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Face to Face Announces Launch of Spanish Language Version of Website

Today we’re excited to announce the launch of the Spanish version of our website. This has been part of our new strategic plan that we have been working on as we move forward into a new year. It is vital that we are able to reach out and communicate with our Latinx community that we serve here in Sonoma County.The challenges that this community faces in dealing with HIV and more is a key issue for us here at Face to Face and we are thrilled to be able to find more ways that we can share the work we do here with them. While […]

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Happening This Month at The Spahr Center in Marin

A Thanksgiving Notluck on zoomNovember 26 12:30 to 2 pm You are warmly invited to join a Thanksgiving “Notluck” with our community of LGBT Seniors on zoom. Though our world is troubled, we still have reasons to be grateful. Let’s share gratitudes while we have our meal. Other communities have been sharing meals on zoom and this is a perfect day for us to be together. What’s a Notluck? A Notluck is like a Potluck except you prepare your own meal, exactly as you want it, so there’s no luck needed. Then, you can eat safely in your own home […]

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Transphobic Comments Impact SR City Council Candidate

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A Santa Rosa City Council candidate has retained a key Democratic endorsement after apologizing for years-old online posts that reveal frustration with Democrats and use of vulgar language that has been called out as transphobic and unprofessional. Eddie Alvarez is endorsed by the Sonoma County Democratic Party in the District 1 race to represent the Roseland and South Park areas. The endorsement gives him access to the local Democrats’ slate mailers and helps Alvarez, a dispensary owner, stand out from his two competitors, electrical engineer Jorge Inocencio and neighborhood advocate Duane De Witt. But there was a time — June […]

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Become a Virtual Dining IN for Life Ambassador to Support Food for Thought

Due to COVID-19, we’re making some changes to our annual Dining Out For Life event. It’s now an online fundraising event — Dining IN For Life! This year’s event is on Thursday, December 3rd and you can help support struggling local restaurants and Food For Thought by volunteering as a virtual ambassador.Volunteering is easy, simply:  #1 Sign up online and create an ambassador page #2 Invite your family, friends and networks to order takeout and make a donation to Food For ThoughtYou’ll be given support by Food For Thought’s staff and the tools to share information about the event on social media or by email. The best part is you […]

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Face to Face to Close 3 Monkeys Thrift Store December 15

From Face to Face: It is with a heavy heart that after 20 years in business supporting our work here at Face to Face that we have made the difficult decision that our 3 Monkeys Thrift store will be closing its doors byDecember 15th.These challenging times have made us look closer at our operations and know that this is the best decision for us in being fiscally responsible to the organization. A huge debt of gratitude is owed to our Store Manager Richard Chole along with Roger Lloyd, Monica Hostnick and a team of amazing volunteers who have been truly […]

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This Month at Marin’s LGBTQ Spahr Center

Roster of Seniors Forming Recently, some of our people have been asking that we create a roster of contact information – email &/or phone number – so people can get in touch with each other outside the groups. We’re happy to do so and to distribute it among those who want to participate. Let us know if you would like to be part of it and what information you would like shared. And in the meantime, we can always forward your contact information to someone else you would like to connect with to allow them to get in touch with […]

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Rapid Response Networks Challenge ICE’s Desperate Propaganda Push

California is home to ​23 Rapid Response Networks​, operating 24/7 community-led hotlines to report and respond to ICE activity. In anticipation of ICE raids which sow seeds of fear and mistrust in the community and facilitate the spread of COVID-19, the networks have called on elected officials to take immediate action​ to the threat posed to public health by these operations. In response to ICE’s recent attempts to spread panic and dehumanize immigrants in the state of California the networks released the following statement​: The people of the state of California stand united in the face of actions, policies and rhetoric that seek […]

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