Equality Community Center

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Bloom Website Slider.jpeg

ECC Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 2.jpg

Pride Parade.jpg

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ECC Sign Pic.jpeg

New Building Graphic for Website.jpeg

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The Equality Community Center is a collaborative workplace for LGBTQ+ and allied social justice seeking non-profit organizations.

We strive to provide a safer and more inclusive gathering space with social and educational programming for all, while supporting the most marginalized in our communities.

The ECC is now OPEN TO THE PUBLIC in our new home at
15 Casco Street in Portland!

The Safe Combinations thrift store is open in our center Friday through Sunday, 12-6pm and Monday, 1-6pm.

Join us as we embark on a $4 million capital campaign to…

renovate our new home at 15 Casco Street and bring our vision for affordable housing for LGTQ+ older adults to fruition!

Connect with us!

Now that our doors are open, we need a great team of volunteers to help with a whole lot of things at the ECC!

From greeting visitors to the Center, staffing the Center during events, planning programming and fundraising events, writing grants, desi

While Monkeypox can impact anyone, the current U.S. outbreak is moving through communities of men who have sex with men. If you are part of this community, please be aware of Monkeypox symptoms. Testing is available after the onset of symptoms at any

It’s craft club night! Bring a WIP or start something new, come with a friend or make some here!

We’re honored to be featured in the summer edition of @bostonspiritmagazine ! “The Equality Community Center is proving to be a pillar of cooperative strength for LGBTQ activism in Portland.”

Wrapping pride month with this bunch of crafty queers 🥰 So exciting to be settling into cozy routines with community in our new home! Don’t forget that your #GiveOutDay donations help fund programming like Queer Craft Club, you can find the li

While Pride month comes to an end, our work to create a safer and more inclusive space for our entire community continues. These are difficult times and it’s never been more important to keep our community strong. The ECC and all of our tenant

These drop-in Empowerment Self Defense classes have been a highlight of our Pride month. Don’t miss the last scheduled FREE drop-in session, no previous attendance needed, all ages and abilities welcome!

Join us for your favorite classic board games, in the digital realm! With games like Pictionary, Yahtzee, and Fluxx, anyone can jump in and play with just a browser on a computer, phone, or tablet. Join the Discord server for details and to help choo

Today is the 53rd anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising when LGBTQ+ patrons of the Stonewall Inn finally resisted and fought back during one of the many police raids that would occur regularly at the bar.

Led mostly by queer and trans women of colo

Today is a devastating day in American history with the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Never before has this Court rolled back a right the American people have relied on for half a century.

Reproductive rights are LGBTQ+ rights. Th

The Equality Community Center supports our tenant and partner organizations:

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