The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center Announces Funding Campaign With Matching Donation From The Leonard-Litz Foundation

MILWAUKEE, April 22, 2024 – Today, the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center announced a new funding campaign to sustain the organization and maintain its vital services. The campaign’s goal is $25,000, which when reached, will engage a matching gift by the Leonard-Litz Foundation.

Under the new leadership of Interim Executive Director Ritchie T. Martin Jr., the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, along with its board of directors, have developed a plan to bring the organization back to its full operating status.

“We are extremely grateful to the Leonard-Litz Foundation for providing us with a grant to keep our doors open and a further matching grant” said Martin Jr.. “Now we look to our donors and community to help us in this next step of getting the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center to a stronger future.”

The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center provides many vital services to the community including free counseling services, support groups, youth services, recovery & victim services, older adult services, trans and non-binary services, and more.

For more information, visit www.mkelgbt.org.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.