Center Announcements
A few of the Stonewall Chico social & support groups are looking for a facilitator or two to join the existing folks and co-facilitate these community meetings and social hours.
Currently searching for people to facilitate are:
🦉OWLs (Older, Wiser LGBTQs) Group: 1 or 2 facilitators. Must identify as an "older adult" and be LGBTQ+.
🌺QTPOC (Queer and Trans People of Color): Looking for 1 additional co-facilitator. Must be 18+ and identify as QTPOC yourself.
🦦Queer Autters (Autistic people who are LGBTQ+): Looking for 1 additional co-facilitator. Must be 18+, LGBTQ+ and be somewhere on the Autism spectrum yourself.
🤲Parents of LTBTQ+: Looking for 1 additional co-facilitator. Must be 18+ and a parent to an LGBTQ+ child.
📖Rainbow Readers book club: Looking for 1 additional co-facilitator. Must be 18+ and love to read!
What are our social groups:?
Shared spaces for members of the LGBTQ+ community to find friends amongst folks with similar identities or special interests. Many groups meet monthly or weekly in-person here in our office, but some may meet elsewhere in the community, or even remotely via Zoom. These are totally free spaces that anyone can join, although some groups may require completing a short registration form. Folks can expect good conversations, a variety of group activities, and usually some light snacks.
What are the expectations for facilitators?
Group Facilitators prepare the physical meeting space and any materials. The role of the facilitator is to keep conversation flowing, make sure all participants are given the opportunity to engage, uphold established boundaries, and generally ensure the space feels safe for all participants. We have arts & crafts, games, and a television for groups to utilize during their sessions. Facilitators will also receive training in conflict resolution and de-escalation in case of tensions between group members, but you can always reach out to a Stonewall staff member when you need support.
Interested in finding out more or seeing if you're a good fit? Email us at center@stonewallchico.org to tell us a little about yourself, which group you might want to facilitate, and ask any questions.
Stonewall Chico's hosting the Building Collective Bridges HIV Forum at our own Center! In partnership with @gileadsciences, makers of oral PrEP and 6-month injectable option as well as several local community health organizations, we present this HIV Education Forum on November 17, 2026, 11am-2pm at Stonewall Chico, 358 e. 6th street in Chico, CA.
Facilitators from GILEAD and Stonewall Chico present a collaborative forum focused on HIV and AIDS in our community, bringing together medical and mental health professionals, case managers, social workers, peer educators, PrEP and health educators, school-based health educators, clinicians, clinical staff, and community members committed to advancing HIV prevention, treatment, care, and education.
Learn about ways to offer PrEP, bring up sexual health discussions, how to get PrEP covered at $0 cost, and share counseling tips that actually work.
The forum is free to attend, anyone interested is welcome, and lunch is provided!
Our Board of Directors is currently taking on new members, and looking for folks of all kinds. If you are over 18 years old with any relevant experience and an interest in volunteering monthly to help guide and support the development of Chico’s LGBTQ+ Center, we want to hear from you. Our Board needs young people with new ideas, mature people with experienced ideas, and everyone in between with unique perspectives. If you’re curious, reach out. You might be surprised how qualified you are.
Email SACboard@stonewallchico.org to learn more, introduce yourself and ask questions, and to sit in on one of our monthly board meetings to see what it’s like. Can’t wait to work with you!
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