The Metro Centre
The Metro Centre is established for the promotion of any charitable purpose for the benefit of any members of the community experiencing issues related to sexuality, identity, gender and diversity.
The Metro Centre focuses on:
- Challenging homophobia and heterosexism and acknowledging that they have a significant impact on lesbian, gay and bisexual people, and those questioning their sexuality.
- Working in the field of sexual health promotion, HIV prevention and HIV support.
- Providing services which promote health and well-being and to empower individuals, including the provision of support, advice, the provision of information, advocacy, resources, counselling, group work, outreach services, community development services, capacity-building services, campaigning, leadership advice, research, clinical services, consultancy services, training, and education.
Vision
The Metro Centre believes that everyone has the right to have their sexuality and their identity respected.
They also have the right to be able to access information and services and to maintain good physical and emotional well-being.
The Metro Centre acknowledges that homophobia, heterosexism and other forms of social exclusion have a significant impact on lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgendered people and those questioning their sexuality.
Mission
The Metro Centre aims to promote health and well-being through a variety of services.
In doing so, we challenge heterosexism and homophobia and other forms of discrimination.
We aim to work with the communities who have been most affected by HIV/AIDS.
We promote respect for sexual, gender and cultural diversity.
Values
- Quality
- Integrity
- Diversity
- Respect
- Collaboration
Services
- HIV prevention
- Sexual health promotion
- Peer Support and mentoring
- HIV and STI testing
- Chlamydia outreach
- Therapeutic groups
- LGBT youth groups
- Assessment and Access support
- Support for people living with HIV
- Africasafe
- Harboursafe
- Advice
- Information
- Advocacy
- Resources
- Counselling
- Group work
- Outreach
- Community development
- Capacity-building
- Campaigning
- Research
- Training and education
Our resources
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Services for people with HIV
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Created:
11/19/2010
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Download this
leaflets document
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Are you HIV positive?
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Created:
11/19/2010
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Download this
posters document