Resource Center Community Center

It’s been difficult to watch the resource center pull back from our community over the years especially in these unprecedented times. Unfortunately I think the final straw is this decision by resource center to remove their social programs. They have been replaced by a one size fits all approach driven by cost reduction. It is clear that the new program checks a box off on a list for some manager and that is its intended value. There seems little care and concern whatsoever for how or what the program will accomplish, let alone materially do to replace the social programs it replaced.

Resource Center Dallas is an absolutely vital organization for the LGBTQIA+ and HIV/AIDS communities in North Texas. They offer a compassionate, safe, and affirming environment with comprehensive services, from essential health and wellness programs to crucial community support and advocacy. A true beacon of hope and strength for thousands of people.

A non-profit for LGBTQ+ folks and minorities and they get rid of their social programs (FaCES) to go into one program. Those programs used to be a major part of the LBGTQ+ Dallas Fort-Worth area, and where integral to especially the transgender community. Their change has wiped out now one of the only inclusive spaces where folx where it was needed the most in these times. They say the change is meant to help with grant money, so its a purely financial motivated move. Firing members of our community only strengths the opinion that the Resource Center does not represent the LGBTQ+ community at all, but has gotten completely out of touch with what is needed. Future programming does not bode well when you can't listen to the community.

The resource center health campus still provides some level of support to the community by way of more affordable health services. However it is unclear what the community center does, now that it has slashed and burned the social programs it had for the community. A re-org is one thing, a RIF with a fancy new program label is another. It's interesting that Resource Center felt the need to create positive publicity around the social program elimination, claiming "[We]’ve gotten nothing but positive response" and general corporate speak on how the new program will "Buzzword the Metric" TM. When it comes to companies, the more you have to say something unprompted, the less likely it is to be true. It is what it is, Resource Center, a social outreach center for the LGBTQ+ has removed it social programs, lied to and fired it's staff, and made vague first draft speech promises about an uncertain future that sounds more like an advertisement to its corporate sponsors than to the community it swears to serve.

I used to love the Resource Center. They had programs that allowed me to be myself early on in my transition which helped me immensely. Now they appear to be focused more on putting money elsewhere. They fired all the coordinator who ran those programs after they had already cut budgets for those programs multiple times. The higher ups were unable to even get the names of the programs right. I am very sad to see in this terrible year of 2025 that they are stepping back when we need support most. Shameful.

EDIT: Now it seems the resource center is putting in fake positive reviews. Make of that what you will. They abruptly cut all social programs and fired the program coordinators. This place has shown no support queer (and especially trans) people and our needs for a safe social space. Bring back the FaCES programs.

The cutting of community specific programs was a direct slap in the face to every vulnerable person who called this place home. Especially at this point in time in our nation. It’s a cruel callous decision that shows us who the executives truly care about.

The new building is beautiful!! Has a lot of windows, so I'm sure the electric bill is outrageous! My friends Frank & Michael were married here on Sunday July 9, 2017