For Immediate Release
Dec. 14, 2009                                                              

WHITMAN-WALKER CLINIC WELCOMES
DC CENTER TO 14th STREET CORRIDOR

Arrival of The Center and Metro DC PFLAG Place Array of LGBT Services in Convenient Area

WASHINGTON – Whitman-Walker Clinic welcomes the move of the DC Center to 14th and S Streets, NW.

“We are pleased to welcome our new neighbor in the 14th Street Corridor,” said Don Blanchon, executive director of Whitman-Walker Clinic. “With the Center moving in at 14th and S Streets and Metro DC PFLAG moving into the Clinic in January 2010, the LGBT community will have a wide array of services conveniently located within two blocks.”

“Whitman-Walker Clinic remains committed to providing a larger set of health care services for the LGBT community, particularly expanding health care options for lesbians, bisexual women and the transgender community,” said Blanchon. “We look forward to collaborating with The Center to ensure that more LGBT community members are receiving timely services through their primary medical home. We look forward to working with The Center to continue to provide the best service possible to the LGBT community.”

Established in 1978, Whitman-Walker Clinic is a non-profit, community-based provider of health care in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Through two sites in the District of Columbia, the Clinic offers primary medical and dental care; mental health and addictions counseling and treatment; HIV education, prevention, and testing; legal services; and medical adherence case management. Whitman-Walker Clinic is committed to meeting the health needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and people living with HIV/AIDS.

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