New 16,000 sf Affirmations center set to open in Ferndale

Affirmations, a community center for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered individuals, is et to open its new 16,000-square foot headquarters on W. Nine Mile Rd. in Ferndale. The building, which will apply for LEED-certification, includes an art gallery, cyber cafe, meeting and community space.

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Affirmations was formed in 1989 as Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center to serve the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning individuals in southeastern Michigan. The group recently changed its name to just Affirmations to be more inclusive of all people.

In 2003, it launched a capital campaign to raise $5.3 million to fund a new center so it could move out of the converted apartment complex it was in.

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