About Us
The Staten Island LGBT Community Center is an initiative of Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI), an agency with a long track record of service to the Island's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. We provide LGBT individuals and their families with direct access to local services and activities promoting their overall physical, mental and emotional well-being.
The Staten Island LGBT Community Center is here because of generous support from funders and donors, large and small. Every grant, contract and donation brings us a little closer to a more inclusive and just Staten Island with services and a place for everyone.
The Center is in the process of becoming an independent non-profit, separate from Community Health Action of Staten Island (and with their blessing!). Staff, advisory board members, and consultants have begun a strategic planning process to evaluate and plan the Center's goals and objectives for independence. We will be hosting a series of neighborhood and community meetings throughout the next year to engage our networks in the process. If you are interested in learning more about this process or to help with a community meeting, please contact Ralph W. Vogel, Executive Director, at 718.808.1351.
The Center receives funding to provide services and programs from:
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The New York State Department of Health
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H. van Ameringen Foundation
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The New York Community Trust New York City AIDS Fund
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The New York Foundation
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The Paul Rapoport Foundation
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David Bohnett Foundation
In its first year of operation, the Center received generous donations from community supporters through our “There’s No Place Like Home” campaign to kick start the Center’s beginnings.
Founder’s Circle Donors [$1,000] Benefactors [$500-999]
John Adrian & Rafael Perez Teri Russo
Raymond Carr & Jim McKernan Tottenville High School GSA, 2007
Claudette Duff
Anthony Lodico & John Cuffe
The former Lambda Associates of Staten Island ($1,500)
Gerard Mawn & Angel Figueroa
Wayne Steinman & Sal Iacullo
Jim Smith
Tom Smith
Diane Sorowitz & Loretta Choquet
Ralph Vogel
Friend of the Center [up to $499]
Jim Curty James Laub
Maureen Curran & Michael Stein Denise Tessalone
Janet Gallo & Susan Hazelrig Genevieve Giles
Cheryl Williamson Elizabeth Moreno
Diane Stuart Frank Pagnotti
Terry Troia Lorraine Woltman
Arnold Kantrowitz Daniel Buttacovale
Jeri Morgan The Canistraci Family
Lucille Friscia Lucille Donadio
David Murphy Vickie Fossella & Maggie Scarsella
The Staten Island Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Center
An initiative of Community Health Action of Staten Island
25 Victory Blvd., 3rd. Floor
Staten Island, NY 10301
718.808.1360 Fax: 718.808.1397
Hours: Monday – Friday, 1:30 PM - 9:30 PM
By appointment: Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 1:30 PM