Spectrum Resources

Volunteer Program
Spectrum Volunteer Program builds leadership skills and community involvement with a variety of opportunities, including: board or committee membership, carpentry, newsletter, special event coordination, mailing parties, and administrative assistance in the office. Contact Paula Pilecki at 415-457-1115 x209 or pilecki@SpectrumLGBTCenter.org

Community Library
Spectrum Library has hundreds of LGBT related books and videos; fiction and nonfiction. The hours of operation are: 12noon to 5:00pm, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. 2:00pm to 6:00pm on Wednesdays.

Meeting Space
Spectrum has available meeting speace at its Community Library. Reservations in advance are required. The library holds up to 35 people depending on the activity. Limited kitchen facilities are available, as well as television/DVD/VCR/sound equipment. A modest donation is requested for facility use. Contact Paula Pilecki at 415-457-1115 x209 or pilecki@SpectrumLGBTCenter.org

Other Resources

This section contains a small selection of the many resources and activity groups available in the North Bay, the State and the Country for LGBT people and issues. If you would like us to include a listing, please submit a request to info@SpectrumLGBTCenter.org with the resource name, brief description and weblink.

Talk Lines, Information, Referral, Support

• California HIV/AIDS Hotline: 1-800-367-AIDS (800-367-2437)
• California Youth Crisis Line: 1-800-843-5200
• LYRIC: provides information and resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth. lyric.org/home.html
• LYRIC Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-PRIDE
• The Trevor Project: promotes acceptance for gay youth and assists with suicide prevention for these youth. www.thetrevorproject.org
• The Trevor Helpline: 1-866-4-U-Trevor (866-488-7386)
• Domestic Violence and Hate Crimes Line: 415-333-HELP (415-333-4357)
• Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network: 1-800-656-4673
  

North Bay Resources

• Men-4-Men: this community group is an on-going, drop-in peer support group for gay-identified men, offered free of charge at the Center for Attitudinal Healing in Sausalito. Tuesdays, 5 - 7 PM. Experience a sense of community based on heart-felt connections in a safe and supportive environment. For more information, leave a message for Jason at 415-331-6161 x276 or call Intake at x106. All Center groups are free of charge.
• Marin AIDS Project: helps the people of Marin County obtain HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C services, information, education and support. www.marinaidsproject.org
• Marin Life program and Bisexual Men: offers monthly educational and social events. Call Brian at 415-457-2487 x115
• Marin Life PLUS for HIV+ Gay and Bisexual Men. Call Alan at 415-457-2487 x118
• Marin BACW: features local events and a link to event listings for the entire Bay Area.www.sonic.net/~toucansu/ww.html
• Novato Women's Group: for women of all ages who live or work in Marin or Sonoma County. For more information email Nwgnews@aol.com or call Mickey Anderson at 415-892-2482.
• PFLAG North Bay Chapter. promotes the health and well being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning persons, their families and friends through: support, education and advocacy. www.pflag-nb.org
• Positive Images: provides support and advocacy to Sonoma County's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and intersexed youth and young adults, and educates the greater community. www.posimages.org.

Bay Area Resources

• The San Francisco Bay Times Resource page: lists all kinds of LGBT organizations all over the Bay Area. www.sfbaytimes.com/?section_id=35&sec=rguide.
• Bay Area Bisexual Network: promotes better understanding of bisexual lives and issues within the larger lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) community and the public.www.babn.org.
• COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere): supporting children, youth and adults with LGBTQ parent(s). www.colage.org.
• Gaylesta: therapy referral for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.www.gaylesta.org
• National Center for Lesbian Rights: advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education. www.nclrights.org.
• Our Family Coalition: promotes the rights and well-being of Bay Area lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families with children and prospective parents through education, advocacy, social networking, and grassroots community organizing. www.ourfamily.org
• Outlet: supports and empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth ages 13-20 living on the Peninsula and South Bay (San Francisco Peninsula/Bay Area, CA).
  Email: outlet@chacmv.org Phone: 650-965-2020 ext. 22. www.projectoutlet.org.
• Pacific Center for Human Growth: offers professional counseling, groups, community events, and advocacy to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community of the East Bay and Greater Bay Area. www.pacificcenter.org.
• Planet Out: listings of entertainment, money & careers, news & politics, fitness, health, movies, travel and other LGBT resources. www.planetout.com.
• SAGA North Ski & Snowboard Club: is the San Francisco Bay Area's non-profit ski & snowboard club promoting winter recreation activities for the gay & lesbian community. SAGA North offers inexpensive one-day-bus trips, weekend trips to Tahoe, extended trips to Aspen Gay Ski Week, Utah, Montana, and Switzerland. SAGA North organizes many outdoor summer activities (such as white water rafting, water skiing, hiking & camping) and also has social events throughout the year. Adult skiers of all abilities welcome. E-mail: sagainfo@saganorth.com www.saganorth.com.
• San Francisco LGBT Center: information, referral, and programs in downtown San Francisco.www.sfcenter.org.
• San Francisco LGBT Pride: the official website for the San Francisco Pride Parade and Festival. www.sfpride.org.
• Stop AIDS Project: HIV prevention. www.stopaids.org.
• Transgender Law Project: resources for transgeneder people.www.transgenderlawcenter.org.
• Transgender San Francisco: serving the educational, social, and recreational needs of the transgendered commu. www.tgsf.org.

State Resources

• California Domestic Partners Registry: information on how to register a domestic partnership, legal forms, fees information and other resources. www.sos.ca.gov/dpregistry.
• Equality California: works to build a state of equality. www.eqca.org.

National Resources

• ACLU: works to extend rights to segments of our population that have traditionally been denied their rights, including Native Americans and other people of color; lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people; women; mental-health patients; prisoners; people with disabilities; and the poor.www.aclu.org.
• CenterLink (formerly National Association of LGBT Community Centers): a member-based coalition to support the development of strong, sustainable LGBT community centers.www.lgbtcenters.org.
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: building the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. thetaskforce.org.
• People for the American Way: advocating the values and the institutions that sustain a diverse democratic society. www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general

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