CDGLCC:Programs and Services

Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Council, Inc.

Local LGBT Social and Support Groups | Local HIV/AIDS Resources

In the event of inclement weather please call the CDGLCC at 518-462-6138 to confirm program schedules.

Generations In Pride

Generations in Pride is a program that provides services to LGBT individuals across the life span. It focuses on serving the younger LGBT individuals through the Youth Project and aging LGBT individuals through the Vintage Pride Project. Please let us know if you are interested in participating in (or planning) social, educational, and supportive activities for LGBT seniors or youth. For more information contact Q Diamond at 518-462-6138 or by email at qdiamond[at]cdglcc.org.

Center Support

Center Support includes the Council’s support groups such as those for youth, women, men and family/friends of LGBT people. The Center also hosts several recovery groups including Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. Additionally, on a daily basis, CDGLCC staff members answer numerous phone calls and emails from folks asking for assistance in locating a diverse range of other resources available in our community (such as LGBTQ friendly businesses, groups and organizations for communities of color, transgender folks, friends and family of LGBTQ people, etc.) Elsewhere on this website, you can find links to various local, statewide, and national organizations. It is the purpose of the Center Support programs to address the broader need for social and peer support to help individuals cope with and celebrate events in their lives. These include, but are not limited to, coming out, grief and loss, relationship issues, isolation, parenting, questioning sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Center Counseling Services

Center Counseling Services are offered through a partnership between the CDGLCC and the State University of New York at Albany School of Social Welfare program. The counseling is under the clinical supervision of Arlene Istar Lev., LCSW, CASAC.

Counseling services are offered to address issues such as:

Relationship and couple issues
Family and parenting issues
Healing trauma and abuse
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Depression and anxiety
Addictions and recovery
Living with HIV and chronic illness

For more information or to schedule an appointment with a counselor, call 518-462-6138 ext. 12.

Linkages

The Linkages program is an effort by the CDGLCC to link people seeking organized religious/ spiritual support with those organizations & congregations who provide these supports in a welcoming & affirming way. The CDGLCC will maintain accurate information and educate our community about these congregations and organizations. The CDGLCC will work with communities of faith to define their status as welcoming & affirming congregations. Work in ending the use of religion as a tool of hatred to be used against our community and help our community to see that there are opportunities for full inclusion in many religious traditions.

For more information contact Q Diamond at 518-462-6138 or by email at qdiamond[at]cdglcc.org.

Progressions Concert Series

Since September 2004, The CDGLCC has hosted a monthly concert series (usually held on the 3rd Saturday of each month) featuring both local and nationally touring musicians who identify as LGBTQ or our allies. The CDGLCC is making an ongoing effort to include artists from diverse backgrounds (including artists of color, transgender artists, and artists of all ages and abilities) and a diverse range of genres including folk, country, acoustic, jazz, hip hop, blues, spoken word, and so on. If you are a musician or spoken word artist who fits this description, or if there is someone that you know that you’d like to see perform with us, please contact Carrie Knepp at cknepp[at]cdglcc.org. Concerts are held in the intimate (35 seat) setting of the Romaine Brooks Gallery on the 3rd floor of the CDGLCC, which is located in a residential neighborhood. Some of the many artists that have performed at the Series include: Pamela Means, Chris Pureka, Andrea Gibson, Jeremy James, Adrianne, Lindsay Mac, Eric Himan, Shoheen, and Namoli Brennet. For more information on the next scheduled concert, please check out our calendar: http://www.cdglcc.org/calendar.htm.

Romaine Brooks Gallery

The Romaine Brooks Gallery is one of the premiere art showcases in the Albany Art Scene. The Gallery spotlights the best artistic talent in the LGBT community of the Capital Region. The Gallery is a core member of 1st Fridays’ art movement in Albany. The Romaine Brooks Gallery, as part of 1st Fridays, draws in over 500 people to attend the gallery openings. The Gallery has a commitment to at least one new show a month, art program development, culture evenings, and exciting gallery events. The CDGLCC strives to be a true patron of the Arts with the Romaine Brooks Gallery as a must go to destination in the region.
For more information about the Romaine Brooks Gallery or to schedule a show, please contact Michael Weidrich, Gallery Director, at rbg[at]cdglcc.org or at www.romainebrooksgallery.30art.com.

Other Services

Confidential HIV Testing: Provided by Project H.O.P.E., a program of the AIDS Council of Northeastern New York. Testing is offered at the CDGLCC, 332 Hudson Ave., Albany, on the last Wednesday of each month from 6 – 8:30 PM. Please contact the CDGLCC at 518-462-6138 for more information.

The AIDS Council has a new automated line that people can call to get dates, times, and locations for testing: 518-HIV-TEST. This information line will be updated monthly. To learn more about Project H.O.P.E. or the AIDS Council of Northeastern New York, please visit their websites at www.rubbaboyz.net and www.aidscouncil.org.

Speakers Bureau: CDGLCC visits area businesses, schools, churches, civic groups, etc. and provide them with sensitivity training and education.

Affiliate Programs

New York State Coalition for Inclusive Scouting: Working to enhance the Scouting program by embracing diversity. For more information or to volunteer, leave a message in our voice mailbox at (518) 462-6138 ext. 3, e-mail us at cdcis2000[at]aol.com, or visit our website at www.inclusivescouting.org.

Three Dollar Bill Productions was started in 1999 and aims to provide quality LGBT entertainment to the Capital Region and use the theater arts to help LGBT people reclaim their history. Since its inception Three Dollar Bill has produced four original musical revues, "...As A Three Dollar Bill," two one-man cabaret shows, "Romance In Hard Times" and "Songs of Peace and Justice," and readings of "Call Me When You Get Home," a new play by two Capital Region playwrights. "...As A Three Dollar Bill," now in its fourth year, presents the music of gay and lesbian composers in an annual musical revue that has become a Capital Region "must see." Three Dollar Bill Productions became an affiliate of the Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council in 2001 and uses its nonprofit status to help raise funds for LGBT causes throughout the region. The group has been a two-time recipient of funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, administered locally by the Albany-Schenectady League of Arts.
For more information please call 518-462-6138, ext. 17.

Saratoga Pride is a network of LGBTQ community members dedicated to:

Fostering connections among LGBTQ community members and visitors to the region
Enhancing the visibility of the LGBTQ community in Saratoga and the surrounding region
Recognizing local businesses and organizations that welcome the LGBTQ community
Increasing awareness of LGBTQ-owned and inclusive businesses and services in the region.

Visit www.saratogapride.com for more information.

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