Mission & History
The Pacific Center is an award winning,
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community
center based in Berkeley, CA serving the East Bay and Greater Bay Area.
Through professional counseling, groups, community events, and
advocacy, Pacific Center works to foster and enhance the well-being
and self-respect of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
individuals.
Founded in 1973
in response to a brutal gay bashing incident in Oakland, the Pacific
Center is the oldest LGBT community center in the Bay Area and the
third oldest in the United States. Over the past 35 years, Pacific
Center has worked with tens of thousands of diverse LGBT people
providing mental health and wellness services. Pacific Center has
continually demonstrated innovation and leadership in responding to
homophobia and the AIDS epidemic, and is committed to serving all
parts of our diverse LGBT community.
Each year, nearly 4,000 people participate in our programs and services
with 200 people calling or walking through our doors each week.
Our programs include mental health counseling, HIV services and
support, youth development, and peer based education and support.
Pacific Center works every day to foster and enhance the well-being
and self-respect of our LGBT community.
Business Hours:
The Pacific Center is open from 9am-6pm Monday through Friday and is
closed Saturday and Sunday. (even though staff is here til 8pm or we
maybe open earlier that 9am.)
Mental Health Clinic Hours:
The Pacific Center Mental Health Clinic is open by appt from 10am -
8pm Monday through Friday. (again even though these hours may flex
with the particular needs of a client, this is the official publicly
listed hours.)
Community Drop-in Hours:
The Pacific Center's Community Drop-in hours are from 4pm - 8pm
Monday through Friday. (We are shortening these hours both with
winter on it way and because few people "just stop by" between 8pm
and 10pm. This will not affect the groups that meet here later than
8pm, but will allow our front desk staff to leave earlier on the
nights when no groups are meeting.) |
Staff & Board
Staff
Leslie Ewing
Executive Director
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Clinic Director
Aaron Testard, MFT
Clinic Program Manager
Mario Balcita
Youth Program Manager
eddie gesso
Operations / Clinic Administrator
Jan Herzog
Bookkeeper
Board
Robert Hopcke, MFT, President
Antonio Salas, Vice-President
Shannon Brueckner, MFT, Treasurer
Phil Evans, MFT, Secretary
Members-at-Large
Jim Hodgkins
Sue Kramer, LCSW, MPH
Sheila O'Rourke
Christopher Ruetz
Newsletters
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