Seven years ago, Paul Renaldo witnessed the suffering being experienced at several local food pantries and service agencies, in the aftermath of the Summer of Hurricanes (better known as “2005”). Among these, Shadowood II suffered a significant loss: With no generator, this home for some 70 souls lost all of its clients’ food.
Renaldo—who passed away in April from complications due to pneumonia—was and is better known in the community as “Guido.” A well-recognized photographer, he stepped up to the plate and launched a food drive to help replace those precious foodstuffs.
Hosting a food drive is never easy, but that first “Guido to the Rescue,” with the help of many of the house drag performers at Monkey Business Bar on North Andrews Avenue, collected over 1,000 pounds of food.
Despite Guido’s passing, his efforts on behalf of others will continue. This weekend, Guido’s Annual Canned Food Drive will continue the legacy of a man who was dedicated to helping others.
“Guido was truly one in a million,” says Gus Sanchez, the owner of Monkey Business. “At one time, we thought that we wouldn’t continue, since Guido was gone. Many of our loyal customers kept asking, ‘What are you going to do to honor Guido?’
Then one day it hit me: Let’s keep his name going with the Canned Food Drive, and our goal this year is for at least 1,000 pounds of food. We can take canned goods or dry goods like pasta.”
This year’s event will support Pantry of Broward, which helps both the homeless and the elderly. “Our shelves are nearly empty,” said one pantry volunteer who asked not to be named. “I’ve volunteered here for nearly two years, and I have never seen it like this. Times are tough, and people have really cut back on donations.
We just can’t help all those who need the support of our services.” Says Sanchez, “Between now and Sunday [October 14], people can drop off items, and each donation will receive a free raffle ticket. On the final day we will draw the winner at 3 p.m.” According to Sanchez, plans are still in the works to continue the “Sleazy Awards,” which Guido started 10 years ago (when he was published “Rimmer” magazine), once again to support local charities.
“We’re looking to make the ‘Sleazies’ another annual event, to once again remind people of how big the ‘little guy’ from New York was, and what a difference he made in so many lives here in our community,” adds Sanchez. Monkey Business is located at 2740 N Andrews Ave., Wilton Manors. For more information, call (954) 514-7819.
]]>On September 23, Women In Distress of Broward County (WID) held a fundraising event at Lips Cabaret: The Ultimate in Drag Dining (1421 E Oakland Park Blvd, Oakland Park). The evening, entitled “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” was a tribute to the late Whitney Houston and Donna Summer, a one-night event that was a virtual sellout, and helped to generate nearly $6,000 for the organization, the only nationally accredited, state-certified, full service domestic violence center serving Broward County.
The Ladies of Lips performed such classics as “Last Dance,” “Bad Girls,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” “Step by Step,” and “I Will Always Love You,” and the cast included show hostess Nicolette, and performers April, Alexis, Martina, Champagne, and others. As well as the stage show, a Silent Auction also helped rake in extra funds, and the entertainers donated their tips to benefit the cause, which in this case will support the agency’s 24-hour crisis intervention hotline and emergency shelter, as well as counseling and support for victims and their children. WID also provides education and professional training about the tragedy of domestic violence and related topics in Broward County schools and in the community.
“Women In Distress is very grateful to Lips and other businesses that support our mission of keeping families safe,” said Mary Riedel, the agency’s president and CEO. “This event is always enjoyed and looked forward to by our supporters and we, of course, look forward to the funds that are raised to help keep the families safe with support groups and emergency shelter,” she added.
The organization’s name is something of a misnomer, as they assist not only women, but men and transgendered people who are in personal distress. They have extended their umbrella to an increasing need in the community.
“We have really grown in the last few years,” one attendee—who left before I could get her name, shame on both of us—told me. “Of course, we were an advocate for women to protect them from abusive relationships, but we’ve seen a need to expand our services, and we are truly elated that we have been so accepted, and that we have been able to help so many others in need.” Lips superstar Diva created the Glitz & Glam fundraiser in 2010 to benefit Women in Distress. Each year the event has a different theme, but a single purpose: to help Women in Distress with a great meal, a great time, and the talent of the Ladies of Lips.
