OutCenter (Benton Harbor)

OutCenter is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender resource center based out of Benton Harbor, Michigan and serving southwest Michigan. The center has a cyber center, lending library, gallery space and offers adult support groups, youth group and cultural programming.

The organization is a member of the Michigan LGBT Community Centers Network.

History
In the summer of 2003 the Woman's Community Association of Berrien County, along with concerned members of the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and their supporters, came together with a plan for a youth and adult hotline to serve the LGBT community in southwest Michigan. With the help of volunteers and local businesses, the YWCA Out & Affirmation Center was formed. It was able to expand its programming to include support services, educational outreach, and community events.

In the spring of 2008, the YWCA Out & Affirmation Center began its transition to become an independent non-profit organization by incorporating in the state of Michigan as the OutCenter.

In November 2009, the OutCenter moved to its new home in the Arts District of Benton Harbor, Michigan.