up and for more information, please contact Jean Metzker at jean.metzker@vnsny.org.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

OASIS Wellness Center ofrecerá pruebas de VIH y Hepatitis C de forma gratuita y confidencial a todas las personas de la comunidad en Brooklyn. También ofreceremos enlace a PrEP y PEP, enlace a tratamiento, navegación a seguro médico y muchos otros servicios.

Solo con citas anticipadas. Por favor contactar a Frank Julca al 347-617-7403 ó fjulca@latinoaids.org para anticipar tu cita.

Si deseas hacerte la prueba sin cita, puedes ir a nuestra oficina principal OASIS Chelsea, situada en 330 7th Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, NY 10001.

OASIS Wellness Center will be offering free and confidential HIV and Hepatitis C testing to everyone in the community here in Brooklyn. We will also be providing linkage to PrEP/PEP, linkage to care, insurance navigation, among other services.

By appointment only. Please contact Frank Julca at 347-617-7403 or fjulca@latinoaids.org to schedule your appointment. Or you can reach them via Instagram or Facebook from Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

The OASIS Wellness Center is also reachable through chat online via https://www.oasiscenter.nyc.

This meeting is open to all who wish to attend. Start your week off with pure fun at Parlor Games. We’ll be playing different games every Monday at 4:30pm. Bring your favorite game to share!

Click here to RSVP.

Applying for jobs can feel like a job in and of itself. Which is why we’re offering free 1:1 video consultations with resume and cover letter-writing experts every Tuesday between 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM. You can also send your resume and/ or cover letter to pridepath@lgbtbrooklyn.org for email support.

We’ll help you showcase your best self to potential employers with mock interviews, job search strategies, and tools to optimize LinkedIn.

Reserve a videoconference or send an email to pridepath@lgbtbrooklyn.org for free resume review, cover letter writing, and LinkedIn organization to feel confident showcasing your best self to potential employers.

For more information or questions, please contact pridepath@lgbtbrooklyn.org.

During the Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA) meetings, members share their experience with others seeking recovery. All meetings are a safe place to share your experience, listen to others and to meet other recovering addicts.

Crystal Meth Anonymous has gone virtual as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. For more information on how to join a session, please visit nycma.org.

Todos los lunes a las 7:00 p.m., los jóvenes hispanohablantes de 13 a 19 años de todo el país se reunirán en Q Chat Space para tratar varios temas y relacionarse a través del chat.

Si usted está participando por primera vez, complete este formulario. Solo tendrás que completar el formulario una vez. Después de completarlo, puede unirse a la sesión yendo a la página de Q Chat Space, cliquee en "Unirse al próximo grupo" y desplácese hacia abajo hasta que vea Q CHAT SPACE EN ESPAÑOL. El grupo se llevará a cabo semanalmente. Sin embargo, si no ve a su grupo para esta semana, es posible que se haya cancelado debido a una festividad u otro motivo. En ese caso, verá el grupo publicado para la próxima semana.

Más sobre Q Chat Space
¡Q Chat Space, el espacio de discusión en línea para adolescentes LGBTQ + de 13 a 19 años! No hay video ni audio y todos están charlando durante el mismo tiempo preprogramado. Las conversaciones son facilitadas por personal con experiencia que trabajan en centros LGBTQ+ en todo el país. Cliquee aquí para más información.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

So many of us are going through grief and loss during the corona crisis. Whether you lost a family member, a friend, your job, or are constantly experiencing the hurt that COVID-19 is causing in others.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center in partnership with The Visiting Nurse
Service of New York and GRIOT Circle is offering this safe space to the LGBTQ+ community, to share their experiences and hear from others who might be going through the same. There is so much power in sharing and the realization that you are not alone.

Feel free to join this session to share, but it is also totally ok if you just want to listen.

Click here to join the sessions (Zoom Meeting ID: 84161907681)

For more information or if you have any questions, please email Jean Metzker at jean.metzker@vnsny.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center invites you to join Ananta in weekly Pridefulness Meditation!

Through meditation and gentle movement, you will learn simple techniques to cultivate mindfulness, loving kindness, and bodily awareness.

These techniques are proven to enhance emotional resilience and regulation, and build attention skills.

There will be space for discussion and questions to learn from each other.

The sessions will be facilitated by Ananta, who is a queer, white, British, cis man, an ordained Buddhist, with 25 years meditation experience. He has an inclusive and invitational facilitation style, and loves to see people open up in response to these deceptively simple yet profound practices.

You can join the sessions via Zoom (Meeting ID: 886 0501 9983).

For more information and questions you can contact Ananta at dh.ananta07@gmail.com.

Due to the developing situation surrounding the Coronavirus COVID-19 this event is provided virtually.

To request a video conference link or phone number to dial into the group, please send an email to tgnc@lgbtbrooklyn.org.