For more information about Women in Distress of Broward County, Inc., visit womenindistress.org. For more about Lips Caberet, and to make reservations, visit lipsusa.com.
]]>Few individuals have been as vocal and visible as Terry De Carlo, a familiar face to both community members and colleagues in the non-profit sector, in which Terry has worked admirably and with dedication for two decades, with a focus on HIV-AIDS.
De Carlo, the Director of Development for Broward House (the county’s oldest and largest HIV/AIDS service organization), previously worked with Care Resource, helping to produce the nearly 30-year-old White Party, one of the world’s “crown jewel” circuit parties attended by thousands of hot international men who come to Miami for a magical weekend of dancing, food, and, of course, a few cocktails.
It would surprise many people who know of DeCarlo’s grinding work schedule that he lives with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), a condition that has reduced his lung capacity by 60 percent. But—like the Energizer Bunny—he just keeps on going. He helps organize Broward House’s successful community events, including the wildly popular “Amazing Race,” and “Broward Bares It” fundraiser benefiting persons with HIV/AIDS.
“We once again produced ‘Broward Bares It’ at the Seminole Hard Rock, and we once again had a sold out crowd,” says DeCarlo. “It is a major production. You just can’t put people out there on a stage—you have to rehearse and work with sound and lighting. It has to be done right,” he adds.XXX “Our first year, we had 3,000 people and then our next year we had to move to the Passion Room, and now, with the growing popularity, we hope this year to move to the Paradise Theatre,” he explains. “For me, it’s been a labor of love to see this grow.”
Like all great motivators, DeCarlo knows success, in life and work, is a team effort. “My rock is my husband, Bill Huelsman,” he says without hesitation. “We have now been together for 16 years, and he has been there every step of the way.” Are there challenges to a long-term, successful partnership, we wonder? “So far, there has been no ‘water-boarding,’” DeCarlo jokes, “and I love him to death.”
DeCarlo and the Broward House team have lined up world class entertainment to help raise community awareness for its projects and the clients it assists. As well as the smashing success of Typhoon Lagoon during June’s Orlando Gay Days, “We are bringing in Wanda Sykes for a [December 2] concert at the Broward Center, and we just booked Joan Rivers for June 2013,” he says with barely contained excitement. “Last year, we had a fantastic turnout with Margaret Cho, and each year we try to step it up,” he explains, and adds, “But, frankly, it comes back to one thing: We have to get the message out that HIV is still out there, and is still a threat.”
To learn more about Terry DeCarlo and the ongoing community efforts of Broward House, as well as its many fun and supportive activities, visit browardhouse.org.
]]>David Kitchen has such a familiar face that it might take a second for you to remember exactly from where you know him. The ever-conscientious, ever-smiling Kitchen, who works at Rosie’s Bar and Grill in Wilton Manors, will once more participate in the Smart Ride. What’s different for Kitchen is that this year, as well as giving back to the community, he is taking stand against a national outrage: The bullying of LGBT teens. “This has to stop,” says Kitchen.
“This is my fourth Smart Ride,” notes Kitchen, who says that the beneficiary this year of his fundraising—and cycling—efforts will be the Oakland Park-based Live Free Be Strong Foundation, which has a self-described mission of taking a stand to end bullying, by supporting grassroots organizations which provide education and outreach services.
“There are many members of the LGBT community who have experienced bullying,” says Kitchen, noting something that has become alltoo- familiar in today’s headlines. “One thing that I have found is that there is no age range,” he adds. “It can be a young man or woman coming out and dealing with their sexuality, or it can be someone older.”
Kitchen says that Live Free Be Strong attempts to impact three different groups which are ‘impacted’ by bullying: “Those who are bullies, those who are being bullied, and those who stand by and do nothing.”
