Persad Center is a human service organization whose mission is to improve the well-being of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning) communities, and the HIV/AIDS communities. They serve their target populations and loved ones, cradle to grave, across western Pennsylvania, with service centers in Pittsburgh and Washington, PA. Persad Center is the nation’s second oldest licensed mental health center specifically created to serve the LGBTQ+ community.