The Communities' House For Pride and Tolerance

The Communities' House for Pride and Tolerance serves, since  its opening in 2017, as the Haifa municipality’s community center for the LGBTQ communities in Haifa and the North of Israel. Our goal is to encourage a grassroot, thriving and meaningful LGBTQ community through a diverse response that meets the unique needs of the LGBTQ community through the circle of life.

The Communities' House main programs:

Community: community resilience programs, Developing diverse community spaces such as: social groups and monthly Shabbat meals.

Culture and social events such as: Shows, lectures and enrichment workshops.

Youth: a cooperation with IGGY providing 7 social groups including: transgenders, Arabs and Jewish religious groups (ages 13 to 23). 

Education and Public Awareness: a cooperation with HOSHEN Increasing LGBT+ awareness and visibility in various frameworks through: seminars, information sessions and activities on a variety of subjects for institutions, organizations and schools.

Healthy Living: A clinic for HIV and STD, a cooperation with the Israel AIDS Task Force  and the Minister of Health, Social workers services and clinic for emotional therapy in cooperation with the Aguda’s Psychosocial Services. 

Family and Relationships - support groups for parents of LGBTQ children, led by Tehila, as well as activities preparing the members’ House for parenting, healthy relationship.

Director: Arnon Allouche

Contact details: +972-524-484-752 arnon.alush@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Haifa.LGBT.House

 

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