The Arizona State alum has done more than take his bicycle on the road. “I recently made a presentation at Fort Lauderdale High School,” he explains, and notes that “on September 23, we will be collecting money at the Royal Palms Resort T Dance. There will be a fashion show presented by the Pride Factory, and eyewear provided by Chic Optique, and an open bar for one hour sponsored by Bud Light. Then on November 10, we are holding a yard sale, with all money going to the organization.”
Kitchen recognizes that there are individuals, businesses, and organizations that help make life better in our gay corner of the world. “Sidelines Sports Bar has been so supportive of the Smart Ride,” he notes. “They are hosting a Bar Olympics which will feature pool tournaments, poker, and darts, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Smart Ride.”
He has high hopes to be part of an ambitious agenda set by the organizers and sponsors of the event. “It’s our wish to raise $1 million this year for the Smart Ride,” he says. Those who want to be a part of that projected success, and to assist the Live Free Be Strong team riders in accomplishing it, can visit smartride.org, navigate to team 959, and enter the amount they would like to donate.
Kitchen says that he has excellent role models for giving back to the community, and making a meaningful difference in the lives of others. “I learned everything from John Zieba and Cliff Mulhahy, the owners of Rosie’s,” he says, with real gratitude. “I’ve watched these guys, and they truly love the community.” That sentiment seems to be catching.
]]>Just like Betty White in an episode of “Golden Girls” trying to hold her breath in a hospital elevator so she wouldn’t get sick, many of us disdain even the idea of visiting a hospital for fear we might catch something that’s airborne. It makes the fear of getting sick worse for some than the potential cure! Fortunately, times have changed, and hospitals are no longer the breeding ground for illness they once were. They have also changed when it comes to serving the disparate members of the community. One case in point is Imperial Point Medical Center (6401 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale).
Tom Kester, Regional Director of Surgical Services for Imperial Point—part of the Broward Health system—is a true friend to the LGBT community. He, along with Imperial Point’s new CEO, Abigail Fortey, have established meaningful ties to Greater Fort Lauderdale’s LGBT community, recognizing the relationship between community partnership and trust, and providing health care to that community. “One of the reasons that I joined Imperial Point was that we embrace domestic partnership rights,” notes Kester. “That is huge in the medical field. Of course,” he adds, “all of the Broward Health facilities recognize domestic partnerships.”
Kester points to the region’s changing needs in health care. “At one time we had a huge HIV/AIDS department. Now, thanks to medical treatment advances, we don’t see that need as it was 25 years ago,” he explains. “At that time, Father William Collins of The Poverello Center served as chaplain. He did so much good work, and he still does,” Kester adds, flashing a smile. He goes over some of the essential services Imperial Point provides.
“Women have so many services offered to them, such as mammograms and other health screenings.” And then there’s “the Man Van.”
“That is not the official name of the project,” Kester explains, laughing. “The idea behind it is that men have health issues, and this van will operate like some of the HIV screening vans do. We are eventually looking at the following tests to be done on site, or we will refer the patient to the proper specialist for further testing: Gastrointestinal/ colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy, urology and prostate exams, cardiac screening, eye exams, diabetes screening, weight control, skin health, low testosterone, erectile dysfunction, and basic health education—and that’s just scratching the surface,” he adds.
Imperial Point is about to celebrate 40 years of providing uninterrupted service. The medical center plans to mark the occasion on Saturday, October 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with something for everyone including screenings for blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, and more. The event will also feature free therapeutic chair massages, a Halloween-themed corner and bounce house for kids, caricature artist and face painting, food, refreshments, all sorts of prizes and giveaways, live entertainment, and the blood bank bus.
For more information, call (954) 759-7400, or visit browardhealth.org/40years.
]]>Personal trainer Dean Yanakis found more than a home when he moved to South Florida: He found a calling. He relates that his move to South Florida from the northeast—first to Fort Lauderdale, and then eventually to Wilton Manors— landed him a great condo, which doubles as a home-training facility, where he works with about 30 clients a week. The move also brought him into contact with the Poverello Food Bank, which was having problems feeding clients.
