Summary
Organization name
The Center on Colfax
other names
The Center on Colfax
1976
Category
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
1301 E Colfax AveDenver, CO 80218
Denver County, CO, US
The Center on Colfax was founded nearly fifty years ago in response to community need for a gathering place for community where we could come together and find our way out of the darkness and isolation towards wholeness. And in community, we find our power.
To help sustain The Center, our open doors, and offer resources, we invite you to join us in meeting our end of year fundraising goal of $250,000.
Donations to The Center on Colfax provide year-round funding to help the organization serve more than 50,000 LGBTQ+ community members, youth, young adults, seniors, Colorado’s transgender community, our queer disability community members, allies, and more. With generous gifts from our donors, we are able to provide support services, mental health, resource programs, LGBTQ+ DEI training, a strong community network, and of course Denver Pride!
By building our community together, we have changed the world, we are changing the world, and we will continue to change our world to one where all people have a voice and a place.
With your support meeting our end of year needs, we can continue to provide life-changing, life-saving programs for the LGBTQ+ community in Denver and beyond.
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Mission
The mission of The Center on Colfax is to engage, empower, enrich, and advance the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer community of Colorado.
Background Statement
Whenever you see an LGBTQ+ couple joyfully holding hands in public or taking their children to the park, think about how far we've come as a community. Until the early 1970s, LGBTQ+ people could be arrested-charged with a crime-simply for dancing or exchanging a kiss.
As Denver's LGBTQ+ community came together to mount successful legal challenges that put an end to discriminatory policing, they realized that they needed to do more than just fight back. They needed to create a place where community members could not only feel safe but thrive. In 1976, this dream became a reality with the incorporation of the Gay Community Center of Colorado-now The Center on Colfax.
Reflecting on our history also means improving and expanding our programming so that we can reach everyone in the LGBTQ+ community. Throughout the year, The Center focuses on putting diversity, equity, and inclusion at the heart of everything we do at The Center.
As we look ahead to a brighter future, we hope you will support this vital work by making a donation on Colorado Gives Day. With your help, we can ensure that our community remains strong, healthy, and united this year and beyond. Thank you for your support of The Center on Colfax!
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Organization Data
Denver, CO 80218