(Above image from The Center Orlando’s Facebook page)
ORLANDO | The LGBT+ Center Orlando announced Feb. 2 that it is expanding locations to include an additional site in the Mills50 District.
The new location — at 1200 Hillcrest St., Suite 102 — will house all of The Center’s health-related services including HIV, Hepatitis C and STI testing, grab-and-go condoms, NARCAN distribution and HIV case management. The Hillcrest location will also house the Orlando United Assistance Center (OUAC) services.
The Center Orlando incorporated OUAC under its purview of existing services in October. OUAC serves and supports the immediate family members of the 49 individuals taken in the 2016 Pulse tragedy and the survivors.
“Moving health services offsite is the next logical move as we continue to grow,” says Dr. George Wallace, executive director of the Center.
The move of its health-related programs will give The Center space to expand the services at its Mills Ave. location to include the food bank, career counseling, computer access, resource navigation and more.
The announcement comes two and a half years after The Center’s last expansion when it opened The Center Kissimmee in 2018, bringing resources and services to Osceola County’s LGBTQ residents.
The Hillcrest location opens March 1. OUAC services will continue to be provided at the E. Michigan St. site until the new location opens.
For more information on the LGBT+ Center Orlando’s services, visit TheCenterOrlando.org.
For more information on the Orlando United Assistance Center, visit OrlandoUnitedAssistanceCenter.org.
