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Albany Campus Hispanic Heritage Organizations Resources

1. Capital District LATINOS - Cultural Empowerment & Community Engagement Center

• Location: 160 Central Ave, Albany, NY
• Phone: (518) 801-9440
• Capital District Latinos (CDL) is a cultural center rich in food, clothing, housing, education, and health and wellness program

2. Capital Hispanic SDA Church

• Location: 1580 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12205-2403
• Website: http://capitalhispanicny.adventistchurch.org
• Welcome to Capital Hispanic SDA Church in Albany, NY. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a mainline Protestant church with approximately 21 million members worldwide, including more than one million members in North America. The Seventh-day Adventist Church seeks to improve the quality of life of people everywhere and to let people know that Jesus is coming soon.

3. Somos, Inc

• Location: 24 4th STREET #1003 TROY, NY 12180
• Phone: (518) 512-5068
• Email: admin@somosnewyork.org
• Somos, Inc., is a nonpartisan, non-project 501(c) 3 organization committed to addressing the needs of the Hispanic population of New York state. Our conferences, held twice yearly, serve as a platform for legislators, scholars, business and labor leaders to address various concerns pertinent to this community.

4. MOHAWK VALLEY LATINO ASSOCIATION

• Location: 28 Scott St., 1st Floor, Utica, NY 13501
• ​Phone: (315) 864-8419
• Email: mvla@mvlautica.org

• The Mohawk Valley Latino Association (MVLA) is a non-profit located in Utica, NY that provides culturally sensitive services and support to the Latino community in the Mohawk Valley.

5. Albany Latino Comm Inc

• Location: 1314 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12205
• Phone: (518) 438-2875
• Fax: (907) 357-0571
• Welcome to Albany Latino Communications Incorporated, your premier destination for dynamic radio broadcasting and professional communication services. At Albany Latino Communications, we are dedicated to serving our diverse community with engaging and informative content, making us a leading figure in the world of radio and broadcasting.

LGBTQ+ Organizations in the Capital District

1. Pride Center of the Capital Region

• About: The mission of the Pride Center of the Capital Region is to promote the well-being of all lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identified people and those affected by discrimination based on gender identity and expression. Based in Albany, they have been meeting the diverse needs of LGBTQ people since 1970. Their programs meet the health and human service needs of the LGBTQ community as well as educate and advocate for those needs in the broader Capital Region.
• Website: https://capitalpridecenter.org/
• Phone Number (518)-462-6138
• Address: 332 Hudson Ave, Albany, NY, United States, New York

2. In Our Own Voices, Inc.

• About: It is the Mission of In Our Own Voices to work for and ensure the physical, mental, spiritual, political, cultural, and economic survival and growth of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people of color communities. They seek to develop leadership, strengthen the voices of LGBT POC to communicate their perspectives within the larger community and increase capacity for combating oppression and marginalization. Some core values that this company stands by are communication, honesty, integrity, service to others, responsibility, and quality.
• Website: In Our Own Voices, Inc.
• Phone Number: (518) 432-4188
• Address: 245 Lark St, Albany, NY 12210

   3.  Alliance for Positive Health

• Website: https://www.allianceforpositivehealth.org/
• Phone Number: (518) 434-4686
• Address: 927 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
• About: For almost 40 years, the Alliance for Positive Health has been a leader in fighting the epidemic of HIV/AIDS serving 15 counties in northeastern New York. While they remain fully committed to ending the AIDS epidemic, the fact is we have not seen the end of HIV. The same behaviors that contribute to HIV transmission are fueling the surge in sexually transmitted diseases. Compounding the issues facing stigmatized and marginalized individuals are the epidemics of opioid addiction and an overwhelmed mental health system.

    4.  Rainbow Access Initiative

• Location: 10 Colvin Ave #106, Albany, NY 12206, USA
• Call: 518-801-2521
• Email: contact@raialbany.com
• RAI provides quality services to folx within the LGBTQQIP2SA+ community (and their families) and aims to dismantle barriers to care so that all clients find the freedom and resources they need to live full, authentic lives.

   5. Gender & Sexuality Resource Center

• Location: 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
• Phone: (518) 442-5015
• Established in 2009, the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) provides Community, Pride and Empowerment to Faculty, Staff and Students of all sexual orientations and gender identities. The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center is part of the office of Intercultural Student Engagement and the Division of Student Affairs