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LOTTERY WINNERS

Nearly 1,400 people applied to live in one of the 98 affordable units at The Ariadne Getty Foundation Senior Housing complex—with only one-third of them chosen at random to advance to the next phase of the housing lottery.

Located within the Center’s intergenerational Anita May Rosenstein Campus, the Senior Housing, which is scheduled to open later this year, will contain studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. Residents can easily access Center programs specializing in HIV-related wellness, gender identity, and LGBTQ social and cultural support. Other services include meals, case management, employment training, and more than 100 monthly free or low-cost activities. The 506 semi-finalists are required to provide proof of age and income, submit a rental history, and undergo a background check. Those who do not secure an apartment will be placed on a waiting list.

IN GOOD COMPANIES

The Center was the designated beneficiary of several global companies’ charitable campaigns during Pride month. Among them was furniture retailer IKEA, who donated sales of its rainbow-designed STORSTOMMA bags and will also refurnish the library at Triangle Square (the Center’s affordable housing complex for seniors) and one of the common areas inside The Ariadne Getty Foundation Youth Academy. And, as part of its co-branded Proud Allies for All campaign with NYX Cosmetics, the Center will conduct diversity trainings to all of the professional makeup company’s employees. p y

WE DARE YOU

The Center’s CAN (Community Action Network) Coalition, which forges partnerships with local organizations, schools, and youth development programs in order to serve as a resource to one another, launched an advocacy campaign to educate and reduce substance misuse among LGBTQ youth called Dare to Be the Best YOU: Stay Above the Influence. Studies indicate that LGBTQ youth are twice as likely to misuse substances. The campaign includes interviews with 12 diverse individuals who share their experiences with alcohol. Watch the campaign’s first video at lalgbtcenter.org/dare

CON-GRADULATIONS!

The Center awarded 16 youth with college scholarships totaling $37,000 for college. Each year the Center partners with Edison International, Comcast NBCUniversal, and the Felice Samuel Green & Tate Renegade Thorson Memorial Scholarship to provide financial assistance to eligible LGBTQ and ally high school seniors and undergraduate students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center created two-minute congratulatory videos for each recipient in lieu of the annual LGBTQ Youth Awards. The personalized videos included a heartfelt message from Center staff along with a scholarship donor or social media influencer. The recipients will be attending some of the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities, including UCLA, UC Berkeley, and the University of Wisconsin.

A GRANDE TOTAL

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Center supporter and AIDS/LifeCycle participant Frankie Grande hosted Rainbowthon, a star-studded virtual concert and fundraiser benefiting the Center, which raised an impressive $54,870.