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Over the years, the organization has received significant public support from Miami - Dade County, the city of Miami, and the city of Miami Beach. Pridelines serves as a safe-haven and hub for the LGBTQ community during very challenging political times in the state of Floirda. In recognization of Pridelines communal role, the city of Miami awarded the organization $50,000 to support its efforts <ref>https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Resolution-2023-32631.pdf</ref>. Pridelines was recently noted as an important organization to support during Pride Month <ref>https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/miami-lgbtq-organizations-to-support-during-pride-month-17048726</ref>. | Over the years, the organization has received significant public support from Miami - Dade County, the city of Miami, and the city of Miami Beach. Pridelines serves as a safe-haven and hub for the LGBTQ community during very challenging political times in the state of Floirda. In recognization of Pridelines communal role, the city of Miami awarded the organization $50,000 to support its efforts <ref>https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Resolution-2023-32631.pdf</ref>. Pridelines was recently noted as an important organization to support during Pride Month <ref>https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/miami-lgbtq-organizations-to-support-during-pride-month-17048726</ref>. | ||
In Fall 2023, Pridelines announced the hiring of Dr. Edward Summers, a prominent higher education and nonprofit leader<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6uL861OMGk</ref>. Dr. Summers has hit the ground running, tripling the organization's budget and staff, expanding its programs, and increasing its impact in the community. The organization has opened three new locations this year and has opened a new housing facility <ref>https://outsfl.com/out-proud-2024/edward-summers-supporting-homeless-youth</ref>. |
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Pridelines is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization based in Miami, Florida, that serves as Miami - Dade County only LGBTQAI+ community center offering comprehensive services throughout the County. Pridelines headquarters is located in Liberty City and has satellite locations in Miami Beach and Cutler Bay. The organization has announced the opening of a housing facility in Overtown section of Miami. Pridelines provides a variety of human services including a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community, housing, case management, mental health counseling, a clothing closet, showers, food pantry and daily hot meals, a clinic that includes providing the community with PrEP/PEP/ARV medications and more .
Mission
Pridelines mission is to support South Florida's LGBTQ community in safe and affirming space .
History
Pridelines started in 1982 by Dr. Marilyn Volker and Peter Meyer and a group of Miami Dade College LGBTQ students in the wake of Anita Bryant and her threats to the LGBTQ community. Pridelines originally started as the Gay and Lesbian Group of Miami . The group provided a peer-led/adult facilitate discussion group. The organization served as a support group where youth could understand challenges facing sexual identity and were given tools to grow. In 1996, the group was renamed Pridelines Youth services, Inc. to better represent the growth of the organization and its focus on being a supportive environment for those seeking to understand queer identities.
Since 1996, Pridelines Youth Services, Inc. evolve to meet the needs of the community it serves. In response to the HIV/AIDS crisis, Pridelines Youth Services, Inc. recognized its important role in supporting and elevating community and begin to test community members for the virus.In 2012, Pridelines celebrated 30 years of service to the community by honoring its founders. This event brought national attention to the role the organization plays in supporting the LGBTQ Community . In 2015, Pridelines Youth Services, Inc. changed its name from Pridelines Youth Services, Inc, to Pridelines, which marked a significant acknowledgement of the maturity of the organization .
In 2015, Pridelines with its name change, opened the doors to significant community funding to support a comprehensive community center that not only focused on supporting youth groups but also adult programming. The organization also moved to several different locations throughout Miami - Dade county, which responded to the growth and needs of the community.
Over the years, the organization has received significant public support from Miami - Dade County, the city of Miami, and the city of Miami Beach. Pridelines serves as a safe-haven and hub for the LGBTQ community during very challenging political times in the state of Floirda. In recognization of Pridelines communal role, the city of Miami awarded the organization $50,000 to support its efforts . Pridelines was recently noted as an important organization to support during Pride Month .
In Fall 2023, Pridelines announced the hiring of Dr. Edward Summers, a prominent higher education and nonprofit leader. Dr. Summers has hit the ground running, tripling the organization's budget and staff, expanding its programs, and increasing its impact in the community. The organization has opened three new locations this year and has opened a new housing facility .
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- https://outsfl.com/feature/pridelines-fills-community-void
- https://npshistory.com/publications/nhl/theme-studies/lgbtq-america.pdf
- https://www.pridelines.org/about
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- https://www.standardhotels.com/culture/Pridelines_TheStandardSpa
- https://www.ebar.com/story.php?136476
- https://www.pridelines.org/about
- https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Resolution-2023-32631.pdf
- https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/miami-lgbtq-organizations-to-support-during-pride-month-17048726
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6uL861OMGk
- https://outsfl.com/out-proud-2024/edward-summers-supporting-homeless-youth