The DC Center Breaks Ground on New Home

metroweekly.com:

The DC Center for the LGBTQ Community and the Capital Pride Alliance held a ceremonial groundbreaking at the new space site for the Center’s soon-to-be new headquarters on Wednesday, June 28.

The new building, located in the city’s Shaw neighborhood, will house key services for those in need, such as a food pantry, STD and HIV testing, and mental health counseling services, in addition to providing office space for nine local LGBTQ community organizations.The 6,671 square foot space is located in The Adora, at 828 Wiltberger St.

NW, and will feature a therapy room, a boutique with a clothing closet, an ADA-accessible shower, a mailroom to help those without an address receive mail, and a large kitchen, in addition to traditional office space.The new community center will also have WiFi, a computer and resource lab, and a space for large-scale events and meetings.“It’s going to be a space of respite and a space where you can feel whole,” Kimberley Bush, the DC Center’s executive director told Metro Weekly at the groundbreaking. “It will be a space where you can feel loved and comforted with kindness shown to you.

Support will be shown to you: no judgment, no tea, no shade. You are going to come through, and whatever it is you need, we will do.”The current DC Center for the LGBTQ Community, located in the Reeves Center on 14th and U Streets, is in a transition period.