The following is a brief history and background of the services we provide here at SunServe, designed to offer an overview of where we came from and where we are going:

Here in Broward County, there are now more Gay and Lesbian residents than in any other part of the Nation. In this gay metropolis, there are precious few social service agencies that meet the unique needs of this community. Sunshine Social Services (SunServe) was born in the melding of community need for quality social services, the generosity of the Sunshine Cathedral, and a team of dedicated community volunteers.

SunServe is the first Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender Social Service Agency in South Florida. In February 2002, SunServe set out to build and operate the World’s first Adult Day Care Center designed to meet the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.

The Noble A. McArtor Adult Day Care Center is now home away from home to more then 30 frail seniors who enjoy a host of activities throughout the week, allowing their caregivers and families the much needed respite they longed for. In the following year, SunServe, under the experienced leadership of Dr. James Lopresti, formed the Counseling and Psychotherapy Program. With a shoestring budget and a collective team of 40 community therapists, this program grew into what is today the Center for Community Services and Family Development. This program continues to expand and evolve to include projects aimed at training professionals and the community at large on issues around sexuality, sexual orientation and gender identification; providing individual, couples, family and group mental health counseling, therapy and support; and empowering youth and families to understand and nurture their ongoing development and growth process around issues involving the continuum of sexualities and self-identification.