Peer led support group for transgender and gender non conforming folks 18+. As much as we love allies, this group is for TGNC folks only.

LGBTQ+ Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings have gone virtual as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. For more information and to join the sessions go to https://www.nyintergroup.org/remote_meetings/pink-cloud.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

OASIS Wellness Center ofrecerá pruebas de VIH y Hepatitis C de forma gratuita y confidencial a todas las personas de la comunidad en Brooklyn. También ofreceremos enlace a PrEP y PEP, enlace a tratamiento, navegación a seguro médico y muchos otros servicios.

Solo con citas anticipadas. Por favor contactar a Frank Julca al 347-617-7403 ó fjulca@latinoaids.org para anticipar tu cita.

Si deseas hacerte la prueba sin cita, puedes ir a nuestra oficina principal OASIS Chelsea, situada en 330 7th Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, NY 10001.

OASIS Wellness Center will be offering free and confidential HIV and Hepatitis C testing to everyone in the community here in Brooklyn. We will also be providing linkage to PrEP/PEP, linkage to care, insurance navigation, among other services.

By appointment only. Please contact Frank Julca at 347-617-7403 or fjulca@latinoaids.org to schedule your appointment. Or you can reach them via Instagram or Facebook from Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

The OASIS Wellness Center is also reachable through chat online via https://www.oasiscenter.nyc.

Each and every Wednesday afternoon Brooklyn G.H.O.S.T. Project volunteers will be distributing hot meals, PPE, and winter wear accessories to the community at Brooklyn Pride Center on location at 1360 Fulton Street, Ground Floor; Brooklyn, NY 11216. Simultaneously, they will be enrolling qualified recipients into their programs and signing up talented individuals for future opportunities and services. Masks and social distancing are required at all times while inside the space.

For more info, please contact LaTravious Collins at brooklynghostproject@gmail.com.

About The Brooklyn G.H.O.S.T. Project
The Brooklyn G.H.O.S.T. Project is a trans-lead non-profit organization geared toward providing a empowerment and visibility to members of the TGNC community.

Due to the developing situation surrounding the Coronavirus COVID-19 CAMBA’s offices will be closed. YMHP staff will be providing services remotely.

CAMBA’s Young Men’s Health Project (YMHP) can assist you with virtual or over the phone services for:

Referrals to:

• Primary care or HIV care
• Linkage to PrEP and PEP
• HIV testing and STI screening and treatment
• Social services referrals
• Group support
• Individual or group peer support (all virtually and/or over the phone)

CAMBA's team is also available online, Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. All services are free, confidential and can be provided in English and/or Spanish.

Contact information:

• Darryl McKnight; YMHP Prevention Coordinator: darrylmc@camba.org or (917) 626-8665.
• Christopher Sangiovanni Troche; Client Advocate/ Peer Specialist: christophers@camba.org or (347) 533-3106.
• Leonardo Cambar; Program Manager, Prevention Services: leonardoc@camba.org or (929) 387-0279.

CAMBA can also be reached on YMHPMFacebook, TwitterYMHP  and instagramYMHP. 

Virtual support space for LGBTQ+ young people who've been affected by foster care.

UPFRONT is an inclusive program that expects all participants to be accepting and affirming of others.

For more information and to sign up, please contact Bryan at bryan@fosteringchangeforchildren.org.

Website: www.fosteringchangeforchildren.org Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fosteringchangeforchildren.

Every week on Tuesday at 5:00 PM, youth of color ages 13 to 19 from around the country will come together on Q Chat Space, to discuss various topics and mingle via chat. This group is for anyone who identifies as a Person Of Color (POC). We welcome everyone, but if you are not a POC, please consider giving more space to the POC and respect their voices.

If you are joining for the first time, please fill out the a first-timer user form. You will only have to do that once. After you complete the form you can join the session by going to the Q Chat Space website, click "Join an Upcoming Group" and scroll down for the Q CHAT SPACE FOR YOUTH OF COLOR. The group will take place weekly. However, if you don't see your group for this particular week, it might have been canceled due to a holiday or other reason. In that case you will see the group posted for next week.

More on Q Chat Space
Q Chat Space, the online discussion space for LGBTQ+ teens ages 13 to 19! There is no video or audio and everyone is chatting during the same pre-scheduled time. Conversations are facilitated by experienced staff who work at LGBTQ+ centers around the country. Click here for more information.

Calling all LGBTQ+ knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, and other fiber-crafters for our weekly meetup group to connect, and to work on our respective projects.

Purpose is to create a thoughtful and engaging space for working, conversing, connecting, showing off finished objects, sharing resources, and supporting fiber-related crafts/projects in an LGTBQ+ affirming space.

