New Peer-Led Support Groups for LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Iona Senior Services and Whitman-Walker Health are excited to announce the start of Silver Circles: peer-led support groups for adults who 60+ and identify as LGBTQ+.
Connect with other LGBTQ+ peers, create a safe space to talk about issues that impact you, and build support to help navigate challenges! Each group is co-facilitated by peers and meets for one hour twice a month.
Silver Circles are held at the following locations:
Iona Senior Services
4125 Albemarle St., NW
Washington, DC 20016
Whitman Walker-Health
Max Robinson Center
2301 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20020
Whitman-Walker Health
1377 R St., NW
Washington, DC 20005
How to register:
To join a Silver Circle, contact Michael Mitchell at Whitman-Walker Health at either mmitchell@whitman-walker.org or 202-939-7646. He will conduct a short intake and answer your questions about meeting times and anything else you’d like to know. DC and non-DC residents alike are encouraged to join.
Funding for Silver Circles is provided by the DC Department of Aging and Community Living.
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