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For any questions about The Pride Center resources and/or any donation inquiries for the Community Care Cabinet or Gender-Affirming Closet, email [email protected].

  • CHIP: the purpose of the Comprehensive High Impact Prevention (CHIP) Program is to increase the health of young gay men in the South and Southeast Regions of San Diego County. The CHIP Mobile Unit offers free HIV testing to everyone each month at The Pride Center.
  • Greater San Diego Business Association (GSDBA): GSDBA promotes equality and prosperity through the support of LGBTQ businesses.
  • Hillcrest Youth Center: the Hillcrest Youth Center is the only drop-in and recreational center in San Diego County dedicated to the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and HIV+ (LGBTQ+) youth. The HYC offers programming for the LGBTQ+ youth and allies, ages 14-18.
  • Lambda Archives: Lambda Archives of San Diego collects, preserves, and teaches the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the San Diego and Northern Baja California region.
  • Mama's Kitchen: Mama’s Kitchen is a non-profit, volunteer based organization that brings food to those who need it. Their focus is on preparing and delivering food to men, women, and children who are affected by cancer or AIDS.
  • PFLAG San Diego: Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is a non-profit organization that has over 200,000 members as well as over 350 affiliates around the United States.
  • Project Trans at The Center: all of San Diego LGBT Community Center's programs are trans-inclusive and supportive. They also offer services designed specifically for the transgender community through Project TRANS, a Transgender Services Program.
  • San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalition: the San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalition strives to be a haven for the Black 2SLGBTQIA+ community. As the central hub for queer Black life, the coalition’s primary focus is connecting people to resources, events, and outlets that support and enrich their life, and provide opportunities to strengthen the community.
  • San Diego LGBT Pride: San Diego LGBT Pride works to bring respect of all in the LGBT community both locally and nationally. Most notably, it plans and produces the annual Pride Parade in San Diego.
  • STD Testing: STD testing is a free, cohesive guide for free and low-cost STD testing options in San Diego in order to provide people with informed resources to help stop the spread of STDs.
  • Sunburst Youth Housing Project:  the Sunburst Youth housing project, in partnership with The Center, provides short term, affordable housing assistance to LGBTQ youth who may have otherwise been living on the street.
  • The Center: the San Diego LGBT Community Center (The Center) strives to sustain and enhance the health and well-being of the LGBT community through a variety of programs and activities.
  • Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM): BEAM is committed to the emotional/mental health and healing of Black communities.
  • The Brown Boi Project: Brown Boi Project works to transform the way that communities of color talk about gender and builds the leadership, economic self-sufficiency, and health of LGBTQ people of color.
  • Campus Pride: Campus Pride is the only national non-profit organization for students, staff, and faculty working to cultivate safer college environments for LGBTQ+ students.
  • Family Equality Council: the Family Equality Council is working to change policies and attitudes to ensure that all families are celebrated and respected – especially families with parents who are LGBT.
  • Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD): GLAAD works with social media, news, and entertainment sources to help bring LGBT stories into the homes and workplaces of millions every day.
  • Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN): the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) is a national organization working towards schools that are safe for all students.
  • Human Rights Campaign (HRC): HRC works nationally to bring an end to discrimination targeting LGBT citizens and works towards a more equal nation for all.
  • I'm Muslim and I Might Not be Straight: a resource for LGBTQ+ Muslim youth.
  • National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC): NBJC is a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and same-gender loving (LGBTQ/SGL) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS.
  • National LGBTQ Task Force: the National LGBTQ Task Force works to build future where everyone is free to be themselves in every aspect of their lives.
  • Trevor Project: Trevor Project is a national organization that provides suicide and crisis intervention to the LGBTQ youth community.
  • Zippia LGBTQ Workplace Resource Guide: a resource guide to help navigate the job search and corporate landscape as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
  • Project Trans and The Center: all of San Diego LGBT Community Center's programs are trans-inclusive and supportive. They also offer services designed specifically for the transgender community through Project TRANS, a Transgender Services Program.
  • Trans Lifeline: Trans Lifeline is dedicated to the well-being of transgender people through running a hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people. Trans Lifeline volunteers are ready to respond to the needs of community members.
  • Trans Student Educational Resources (TSER): TSER is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environments for trans and gender non-conforming students. TSER works to provide educational resources and materials.
  • Trans Youth Family Allies (TYFA): TYFA partners with educators, communities, and service providers to empower parents and families in creating supportive environments where gender can be expressed and respected.

For more information about transfer student involvement opportunities and resources, visit SDSU’s Transfer Student Success webpage.