Official Opening and for The Wanda Alston House

Date:   Tuesday July 8, 2008
Time:  4:30pm – 8:30pm

Location: 804 46th Street, NE Washington, DC

Nearest Metro: Minnesota Avenue

The Wanda Alston House is a groundbreaking housing program for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) youth in Washington, DC. It is the first transitional living program dedicated to preparing GLBT youth for independent living and adulthood in the District of Columbia.

Wanda Alston was a prominent leader in the GLBT community and was the first appointee to direct the Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs. The Wanda Alston House is a project of Transgender Health Empowerment, Inc. which receives funding by District of Columbia’s Department of Human Services through a grant to the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness.  

For additional information about the event please contact Clarence Fluker at (202) 727-9493.

For more information about the Wanda Alston House contact Brian Watson at (202) 636-1646.

Flyer for the event.*