BRITE: Building Respect & Inclusion through Training & Education
The Center Project offers inclusivity training to any group, organization, or workplace that recognizes the importance of intentionally creating welcoming, safe, and supportive spaces for the LGBTQIA+ community. Our trainings are tailored to each group’s needs, and the information and conversation can range from introductory to advanced.
All trainings are developed and facilitated by LGBTQIA+ community members and professionals to equip straight and cisgender people with the knowledge and resources to create spaces where LGBTQIA+ people can engage openly and thrive.
When you attend a BRITE training, you can expect:
- To have your assumptions about sex and gender compassionately challenged
- To learn from facilitators who have first-hand experiences with the content
- Opportunities for meaningful interaction with your facilitator(s) and other attendees
- Actionable content tailored to your group’s needs
- To build the foundation of an ongoing, mutually beneficial relationship with The Center Project
For more information, contact us at: education@thecenterproject.org
Community BRITE Lights
Our community BRITE Lights are groups and places in mid-Missouri that are committed to creating respectful, and affirming spaces where LGBTQIA+ people are supported and celebrated. These organizations raise awareness by shining light on issues impacting LGBTQIA+ people and they stand as bright beacons pf inclusion for LGBTQIA+ people by engaging in the on-going practices of allyship: educating themselves and others, challenging assumptioons and stereotypes, and advocating for better, safer, more inclusive environments for all people.
- 2025 -
Mizzou College of Health and Human Development Classes
Peer Support Line Specialists
Mizzou Health Sciences Class
Stephen’s College PA Students
Hitachi
Columbia College Community Development Office
- 2024 -
Voluntary Action Center
MU Med Students
Columbia / Boone County Public Health & Human Services
First Presbyterian Church
Stephens College PA Students
Mizzou College of Health and Human Development Class
- 2023 -
Westminster College Women’s Center
Flourish Initiative
Columbia College
Boone County Family Resources
Broadway Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Boone County Clerk Staff
Liberty Family Medicine
MACC Students, Staff, Faculty
Missouri Legal Aid Conference
Central Pantry
Family Law Attorneys & GAL
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture
- 2022 -
- 2021 -
- 2020 -
MACC Faculty and Staff
STITCH (Summit to Improve Transgender Collaborative Healthcare) Conference
State of Inclusivity Conference
Disclaimer: BRITE Lights are designated as having completed our 1 hour BRITE Allyship Training. While no space is perfect, our BRITE Lights want to do better and have taken steps to increase support, understanding, and inclusion in their organizations and groups. We cannot wholesale endorse the staff, programs, or affiliates of any group or organization listed here.
