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The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsHealthy Boundaries
Scott Hines Behavioral Health Clinic 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr, 2nd Floor, Palm SpringsWelcoming Yoga | TUE/THU 9:00 AM
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsKnit Together
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsBeginning Spanish
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsProstate Cancer Support Group (Hybrid)
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsCMA: Stick to the Topic
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsThe Center Breath
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsSacred Wounds
Scott Hines Behavioral Health Clinic 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr, 2nd Floor, Palm SpringsMaking It Up Together: Improv for Community
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsKnit Together
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsBereavement Support Group
Scott Hines Behavioral Health Clinic 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr, 2nd Floor, Palm SpringsIntermediate Spanish
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsLGBTQ+ and Friends – Narcotics Anonymous
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsCMA: Sex, Love, and Relationships
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsAA: Big Book Study
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsWelcoming Yoga | TUE/THU 9:00 AM
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsLGBTQ+ and Friends Al-Anon
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsLiterature and the Creative Writing Process
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsCommunity Food Bank Distribution
The Community Food Bank at The Center 610 South Belardo Rd., Palm SpringCMA: Step Study Group
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsMen’s Chat Group (In-Person)
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsWelcoming Yoga | SAT 8:00 AM
The Center McDonald/Wright Building 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm SpringsWeek of Events
The Center Coachella Queer and Trans* Closet
The Center Coachella Queer and Trans* Closet
About the Event Our Queer and Trans* closet is a resource for our local Queer and Trans* community. We understand it can be difficult to find or shop for pieces […]
Buddy2Buddy (Ongoing)
Buddy2Buddy (Ongoing)
The purpose of the Buddy2Buddy (B2B) program is to provide companionship and emotional support for LGBTQ+ people in need of connection in these uncertain times in which we live.
Open-Play Bridge
Making It Up Together: Improv for Community
Making It Up Together: Improv for Community
Join us for this all-levels improv course! Together, we will create a welcoming and supportive environment to try new things, take a few risks and make new friends all while learning, developing and honing an improv mindset.
Pinochle
Healthy Boundaries
Healthy Boundaries
About the Event Healthy Boundaries is an in-person, drop-in therapeutic support group focused on educating people about what a boundary is and how to interact with self and others. This […]
Welcoming Yoga | TUE/THU 9:00 AM
Welcoming Yoga | TUE/THU 9:00 AM
This class is non-judgmental, safe and fun for beginners in the yoga experience. This group meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 AM.
Knit Together
Knit Together
Social and sharing platform for a community of fiber enthusiasts. Come and join us!
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Spanish is a foundational course which lays the groundwork for the development of eventual fluency. Learning Spanish is an adventure which offers us a window into beautiful cultures and a linguistic passport to 20 nations.
Prostate Cancer Support Group (Hybrid)
Prostate Cancer Support Group (Hybrid)
This group is intended for all men from the recently diagnosed to the survivors and is facilitated by a gay man who is also a Prostate Cancer Survivor.
CMA: Stick to the Topic
CMA: Stick to the Topic
This is a CMA Discussion Meeting that occurs every Tuesday night from 5:30-6:30pm with the focus being "Stick to the Topic." It is an open meeting for anyone to attend.
Trans Tuesdays
Trans Tuesdays
Trans Tuesdays will be conducted as a whole group. Significant others and family members are welcome.
The Center Breath
The Center Breath
Learn how to utilize the power of the inner Universe of the androgynous spirit. Six classes meeting each Tuesday to bring you to Center.
Open-Play Bridge
Sacred Wounds
Sacred Wounds
About the Event Sacred Wounds is an hybrid drop-in therapeutic support group for those who experienced religious hurt, discrimination, and/or ostracization. The group will begin Wednesday, September 20, 2023 from […]
Making It Up Together: Improv for Community
Making It Up Together: Improv for Community
Join us for this all-levels improv course! Together, we will create a welcoming and supportive environment to try new things, take a few risks and make new friends all while learning, developing and honing an improv mindset.
