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We are offering our ver first LGBTQ training in Spanish “LGBTQ en Español” to better serve our Spanish-speaking young people and their families. This is one part of LGBTQ Connection’s new Latino LGBTQI Youth inclusion project funded by the LGBTQI Giving Circle. Presently, Sonoma County has essentially ZERO LGBTQ Spanish- speaking resources. Let’s change that; Our young people deserve better. LGBTQ Connection está organizando un nuevo taller en español  “LGBTQ En Español: Un Entrenamiento Para Profesionales Que Apoyan a Jóvenes y Sus Familias” en el Valle De Sonoma y ¡ud. está invitada/o! Basado en el corazón de los entrenamientos altamente […]

On February 5-6, 2018 in Santa Rosa, CA, Project Inform hosted The Opioid Crisis & Related Public Health Issues in Rural Northern Counties: A Summit to Discuss Solutions. Over 113 participants from a diverse array of health and social service organizations, including drug treatment programs, federally qualified health centers, syringe exchange programs, local health departments, and health plans from the 26 most northern counties in the state attended the Summit. The counties of interest included Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, […]

The Sonoma County Pride (SCP) will produce its annual Pride Parade and Festival in Santa Rosa, returning to the heart of Sonoma County where previous Pride events enjoyed crowds numbering in the thousands.  The move to Santa Rosa from Guerneville will allow the event to thrive and grow.  The location will provide improved accessibility to: public transit; hotel accommodations; and parking. This year’s celebration spans three days of events and activities designed to appeal to a large array of the community’s interests. Friday, June 1, 2018  Pride Kick-Off at Laugh Cellar – Starring TV Star Alec Mapa Discover Santa Rosa: […]

Redwood Rainbows Square Dance Club has a new class starting Monday, January 8th in Sebastopol.  Our club is unique in the square dance world in that it is open to both singles and couples, gay and straight, no partner required; dress is casual. In addition to the physical and mental exercise that square dancing provides, our club offers a wonderful community of caring, fun-loving friends. During these challenging times in our Sonoma County Community, Redwood Rainbows would like to extend an invitation to victims of the recent firestorm to join their new class at a reduced, half-off rate of $60 […]

Join us at The Laugh Cellar on January 6th for a fundraiser to benefit The Anova Center for Education – Sonoma County’s only nonprofit school for children living with autism. Anova’s Santa Rosa campus was destroyed in the North Bay Fires, leaving 120 students ranging from 5 to 22 years old without a school.  Proceeds from this night will go to their Phoenix Campaign, which will help rebuild their K-12 classrooms, transition program, occupational therapy equipment, and many other specialized needs of our students. All-Star Stand Up Comedy Line Up with: Jennie McNulty, Ronn Vigh, Irene Tu And… Dance the […]

Free film screening! El Canto del Colibri, Thursday, January 11th from 6:30-9 pm at the Arlene Francis Center- El Canto del Colibri is a documentary exploring the relationships between Latino immigrant fathers and their LGBTQ family members. This film is in Spanish with English subtitles, and we will have time before and after to share food and build community. This event was rescheduled after the fires in October, and we are really excited to share it with you all! This event is free but capacity is limited. Please reserve your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/el-canto-del-colobri-film-screening-tickets-41027866453?aff=efbeventtix Celebrate the renewal of our Santa Rosa LGBTQ youth group! […]

Half of us will become unable to speak for ourselves in a future medical situation, yet only 23 percent of adults have written advance health care directives defining our health care wishes. To help residents think ahead about documenting their health care wishes, My Care My Plan: Speak Up, Sonoma County will host a free advance care planning workshop, Who Will Speak for You If You Can’t Speak for Yourself?, on Tuesday, January 16, 1:30–3:30 p.m., at the Redwood Credit Union Community Room, 3033 Cleveland Avenue, Santa Rosa. Register  online at MyCareMyPlanSonoma.org under Events, by phone at (707) 565-5950 or […]

AIDS Walk July was AIDS Walk time for all of us at The Spahr Center. Thanks to the efforts of our board and staff, we raised over $20,000 to support HIV prevention and education in schools and the community. Many thanks to everyone who donated to make this fundraising event a huge success! Academy of Friends Gala The Spahr Center participated in The Academy of Friends Gala in February and we received a $10,000 grant at their awards ceremony. New Grants Innovation Grant We received a $50,000 Innovations grant from the Marin County’s Behavioral Health Department in November to support LGBTQ youth […]