LGBT ELDER INITIATIVE
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Community
- Health & Medicine
- LGBTQ+
- Seniors
Location
1315 Spruce StPHILADELPHIA, PA 19107 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The LGBT Elder Initiative (LGBTEI) is committed to assuring that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults have rights and opportunities to live vibrant, creative and mutually supportive lives. To achieve this vision, the mission of the LGBTEI is to foster and advocate for services and resources that are competent, culturally sensitive, inclusive and responsive to the needs of LGBT elders in the Delaware Valley and beyond.
Description
The Elder Initiative is a grass-roots organization comprised of volunteers of all ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual orientations and gender identities. Members of the LGBTEI are consumers, aging services providers, LGBT services providers and community groups and organizations of all types. The LGBTEI advances its mission through advocacy, education, information dissemination, and referral.