When he heard about the center’s Open Arms, Open Hearts food drive, Yanakis requested that a drop-off box be placed at his condo. Within one week, he had not only filled the box, but needed to call three times to have it emptied and replaced. That’s when he decided, “If I can do this with just my clients, what could I do if I made the entire complex aware?” The New York State-native called the agency, and asked that collection boxes be placed at all of the master mail boxes in his Wilton Manors condo. Since this was at the end of season, many of the snowbirds were heading north, and in the process of cleaning out their pantries. With so many grocery items to collect, Poverello required the space of an entire van for the pickup.
After Yanakis returned from a business trip to New York, he decided to immerse himself in a cause that would put those in need with work that enabled them to earn their keep. “I’d watch how so many of the charities hand out money or food, but don’t really ask for help in return. I love Poverello and the amazing work that they do. With all of those people coming in for help, why are they not volunteering to help in the food bank, in the sorting room, or in the retail store?” he wondered.
“I wanted to help those who want to help themselves. So a group of friends and I got together, and we scoped out a plan to help those who are willing to put forth an effort to jump start their lives,” Yanakis explains. “We all have special talents that we can direct to help others,” he adds.
Yanakis outlines the application process for Less Fortunate. “When a person applies, we ask for all of their income—everything, none of this working under the table. We want people to be honest with us, and then we take all of their legitimate expenses—rent, utilities, car expenses, including insurance and fuel to and from work only, food—all of the basics.
No alcohol, no smoking, no drugs, nothing recreational. We will then do a spread sheet.
“As an example, if someone has income of $1,800, and expenses of $2,200, we will work with them to find an additional $400 to get them through the month. We partner them with someone who can help them. We recently had a man who needed someone to walk his dog, because he had had knee replacement surgery. He was willing to pay $20 a day, which made up the difference for what a young dog walker needed in order to meet all of his monthly expenses,” Yanakis proudly notes, the perfect winwin scenario.
For more information about Less Fortunate, email fldean2012@aol.com.
]]>You might not know that Keith Blackburn, President and CEO of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (GFLGLCC), is a local business and community leader by all the time he spends out of the country—until you realize that his travels directly benefit and impact local businesses and allied trades in the place he calls home.
“Nearly 28 percent of travel in South Florida has been related to the LGBT community—that’s huge,” Blackburn told the Agenda earlier this year. He wants to see more of that market spend its tourism dollars in Greater Fort Lauderdale, but Blackburn has a deeper dream for the Gayborhood and its surrounding communities.
Long-term, he and his chamber partners want to see the area become an international hub for global commerce, to make it a commercial center as well as a tourist destination.
To help accomplish that, the GFLGLCC has teamed up with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) to help facilitate the first U.S. Government-backed trade mission to Bogotá, Colombia.
The trip (which will be held from September 11 through 15) marks the first U.S. government-certified LGBT trade mission, which was made possible through a Memorandum of Understanding that was signed last year between officials of the NGLCC and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Blackburn sees this as an opportunity for local business owners to take part as credentialed delegates to the inaugural LGBT Summit of the Americas, which will be held in conjunction with the trade mission.
The summit will bring LGBT business leaders from the U.S. face to face with their counterparts in Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Uruguay. Among the speakers who have been invited to attend are the Honorable Angelino Garzón, Vice President of Colombia, and the Honorable Peter McKinley, U.S. Ambassador to Colombia.
The trade mission, says Blackburn, is an opportunity for South Floridabased LGBT-certified businesses to meet buyers and business leaders, and to personally meet officials in Bogotá (including the U.S. Embassy’s commerce attaché) and build valuable connections that are crucial to international export and import trading.
