San Francisco LGBT Center asking city for $1M

Posted: Mar 10, 2010 7:54 AM
Updated: Mar 10, 2010 7:54 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) San Francisco's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center is asking the city for some big financial help to stay afloat.

Since opening in 2002, the $12.3 million, city-subsidized center has struggled to pay its mortgage and is now on the verge of foreclosure.

Officials are now asking the city for a $1 million line of credit.

The LGBT Center's staff of 24 provides counseling, job training, HIV prevention and other programs. Center officials had expected to rely on income from community room rentals and donations, but both have dropped off in the recession.

The bailout plan still needs approval from the Board of Supervisors and mayor.

Supervisor Bevan Dufty says it's a tough time for cash-strapped San Francisco but says keeping the center alive would be a "tremendous benefit" for the city.

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Information from: San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle

Topics: San Francisco-LGBT Center

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