LGBT Center of Central PA

The LGBT Center of Central PA fosters inclusive communities and holistic well-being for LGBTQ+ people through social, educational, and cultural engagement. As the only LGBTQ+ community center in Dauphin County, the LGBT Center is a critical safe space for LGBTQ+ people to access resources and find community, connection, and support. Established in 2006 and based in Harrisburg, the Center serves over 2,000 people yearly across Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, Lancaster, and Lebanon Counties.

The Center offers four main social groups for LGBTQ+ people with shared identities and experiences to find community, connection, and support: Common Roads, for youth and young adults; Passageways, for transgender and nonbinary adults; Aging With Pride, for adults over age 50; and Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) Group, for young adults of color. 

The Center also provides tangible services for LGBTQ+ people and our community as a whole: Training & Education for schools, businesses, healthcare providers, and more on best practices for LGBTQ+ inclusion; a housing program, which provides housing and emergency assistance; and significant resource & referral services to connect people with other resources beyond what the Center offers to help meet their needs. 

The Center is also part of two key collaborations, extending the Center’s work in partnership with other organizations across our communities. GLO is a community resource center serving LGBTQ+ men of color and trans women of color ages 14 to 34. The LGBT History Project is an award-winning partnership with Dickinson College that collects, preserves, and shares the stories of LGBT history in Central PA as told by those who lived it.