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Monday,
March 25, 2002
LIGALY
Gets A Home of Their Own!
by Louis
Trapani
This
Spring as Long
Island Gay and Lesbian Youth, Inc. (LIGALY) prepares to
enter its tenth year of service across Long Island, it prepares
for another major step... moving into a new building. Though
this is not just a mere move within the town of Bay Shore,
for this marks the first Long Island GLBT agency to own its
own building. "A Home of Our Own" is the
slogan taken to heart by LIGALY as it first announced the
move last February at the Mardi
Gras 2002 Party.
For
the last seven years LIGALY has been leasing space for their
main Center in Bay Shore. The new 4300 square foot building,
also in Bay Shore will accommodate the growth of the agency
as its services have grown over the years. As with the original
location, the new Center will be home to thousands of youth
and families, meetings, dances, speakers, and other GLBT organizations.
Owned and operated by LIGALY, the new building location offers
ample parking, handicap accessible one level design, in addition
to increased meeting space and offices.
"It's
a major step forward in the development of Long Island's GLBT
Community," David Kilmnick, Executive Director of LIGALY
indicated. "At our new location, LIGALY will continue
its support of other organizations, and expand our services
for GLBT youth and their families," he added.
 In
addition to providing a wide range of comprehensive services
and programs, LIGALY also houses the Suffolk Project for AIDS
Resource Coordination (SPARC) and the Gay and Lesbian Switchboard
of Long Island (GLSB-LI) at its location. Each will be joining
LIGALY in the move to the new facility.
The
new building is just one of the ways that LIGALY is meeting
the new challenges it is facing as it enters into its second
decade of service making a difference in the lives of Long
Island's GLBT youth and their families and friends.
To
kick off LIGALY's Capital Campaign, Robert O. Hawkins, Jr.
has pledged a $10,000 matching gift. As LIGALY expands its
programs and services, LIGALY urges everyone to join in building
the future and be a part of the LIGALY Capital Campaign. For
more information on the Capital Campaign, call LIGALY at 631-665-2300.
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