Please email lgbtq.fibercraft@gmail.com to receive the details on how to join the sessions or if you have any questions.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

The NYC chapter of Pride Toastmasters is a club that promotes leadership and self-confidence through public speaking. Our members develop skills through a tailored curriculum and weekly meeting where they get to practice their skills.

Pride Toastmasters is a club uniquely tailored to the LGBTQ+ community and we invite anyone who is interested in attending one of our meetings as a guest.

For more information and to register as a guest for one of the virtual sessions, please email vpm@pridetoastmasters.com.

Due to the developing situation surrounding the Coronavirus COVID-19 this event is provided virtually. To request a video conference link or phone number to dial into the group, please send an email to realidentitiesaca@gmail.com. For information on additional sessions, please check the Real Identities website.

Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families is a 12-step program of people who grew up in dysfunctional homes. We meet to share our experiences of growing up in an environment where abuse, neglect and trauma infected us. This affects us today and influences how we deal with all aspects of our lives.

ACA provides a safe, nonjudgmental environment that allows us to grieve our childhoods and conduct an honest inventory of ourselves and our family—so we may (i) identify and heal core trauma, (ii) experience freedom from shame and abandonment, and (iii) become our own loving parents.

For more information about ACA and the Real Identities group, please contact realidentitiesaca@gmail.com.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

OASIS Wellness Center ofrecerá pruebas de VIH y Hepatitis C de forma gratuita y confidencial a todas las personas de la comunidad en Brooklyn. También ofreceremos enlace a PrEP y PEP, enlace a tratamiento, navegación a seguro médico y muchos otros servicios.

Solo con citas anticipadas. Por favor contactar a Frank Julca al 347-617-7403 ó fjulca@latinoaids.org para anticipar tu cita.

Si deseas hacerte la prueba sin cita, puedes ir a nuestra oficina principal OASIS Chelsea, situada en 330 7th Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, NY 10001.

OASIS Wellness Center will be offering free and confidential HIV and Hepatitis C testing to everyone in the community here in Brooklyn. We will also be providing linkage to PrEP/PEP, linkage to care, insurance navigation, among other services.

By appointment only. Please contact Frank Julca at 347-617-7403 or fjulca@latinoaids.org to schedule your appointment. Or you can reach them via Instagram or Facebook from Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

The OASIS Wellness Center is also reachable through chat online via https://www.oasiscenter.nyc.

Alternatives to Suicide gives us the opportunity to talk about suicide, self-harm, and other things that we might usually be discouraged from discussing. Sessions are peer-based and non-clinical, and facilitators have relevant lived experience. Please bring your stories and share what you have learned!

Email brooklynalt2s@gmail.com and we’ll work to create small groups and individual meetings at times when people who wish to attend are available. Video meetings via Google Hangouts or GoToMeeting are available, as well as phone call based meetings.

For more information, email brooklynalt2s@gmail.com.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at 4:00 PM, trans and non-binary youth ages 13 to 19 from around the country will come together on Q Chat Space, to discuss various topics and mingle via chat.

If you are joining for the first time, please fill out the a first-timer user form. You will only have to do that once. After you complete the form you can join the session by going to the Q Chat Space website, click "Join an Upcoming Group" and scroll down for the Q CHAT SPACE FOR TRANS/NON-BINARY YOUTH. The group will take place weekly. However, if you don't see your group for this particular week, it might have been canceled due to a holiday or other reason. In that case you will see the group posted for next week.

More on Q Chat Space
Q Chat Space, the online discussion space for LGBTQ+ teens ages 13 to 19! There is no video or audio and everyone is chatting during the same pre-scheduled time. Conversations are facilitated by experienced staff who work at LGBTQ+ centers around the country. Click here for more information.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of people whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.

We may share our experience, strength, and hope in our efforts to find freedom where there has been bondage and peace where there has been turmoil in our relationships with others and ourselves.

The only requirement for membership is a desire for healthy and loving relationships.

To join this session, go to Zoom and enter Meeting ID:  830 8343 5530 and password: 244612

For more information, please contact: coda.brooklyn.sunday@gmail.com

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is partnering with Visiting Nurse Service of New York to facilitate an eight-week series of support sessions for caregivers for aging parents, family members and allies. Each session will have a different focus and will build on one another, although participants can also follow each sessions stand alone:

