Ruth Ellis Center

💫 Ruth Ellis Day has Been Rescheduled🖤

As black history month comes to a close, we want to extend an invite to celebrate the life and legacy of Ruth Ellis with the annual Ruth Ellis Day

NEW Date: Saturday, February 28th, 2026 1Pm to 3pm at our admin facility, 95 Victor St., Highland Park, MI.

EVENT POSTPONEMENT: Due to the weather and out of an abundance of caution, the Ruth Ellis Day celebration has been moved to Saturday, February 28th from 1pm to 3pm.

We continue to extend an invite to celebrate the life and legacy of Ruth Charlotte Ellis at this new time and date.

🎆Happy New Year’s Eve✨

Make your tax-deductible donation before midnight and start the new year knowing you stood with our community when it mattered most.

Donate at the link in our profile. Or Navigate to RuthEllisCenter.org/Donate

We are wishing you a those you love a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year.

Be safe and stay warm.

#WeAreRuthEllisCenter

Thank you to all our sponsors, this is going to be one for the books!

🎇House Party - Get Ready ✨

This year at VOICES Annual Gala, we're paying homage to the house parties Ruth Ellis once hosted. Together, we celebrate joy as resistance, community as sanctuary, and history as our guide forward.

September 19.

We’ll see you there.

#WeAreRuthEllisCenter #Voices

The Ruth Ellis Institute is excited to announce another offering of Building Transformative Facilitation, training the trainers session. Join us in building your anti-racist approach to dismantling oppressive systems through intergroup facilitation skills!

#WeAreRuthEllisCenter

🗣️Voices - Ruth Ellis Center Annual Gala ✨

It’s time for the annual Gala Voices!

Save the date and keep a lookout for your invite via mail or email! 👀

One week left to make your Stride! Whether you’re fundraising alone or with your squad, there’s still time to be the change you want to see for our community.

Gather your group or go it alone: tinyurl.com/StrideforPri...

#StrideforPride #WeAreRuthEllisCenter #RuthEllisCenterBlockParty

✨ Summer Block Party🎉

We are excited for our first ever block party on Saturday, August 16th from 12 to 3pm.

Though this event brings our Stride for Pride celebration to an end, this Block Party is open to everyone.

We will have free food, arts and crafts activities, music, drag shows, and mo.

Every step you’ve walked has fueled real change for our community. We can’t wait to celebrate all you’ve accomplished!

Save the date. Spread the word. And don’t miss your chance to Stride for the young folks in the LGBTQ+ community.

Get started: tinyurl.com/StrideforPri...

#WeAreRuthEllisCenter

🎇 Pride in July✨

Pride does not end in June, Pride is 365! We are excited to join E. Warren Development Corp for their Pride in July celebration.

Make sure you stop by and say HI!

✨ Coming Vogue🎉

Every month Ruth Elis Center’s Health, Equity, and Outreach team will be bringing you a series of healthy movement and mindfulness exercises. This series is intended to get you moving and center the body and mind.

This series is open to all body type and abilities.

Vogue Class

🎇 Happy Heavenly 127th Birthday🎉

We are screaming HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the woman who started it all and who's legacy we continue. Ruth C. Ellis is our 'Motha', and we work around the clock to continue the legacy she started. Happy Birthday Motha Ruth, we love you.

Three weeks left to Stride for Pride.
Three weeks left to fundraise.
Three weeks left until our block party.

Let’s make these last few weeks count. Join Stride for Pride today: tinyurl.com/StrideforPri...

#StrideforPride #WeAreRuthEllisCenter #RuthEllisCenterBlockParty

❤️ Zero HIV Stigma Day - Embracing compassion, breaking barriers, and fostering
understanding.

Let's unite to erase the stigma, increase awareness, and support one another. #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #EndStigma #SupportLove #WeAreRuthEllisCenter

🎈 Have you Joined the Team of Striders🏃‍♀️

Friends. Food. Chosen family. All coming together to celebrate the strides we’ve made for young LGBTQ+ folks.

There’s still time to join the movement, fundraise, and make an impact. Take your next step: tinyurl.com/StrideforPri...

#WeAreRuthEllisCenter

✨It’s a Mayoral Candidate Forum✨

This nonpartisan, public forum is organized by service providers, like Ruth Ellis Center and will provide an opportunity for mayoral candidates to share their vision & priorities to address homelessness and housing in Detroit.

#WeAreRuthEllisCenter #DetroitMayor

Ruth Ellis Center 🎪Block Party🎈

T-minus six weeks ‘til we honor our summer Stride for Pride at our block party!

What steps have you taken to Stride for Pride? Share your journey below!

Get involved: tinyurl.com/StrideforPri...

#StrideforPride #WeAreRuthEllisCenter #RuthEllisCenterBlockParty

Its a 🎇 Block Party🌟

Mark your calendar for Saturday, August 16th and be prepared for some family fun at our first event Ruth Ellis Center Block Party!

More details on the way!

✨Neighborhood Grant✨

We are the proud recipients of the 2025 Starbucks Neighborhood Grant! Thank you to @starbuckspartners for supporting our efforts to provide essential resources to at risk and unhoused LGBTQ+ young people.

#WeAreRuthEllisCenter #TheStarbucksFoundation #NeighborhoodGrant

Please join us this Thursday to hear from LGBTQ+ speakers from around the country including JM Triplett, our Education and Facilitation Manager at the Ruth Ellis Center!

#VoicesOfREC #LoveIsLove #InclusionMatters #ListenNow #Michigan #WeAreRuthEllisCenter #Detroit #HighlandPark #Community #MI

This is our moment to leverage the transformative power of community. With every step we take, we made incredible strides for LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness and instability.

Join the movement today: bit.ly/stride4pride

🎇Happy Juneteenth🌟

As our staff take the day off the rest and reset, we want to invite you to explore your FREEDOMS on this beautiful day. We also encourage you to educate yourself on the significant s of June 19, 1865, and why this day is so monumental.

🌟We Stride with Pride🎇

Stride for Pride is more than a walk – it’s a mission helmed by the Ruth Ellis Center to provide safety, support, and opportunity to LGBTQ+ youth facing housing insecurity, rejection, and discrimination.

🗣️ Voices of Ruth Ellis Center🎇

Forgive the delay! We just released a new episode just in time for pride! Check out our discussion about Gender Affirming Care with Lead Outpatient Therapist, Ryan, LMSW a therapist at Ruth Ellis Center.

Listen to Voices of Ruth Ellis Center podcast.

✨ National SOGIE Center✨

The National SOGIE Center, which we are a part of is hosting a national virtual Pride Zoomathon on June 26th for youth, families and providers.

Join us as we spread love, hope, and support for LGBTQIA2S+ young people and families.

✨ Abbreviated Drop-In Center Hours✨

The Drop-In Center Hours will be shortened on Monday, June 9th and Wednesday, June 11th to 3pm to 6:30pm.

During this time, we will be offering hot meals, food boxes, and clothing closet access only.

👂 Listen to Our Ancestors🏳️‍🌈

This Pride we encourage you to take the advice of those who came before us and fought for our liberation. We support the claim that we should celebrate what makes us different.

#Pride #InclusionMatters #Michigan #WeAreRuthEllisCenter #Detroit #HighlandPark

🏳️‍🌈 Stride with Pride🌈

This Pride we want to remind you that Pride started as a protest and the existence of trans people is a protest all itself. We stand with all members of the LGBTIQAP+ community and their commitment to living their life with resilience, PRIDE, and dignity.