Do you want a non-judgmental place to talk about managing your substance use?
Join us for our monthly LGBTQ Harm Reduction Support Group for Substance Use. We meet every 3rd Saturday from 3pm-4:30pm at The DC Center for the LGBT Community (2000 14th St. NW #105, Washington, D.C. 20009).
Join us for our next meeting on December 17:
December 17th 
On December 3rd from 3- 5:15 PM, The DC Center will be hosting Eryca Kasse, LICSW, and founder of CHOICES in Healing & Recovery, LLC. She will be facilitating a workshop on empowerment in addiction and recovery. This workshop will focus on the following objectives:
- Learn a brief history of the development of the 12 Steps
- Explore broadened definitions of trauma
- Understand the connection between trauma, substance use & addiction
- Explore how some 12 step language may be triggering for survivors of trauma
- Learn trauma informed language options to promote healing and empowerment and prevent re-traumatization.
Registration for this event is required prior to attendance and must be completed by November 30th. Register at this link.
Community Members: $15.00
DC Center Volunteers: $10.00
DC Center Mental Health Support Services Clients: FREE
To find out more information and to RSVP to this event, please visit our Facebook event!
Please note that this workshop is not affiliated with AA, NA, or another 12 Step program.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Do you want a non-judgmental place to talk about managing your substance use?
Join us for our monthly LGBTQ Harm Reduction Support Group for Substance Use. We meet every 3rd Saturday from 3pm-4:30pm at The DC Center for the LGBT Community (2000 14th St. NW #105, Washington, D.C. 20009).
Join us for our next meeting on October 15:
Do you want a non-judgmental place to talk about managing your substance use?
Join us for our monthly LGBTQ Harm Reduction Support Group for Substance Use. We meet every 3rd Saturday from 3pm-4:30pm at The DC Center for the LGBT Community (2000 14th St. NW #105, Washington, D.C. 20009).
Join us for our next meeting on August 20th:
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The DC Center for the LGBT Community is happy to be partnering with local activist Dee Curry to put on Solutions for Wellness 2016!
Solutions for Wellness 2016 aims to establish dialogue between health care providers, community activists, and members of the public living with HIV, mental health issues, and substance abuse. We also seek to highlight and uplift the experiences and insights of marginalized individuals and communities in the DC area who may also be struggling with HIV, mental health, or substance abuse. The conference will take place on Thursday, September 22nd from 9am-4pm in the Public Welfare Foundation's Lankford Auditorium.
The conference will consist of multiple workshops lead by community-based organizers and health care providers, and will also feature a panel of individuals living with HIV, mental health issues, and substance abuse and those who can help them find solutions.
Our goal is to catalyze collective action that will improve the quality of care for persons living with these mental and physical issues in Washington, DC. We hope that this endeavor will mark the beginning of a concerted effort by local governments, community-based organizations, and community advocates to create community-inspired prevention and treatment strategies to improve the lives of individuals impacted by HIV, mental illness, and substance abuse.
The Public Welfare Foundation is wheelchair accessible. If you need any form of accomodations, please let us know at supportdesk@thedccenter.org or call at (202) 682-2245.
The Facebook event can be found here.
Do you want a non-judgmental place to talk about managing your substance use?
Join us for our monthly LGBTQ Harm Reduction Support Group for Substance Use. We meet every 3rd Saturday from 3pm-4:30pm at The DC Center for the LGBT Community (2000 14th St. NW #105, Washington, D.C. 20009).
Join us for our next meeting on July 16th:
Check us out on Facebook
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We're excited to begin another round of the successful Freedom from Smoking program. It is a friendly, structured, and effective 7-week smoking cessation program developed by the American Lung Association.
Housing the program here at the DC Center, we aim to help LGBTQ folks quit smoking in an environment that is not only supportive of their efforts but that also addresses specific obstacles unique to our community. Quitting is hard but with access to quitting resources and support from peers and the DC Center facilitators, it is that much easier! The first class is July 20th at 7 pm at the DC Center (2000 14th St NW).