1. April 25, 2021: By taking care of you, I take care of myself. By taking care of myself, I take care of you. Focus: Introductions and completion and discussion of a self-assessment questionnaire.
2. May 2, 2021: Understanding is the foundation of Love. Focus: How chosen families affect caregiving.
3. May 9, 2021: True love takes a lot of courage -- it is a commitment to remove suffering and offer well-being. Focus: Feelings engendered around caregiving: discuss healthcare, service providers and hospice.
4. May 16, 2021: Through mindfulness you will find that you have even more reason to be happy than you thought. Focus: Discrimination in its many forms.
5. May 23, 2021: Everyone has the capacity to ‘wake up’ to the subtle sounds and sights, to understand and to love. Focus: Emotional, mental, and physical well-being, while being an LGBTQ+ caregiver.
6. May 30, 2021: The ground for action is to Be, Sit, Walk, and Eat in such a way that peace is possible in the here and in the now. Focus: LGBTQ+ Caregivers for aging parents, family and allies will Be, Sit, Walk, Eat mindfully.
7. June 6, 2021: Just as in our financial lives it is important to maintain a positive balance: Make sure your withdrawals are exceeding your deposits. Focus: Finding a balance: Self-Care Quiz and discussion.
8. June 13, 2021: How would I want to be encouraged right now? What would I want to hear? Focus: evaluation, discussion of what would be good to talk about in the next sessions and stories of changes.

To sign up and for more information, please contact Jean Metzker at jean.metzker@vnsny.org.

Focus-time is a dedicated virtual space for LGBTQ+ folks to work on their personal and/or work projects in an accepting environment. It’s the perfect place to work on projects you’ve been putting off or to start the projects that have been incubating in your mind. This is a space for you to focus on the things you want to do but struggle to do.

Please register for free through Eventbrite in order to receive the Zoom session details. 

For more info or questions, please contact homoground@gmail.com.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is open with limited occupancy on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 12pm to 5pm. For more information on our available onsite services, see our online reopening plan. You can also reach us at (347) 889-7719 or via our online contact form.

OASIS Wellness Center ofrecerá pruebas de VIH y Hepatitis C de forma gratuita y confidencial a todas las personas de la comunidad en Brooklyn. También ofreceremos enlace a PrEP y PEP, enlace a tratamiento, navegación a seguro médico y muchos otros servicios.

Solo con citas anticipadas. Por favor contactar a Frank Julca al 347-617-7403 ó fjulca@latinoaids.org para anticipar tu cita.

Si deseas hacerte la prueba sin cita, puedes ir a nuestra oficina principal OASIS Chelsea, situada en 330 7th Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, NY 10001.

OASIS Wellness Center will be offering free and confidential HIV and Hepatitis C testing to everyone in the community here in Brooklyn. We will also be providing linkage to PrEP/PEP, linkage to care, insurance navigation, among other services.

By appointment only. Please contact Frank Julca at 347-617-7403 or fjulca@latinoaids.org to schedule your appointment. Or you can reach them via Instagram or Facebook from Monday to Friday 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

The OASIS Wellness Center is also reachable through chat online via https://www.oasiscenter.nyc.

This meeting is open to all who wish to attend. Start your week off with pure fun at Parlor Games. We’ll be playing different games every Monday at 4:30pm. Bring your favorite game to share!

Click here to RSVP.

Applying for jobs can feel like a job in and of itself. Which is why we’re offering free 1:1 video consultations with resume and cover letter-writing experts every Tuesday between 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM. You can also send your resume and/ or cover letter to pridepath@lgbtbrooklyn.org for email support.

We’ll help you showcase your best self to potential employers with mock interviews, job search strategies, and tools to optimize LinkedIn.

Reserve a videoconference or send an email to pridepath@lgbtbrooklyn.org for free resume review, cover letter writing, and LinkedIn organization to feel confident showcasing your best self to potential employers.

For more information or questions, please contact pridepath@lgbtbrooklyn.org.

During the Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA) meetings, members share their experience with others seeking recovery. All meetings are a safe place to share your experience, listen to others and to meet other recovering addicts.

Crystal Meth Anonymous has gone virtual as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. For more information on how to join a session, please visit nycma.org.

Todos los lunes a las 7:00 p.m., los jóvenes hispanohablantes de 13 a 19 años de todo el país se reunirán en Q Chat Space para tratar varios temas y relacionarse a través del chat.

Si usted está participando por primera vez, complete este formulario. Solo tendrás que completar el formulario una vez. Después de completarlo, puede unirse a la sesión yendo a la página de Q Chat Space, cliquee en "Unirse al próximo grupo" y desplácese hacia abajo hasta que vea Q CHAT SPACE EN ESPAÑOL. El grupo se llevará a cabo semanalmente. Sin embargo, si no ve a su grupo para esta semana, es posible que se haya cancelado debido a una festividad u otro motivo. En ese caso, verá el grupo publicado para la próxima semana.

Más sobre Q Chat Space
¡Q Chat Space, el espacio de discusión en línea para adolescentes LGBTQ + de 13 a 19 años! No hay video ni audio y todos están charlando durante el mismo tiempo preprogramado. Las conversaciones son facilitadas por personal con experiencia que trabajan en centros LGBTQ+ en todo el país. Cliquee aquí para más información.