LGBTQ Center Orange County

Organization Description

The LGBT Center OC was established as a volunteer organization in 1971 and incorporated in 1975 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit community-based organization. We are one of the oldest gay and lesbian community centers in the United States. At the LGBT Center OC, all members and allies of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community of Orange County join together in a network of support and unity. Our life-affirming programs focus on empowerment, and our advocacy efforts focus on speaking out against hate and discrimination. We exist so that every segment of the LGBT population of Orange County has the resources needed to thrive in their own lives and communities. The LGBT Center Orange County provides services to more than 10,000 individuals annually across a broad spectrum of culture, ethnicity, age, and economic background. Programming is especially designed for gay men, lesbians, youth, the transgender community, the Spanish-speaking LGBT community, the bisexual community, and LGBT families.

Program Information

Students will learn how to assist clients with obtaining their healthcare needs; such as: linkage to a physician, insurance enrollment, therapy services, support groups, etc. Students will also outreach in the community and assist in presentations, training's and providing PrEP & PEP navigation. They will also help with the planning and coordinating of various events that are held monthly such as health forums, family outings, legal clinics and facilitating youth support groups.

All students, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation, are open and welcome to participate.

Health & Safety

Our site is an older building, so we have stairs with no elevator. However, we do have an office downstairs to meet ADA requirements. Several staff members have service dogs on site.

We work with all areas of the LGBTQ Community and that includes elderly and disabled individuals. Areas students would be helping would be limited to mainly linkage to care, and referrals. We also have a Youth Program that students specifically would have to request to work with, age starts at 9 years old and go to 26 depending on the program. This is NOT babysitting but helping to lead actual programs that roughly run 90 minutes.

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Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • Background Check (e.g. fingerprinting/livescan, driving record)
  • Computer Literacy
  • Driver's License
  • Must be 18 or older
  • Vaccinations
Address 
1605 N Spurgeon St
Santa Ana, CA 92701
United States
General Phone 
(714) 953-5428 Ext. 338
Website:
http://www.lgbtcenteroc.org
Student Contact 
Name
Chandelle Loop
Job Title
Volunteer Coordinator
Phone
(714) 953-5428 Ext. 204
Email
chandelle.loop@lgbtcenteroc.org

Current Opportunities

Title Program Start Date Location Type
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Remote Opportunity: LGBTQ Center Orange County Service Learning Ongoing Remote
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Program(s) 
Service Learning
Organization type 
Human, Social, or Employment Services (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
LGBTQA
Focus Area(s)
Civic Engagement, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice, Health & Medicine
Additional Focus Area(s)
Activism, Social Transformation, Mental Well-being
Hours of operation 

Current office hours are limited to Monday through Friday from 11am to 5om, and HIV/STI Testing Tuesday & Friday 10am to 6pm. Depending on the tasks and work, hybrid internship, volunteering and staff is conducted

Minimum required hours 
20
Maximum students 
4