We at Spectrum are saddened to hear about the difficult decision made by New Leaf’s Board of Directors to close the venerable 35-year-old agency. Increasing expenses, decreasing revenue and the worst economic environment in more than 70 years has made it impossible for the mental health and substance abuse treatment provider to continue serving its clients.
We understand that New Leaf's leadership team is working closely with the City of San Francisco and sister LGBT agencies to ensure that the needs of these clients will continue to be addressed after the agency’s closing on October 15th, 2010.
Here in the North Bay, Spectrum provides a modest counseling program which includes sliding-scale individual counseling services, as well as therapeutic group support services. We also partner with several community agencies in Marin and Sonoma who accept referrals from us.
Those affected by New Leaf’s closure, and who live in the North Bay counties of Marin, Sonoma, or Napa may contact Cristin Brew, MFT, Spectrum’s Program Director, at (415) 472-1945, ext. 203.
To our colleagues at New Leaf, we say thank you for your years of dedicated service to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community of the Bay Area. You will be missed.
Paula Pilecki, Executive Director
Spectrum LGBT Center
30 North San Pedro Road, Suite 160
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 472-1945
http://www.spectrumlgbtcenter.org/