Blackburn, a native of Washington, D.C., has spent much of 2012 building the kinds of alliances he hopes to foster in Bogotá, traveling this spring to the ITB-Berlin show, the world’s largest travel trade expo. GFLGLCC, which was formed in 2011, is a 501 (c) (6) non-profit, with a mission to “promote business and economic opportunities for the LGBT and LGBTfriendly community, and to serve as “an advocate and resource for all member businesses that promote equality.” For more information on the GFLGLCC trade mission and summit, or to become a GFLGLCC member, visit gogayfortlauderdale.com
]]>When Robert Boo was Director of Development for what was then called the Gay and Lesbian Community Center (GLCC) of Fort Lauderdale, he added a number of important programs, working in tandem with thenexecutive director Paul Hyman, who had served in that post for nearly a decade. Boo left his position to work in the private sector in Miami, but somehow, that just didn’t work for him. When Hyman decided to return to his native New York, Boo thought the time was ripe for his own kind of return. Hired to succeed Hyman as Executive Director of the nowbranded Pride Center at Equality Park, he found a whole new “beast” waiting for him.
“With the move to the new campus (located at 2040 North Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors), there were a number of changes, and lots of additional programs that we were offering with increased services,” Boo explains. “I knew that I was going to have some very big shoes to fill, as Paul had done an incredible job. Of course, coming back to a non-profit in this economy is not easy. People have had to tighten purse strings at a time when we are expanding service,” he notes. “I can’t see us cutting our services—there are too many people who depend on us.”
One of the Pride Center’s biggest “nuts” is its Capital Campaign, which Boo says is the agency’s efforts “to raise money to help pay off the mortgage, so that we can once again increase our service potential.” Enter local pharmacist Ken Goss, who moved here several years ago from Boston, where he had served on the board of a non-profit, The Attic. “When I moved here, I wanted to get involved,” Goss relates. “I went to the [Pride Center], and saw the incredible work they were doing. One of the first projects that I was involved with was acquiring backpacks for underprivileged kids.”
Goss’ work with the Pride Center inspired him—in his own words—to “really get more involved with the community.” Just how involved wasn’t apparent until he called the agency’s new executive director and requested a meeting. Goss said he wanted to present the Pride Center with a check for its Capitol Campaign—in the amount of $50,000. Boo says that he was in a state of shock.
On Sunday, September 30, Boo and the Pride Center will hold an invitation-only brunch, to say “Thank You” to Goss, and to the board of directors of the agency. “If it were not for having a working board, so much of the services we provide would have to be curtailed,” Boo says with emphasis.
“I never want to see that happen.” For more information on the Pride Center at Equality Park’s Capital Campaign, or its many community services, visit pridecenterflorida.org.
If your non-profit organization is not listed in the Agenda Non-Profit Services Directory, please send your information to Dale Madison at
dalemadison@guymag.net.
At a time when LGBT Rights and empowerment are at the forefront of the national debate, one local organization has taken the reins to make empowerment more than a watchword. Since 1987, Women In Network (WIN) has been dedicated to building skills in personal and business development, leadership, and empowerment for lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women (the “L-B-T” in LGBT).
The non-profit group organizes business and professional networking events, advocacy efforts, health and educational programs, philanthropic and scholarship support, along with social and recreational events. All of these are devised with a goal that involves helping others and empowering themselves.
“We started watching the show, ‘Extreme Couponing,’ and a group of us got the idea to work for a local non-profit,” recalls Julia Landis. “So we did our research.” That research led them to a strategy for benefitting those less fortunate, and having a great time in the process. “It’s pretty amazing if you get a local grocery store to have a buy-one-get-one special, and then you find a manufacturer’s coupon and match them up—all of a sudden, you are actually walking out with money in your hand,” Landis adds. “One of my favorites is CouponMom.com, but there are many out there that really can double or triple your buying power.”
How does this great enthusiasm translate into helping others? Landis explains: “A few months ago, we started a food drive for Poverello. We didn’t know that there are certain items that Poverello cannot, due to laws, provide for their clients. Things like barbeque sauce are considered a luxury, and therefore government money can’t purchase these. We found that we could purchase the barbeque sauce with our couponing, and got the price down to less than fifty cents per bottle. The first delivery, we took over 3,500 pounds of groceries to Poverello. Terry Sommerville, the food bank manager at Poverello, was nearly in tears, because he was able to give clients things that they would never be able to have.”
As well as the homeless, WIN has a soft spot for kids. “Many people don’t realize that over 125,000 Broward County children can’t afford the basic supplies for school,” says Landis.