Email Outtoquit@thedccenter.org to register or click here.
PDF of the program schedule: outtoquitschedule.pdf
In light of the recent murders in Orlando, and to support those who have been affected and traumatized by violence now and in the past, The DC
Center is launching a biweekly support group focused on providing a safe space for LGBTQ individuals to process the effect that violence, on both a large and small scale, can have on all of us. The group will also provide a forum for discussion and education about the cycle of violence, trauma, vicarious victimization, violence prevention, and the dynamics of power and control. The overarching aim of this group will focus on providing support to LGBT individuals and survivors of violence with therapeutic
techniques and tools that empower its members not only to heal from
violence, but to help stop cycles of violence in their communities.
The support group will run every other week, beginning Friday, June
24th from 6 PM - 7 PM at The DC Center (2000 14th Street, NW, Suite
105). Please contact The DC Center's Staff Social Worker, Sam Shinberg,
LGSW, at samantha@thedccenter.org to sign up. Please also keep in mind that space is limited, so please contact Sam as quickly as possible to reserve a space in the group. Thank you!
Do you want a non-judgmental place to talk about managing your substance use?
Join us for our monthly LGBTQ Harm Reduction Support Group for Substance Use. We meet every 3rd Saturday from 3pm-4:30pm at The DC Center for the LGBT Community (2000 14th St. NW #105, Washington, D.C. 20009).
Join us for our next meeting on June 18th:
Check us out on Facebook
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Have you ever thought about quitting smoking? Have you ever tried to quit in the past? Freedom from Smoking is a practical, comprehensive, and supportive class with a high success rate.
The DC Center is hosting this 7-week tobacco cessation program. Join us as we improve the health and wellness of the LGBT community in DC. Our previous participants committed to quitting tobacco, and had great success staying smoke-free.
The first session is on Wednesday, June 1 at 7PM.
The DC Center is located at 2000 14th St NW.
E-mail Outtoquit@thedccenter.org or Click here to register.
Do you want a non-judgmental place to talk about managing your substance use?
Join us for our monthly LGBTQ Harm Reduction Support Group for Substance Use.We meet every 3rd Saturday from 3 pm-4:30 pm at The DC Center for the LGBT Community (2000 14th St. NW #105, Washington, D.C. 20009). Our next meeting is May 21. Join us!
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Join The DC Center's HIV Working Group at the community center (2000 14th Street NW, Suite 105) on Saturday, April 23rd at 3PM for a panel discussion and community conversation about gay men, crystal meth and HIV.
This event will include four distinguished panelists - Josh Riley, Jimmy Garza, Brian Watson and Kris Oseth - who will discuss various issues around our community and crystal meth, including:
-why someone might start using meth
-why it can be so difficult to quit/reduce meth usage
-some of the impacts of meth on the body and cognition
-the high impact of meth on men of color
-links between meth usage and HIV infection
-the interaction of meth usage with HIV treatment
-ways to reduce meth usage/harm reduction of meth
-potential ways to stop using meth
There will also be the opportunity to ask questions and voice concerns about challenges and opportunities for the local community and addressing the use of crystal meth.
RSVP to our Facebook event here.
The DC Centers Harm Reduction Group is back in April. If you are looking for a non-judgmental place to talk about managing your substance use, consider joining us. All are welcome.
The LGBTQ Harm Reduction Support Group for Substance Use meets monthly, every 3rd Saturday from 3 pm-4:30 pm at The DC Center for the LGBT Community (2000 14th St. NW #105, Washington, D.C. 20009).
Our next meting is April 16th, 2016. We look forward to seeing you there.
Contact : annie@thedccenter.org
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Do you want a non-judgmental place to talk about managing your substance use?
Join us for our monthly LGBTQ Harm Reduction Support Group for Substance Use.We meet every 3rd Saturday from 3 pm-4:30 pm at The DC Center for the LGBT Community (2000 14th St. NW #105, Washington, D.C. 20009). Our necxt meting is March 19. Join us!
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