Knit Together
Knit Together
Social and sharing platform for a community of fiber enthusiasts. Come and join us!
Bereavement Support Group
Bereavement Support Group
For more information, please email clay@thecentercv.org About The Event In-person, closed therapeutic support group for those who have lost a loved one and want assistance in dealing with their loss and […]
Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate Spanish
This is an Intermediate Spanish course. We will start with lots of review in chapter 6 and march onward. Prior knowledge of verb conjugation (present tense), including stem-changers and irregular and plain old weird verbs is helpful.
Eisenhower Lecture: What the heck is Sepsis?
Eisenhower Lecture: What the heck is Sepsis?
This discussion aims to provide general education on what exactly sepsis is (and isn’t), what risk factors may put you at risk for developing sepsis, what the symptoms of sepsis are, and what you can do help reduce your risk developing sepsis.
Center Social
LGBTQ+ and Friends – Narcotics Anonymous
LGBTQ+ and Friends – Narcotics Anonymous
The LGBTQ+ Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who are learning to live without drugs. Narcotics Anonymous meetings provide an atmosphere of recovery where individuals can share their common problems and solutions.
CMA: Sex, Love, and Relationships
CMA: Sex, Love, and Relationships
This is a CMA group that gathers every Wednesday night at 7:00pm focusing on Sex, Love, and Relationships. It is an open meeting for anyone to attend.
AA: Big Book Study
AA: Big Book Study
The Big Book Study is an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous and is available to anyone interested in the Alcoholics Anonymous program of recovery from alcoholism.
Recovering Dharma
Recovering Dharma
Recovery meeting using Buddhist practices and principles (Meditation and Mindfulness) each week on Wednesday evenings from 8:00 to 9:00pm.
Welcoming Yoga | TUE/THU 9:00 AM
Welcoming Yoga | TUE/THU 9:00 AM
This class is non-judgmental, safe and fun for beginners in the yoga experience. This group meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 AM.
Women’s Chat Group (Virtual)
Women’s Chat Group (Virtual)
Inspiring Friendships. This chat group is for all women (no matter how you identify) to discuss topics of interest and find connection.
LGBTQ+ and Friends Al-Anon
LGBTQ+ and Friends Al-Anon
The LGBTQ+ and Friends Al-Anon program is designed to help those people who have been impacted by the alcoholism of a loved one. Al-Anon reinforces that no situation is really hopeless and that it is possible to find contentment, and even happiness, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.
Literature and the Creative Writing Process
Literature and the Creative Writing Process
This is a 10 week course where participants will use all types of writing - short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays - as springboards to create their own works.
Trans* Masculine Support Group
Trans* Masculine Support Group
About the Event Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/xrWTpv5pty or use the QR Code on our instagram @ecvpride Group for ages 15-24. The mission of this group is to create a […]
Community Food Bank Distribution
Community Food Bank Distribution
The Center is dedicated to serving local families/residents experiencing food insecurity regardless of their race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, political persuasion, national origin, disability, and/or covered veteran status.
CMA: Step Study Group
CMA: Step Study Group
CMA group that gathers every Thursday night at 6:30pm for a step study meeting. It is an open meeting for anyone to attend.
Men’s Chat Group (In-Person)
Men’s Chat Group (In-Person)
Come join us and discuss a variety of topics from love, sex, current events and politics.
Men’s Chat Group (Virtual)
Men’s Chat Group (Virtual)
Come join us and discuss a variety of topics from love, sex, current events and politics.
Who Cares: Caregiver Support Group
Who Cares: Caregiver Support Group
Who Cares? Caregiver Support Group is a peer-led support group for those who are caring for their loved ones.
Welcoming Yoga | SAT 8:00 AM
Welcoming Yoga | SAT 8:00 AM
This class is non-judgmental, safe and fun for beginners in the yoga experience. This group meets on Saturdays at 8:00 AM.
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