In cooperation with the Pride Center, McDonalds, Auto Nation, Power 96 FM, Waste Management, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Broward County schools, the Creative Summer Art Academy, and the Museum of Art, the “Tools for Schools Broward” program collects school supplies for disadvantaged children.
“Some of the things that we need most are glue sticks, crayons, pens and pencils, pink erasers, paper—just the simple things for kids to have for learning,” Landis says. “We have several drop off locations, including right here at the Pride Center at Equality Park [2040 North Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors], or people can go online and make a donation at browardedfoundation. net. Thanks to ‘Tools for Schools,’ Broward teachers from low income schools now have a chance to help their students to not just learn, but to excel.”
or more information about Women In Network, visit womeninnetwork.com, or contact Julia at julia@lgbtcenters.org
If your non-profit organization is not listed in the Agenda Non-Profit Services Directory, please send your information to
Dale Madison at dalemadison@ guymag.net.
Several years ago, one of the area Pride organizations started working with the local Habitat for Humanity chapter, to raise funds to build a home for a local family.
Although they fell short of their goal, they did raise over $5,000 to assist with the construction—and they raised awareness of an important issue, while helping to gather a base of volunteers from the LGBT community with an eye to helping build future homes for less fortunate families.
Recently, Habitat—which was founded in 1976 in Americus, Georgia, and includes among its international corps of volunteers former President Jimmy Carter—finished work on five new homes in Oakland Park. Volunteer Coordinator Eliot Imhoff was so inspired, that he is now working on three additional homes.
“Right now, we have all of the paperwork filed with the city of Oakland Park, and are working with King Automotive, BankAtlantic, and Wells-Fargo Bank,” Imhoff says. “In conjunction with Christ United Church, we will be breaking ground to help three more deserving families.
Many people don’t understand families in the homes don’t get a free ride,” he explains. “They have to help in the building of the home. The program is meant to give them a new lease on life, and help them with the responsibility, and giving them a sense of pride for their future,” Imhoff stresses.
“Habitat Broward brings together people from all walks of life to work in partnership with deserving families in need,” Imhoff explains. “Habitat for Humanity strengthens families, neighborhoods, and communities. Our mission is to eradicate substandard housing, and to build simple, decent, affordable housing for those with low incomes.”
Imhoff says he started working with Habitat as a volunteer following Hurricane Katrina, going to Biloxi, Mississippi, and assisting with the rebuilding effort there. He says he found real inspiration helping his fellow men. “Since 1983, Habitat Broward has built more than 320 homes, and we are always in need of volunteers,” he says. “Not only with the building of the homes, but in all facets of Habitat. We also have the Habitat Re-Store [at 505 W Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale], which was helped by local humanitarian Ginny Miller, who assisted with the funding. You can find almost anything for the home, from building supplies to furniture,” Imhoff notes.
In addition to volunteers, Imhoff says, “We are always looking for additional sponsors within the community, who are capable of contributing [money and materials], and those in the trade who can step forward and assist in the construction process.”
Imhoff suggests those who are interested in participating with Habitat Broward in whatever fashion should visit the main office (3564 N Ocean Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, in the BankAtlantic building).
For more information, visit habitatbroward.org.
Latinos Salud
Free HIV rapid testing, Free one-on-one counseling
and life coaching for gay Latinos 18 to 44. Free peer
networking dinners and leadership training for gay
Latinos 25 to 44.
