LGBT Centers Get Johnson Family Grants for Mental Health Programs

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The Johnson Family Foundation has announced that The Pride Center of the Capital Region in Albany, NY, and The LGBT Community Center of the Desert in Palm Springs, CA have each been awarded a $150,000 grant over 3 years dedicated to:

�increasing the variety and quality of mental health services provided by LGBT community centers; and

strengthening the overall organizational capacity of these institutions during a critical phase in their development.

CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers is proud to be a partner in this mental health initiative and will be working with both centers to implement yearly organizational technical assistance plans through funding made available from the Foundation.

“CenterLink is thrilled to be part of this innovative program and we look forward to working with each center as they become model programs in the delivery of mental health services,” said Terry Stone, Executive Director.

The grants were awarded to support specific capacity building projects of already existing mental health programs, and mark the third year of a three year project.