Free clubhouse for Latinos 18 to
30, planning alternative social events
2330 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors
(954) 765-6239 and (954) 533-8681
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facebook.com/somoslatinossalud
Minority Development & Empowerment
HIV Testing, case management
5225 NW 33rd Ave., Building 5, Ft. Lauderdale
(954) 315-4530
POVERELLO
HIV Testing, Free meals
2302 NE 7th Ave, Wilton Manors
(954) 561-3663
Out of the Closet
HIV Testing, referrals
2097 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors
(954) 358-5580
Men’s Wellness Center
HIV & STD’s Testing & treatment
6405 N. Federal Hwy., Suite 205, Ft. Lauderdale
(877) 259-8727
The East Health Center
HIV/STD’s Testing, screening and treatment,
Immigration medical examination
2421 SW 6th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale
(954) 298-1749
(954) 467-4705
Broward House
HIV services, shelter, empowerment, housing, client
services
1726 SE 3rd Ave., Ft. Lauderdale
(954) 522-4749
Care Resource Broward
HIV Testing, case management,
830 E Oakland Park Blvd, Oakland Park
(954) 567-7141
Red Hispana
HIV Testing, Hispanic support groups, emergency
relief fund assistance, pre-case management
1350 East Sunrise Blvd., Suite 129, Ft. Lauderdale
(954) 462-8889
Care Resource Dade
HIV Testing, case management
3510 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
(305) 576-1234 Ext.287
Covenant House
Emergency/temporary shelter & crisis intervention
733 Breakers Ave., Ft. Lauderdale
(954) 561-5559
The Wellness Center
Support groups, Lipoatrophy (Facial Wasting)
2921 NE 6th Ave., Wilton Manors
(954) 568-0152
The Pride Center at Equality Park
HIV Testing, support groups, elderly, youth resources,
transgender resources, bereavement
2040 N Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors, FL 33305
(954) 463-9005
LAMBDA
Support groups, substance abuse
1231-A E Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 761-9072
Gay & Lesbian Youth Support Group
Provides support to gay and lesbian youths 16 to 24
years of age
1480 SW 9 Avenue 2nd Floor Ft Lauderdale
Sunshine Cathedral Campus
(954) 764-5150
Brian Neal Fitness & Health Foundation
Weekly group workouts, gym membership, nutrition
and life mentoring classes by professionals, online
programs, exercise, and health monitoring for
persons living with HIV/AIDS and other lifechallenging
conditions.
2435 N. Dixie Hwy., Wilton Manors
(954) 336-0436
(561) 255-4913
AIDS Healthcare Foundation/Out of theCloset
HIV testing, client services, STD’s testing & treatment,
AHF Pharmacy
2097 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors
(954) 318-6997
The Community
Anger management, counseling Self pay/Sliding Scale
$25-$85
16 NE 4th St., Suite 130, Ft. Lauderdale
(954) 533-9819
Family Therapy Center
Anger management
2415 University Dr., Coral Springs
(954) 345-6222
South Florida Gender Coalition
Support groups for Cross-dressers, trans-sexuals and
significant others; Age 18 and older.
3233 NW 34th Ct., Ft. Lauderdale
(954) 578-9454, 954-677-2587
Teen Space 211
Tough teen issues, bullying, counseling
3217 NW 10th Terr., Suite 308, Ft. Lauderdale
Pride Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Gay/Lesbian/Bisex/Trans; Mental Health Services;
Substance Abuse Detox; Substance Abuse Inpatient
(954) 463-4321, 954-453-8679
(800) 585-7527
Legal Aid Service – Broward Human Rights Initiative
Low-income gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender
(GLBT) individuals in need of legal services, Gay/
Lesbian/Bisex/Trans; Legal Services
491 N State Rd. 7, Plantation
(954) 358-5635
Legal Aid Service – Broward Human Rights
Initiative
Legal services, immigration information
(954) 358-5635
SunServe
Counseling, mental health intake and referral, Noble
McArtor Senior Day Care Center, youth and family
services
1480 SW 9th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale
(954) 764-5150, (954) 764-5055, (954) 764-5055,
(954) 549-0263
Fusion
Program open to the GLBTQ community. Activities
include meditation, social events, groups, movies,
games, classes, and condom distribution campaign.
2304 NE 7th Ave., Wilton Manors
(954) 630-1655
Spectrum Programs
Case Management, Marriage & Family therapy,
Outpatient Counseling, Psychiatric Services,
Substance Abuse Residential Treatment
450 E Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach
(954) 580-0770
(954) 781-4405
If your non-profit organization is not listed in the Agenda Non-Profit Services Directory, please send your information to Dale Madison at dalemadison@guymag.net.
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