Tarzana Treatment Centers Honored at CSUN Rainbow Graduation Celebration
The Rainbow Graduation Celebration captures a powerful moment of recognition, partnership, and shared purpose. On May 15, 2026, Tarzana Treatment Centers attends the CSUN Pride Center’s Rainbow Graduation Celebration. At the California State University, Northridge, the event marks a key milestone in educational advancement. At the ceremony, the TTC Outreach Team received the Sylvia Rivera STAR Award.
Hosted annually in collaboration with the Queer Studies Department, Rainbow Graduation celebrates LGBTQIA+ graduating students and recognizes community partners who help build a more supportive and affirming campus environment. For graduates, the celebration honors perseverance, identity, and achievement. Indeed, the ceremony celebrates the right to be fully seen.
The Sylvia Rivera Star Award at the Rainbow Graduation Celebration
During the ceremony, the CSUN Pride Center recognized Tarzana Treatment Centers for its ongoing partnership and collaboration with the campus community. The Sylvia Rivera STAR Award honors organizations that have made significant contributions to LGBTQIA2S+ inclusion, advocacy, education, and access to resources.
The CSUN Pride Center highlighted TTC’s continued commitment to providing HIV education, testing, prevention resources, and culturally responsive outreach services for students, staff, and faculty. This recognition specifically acknowledged TTC’s involvement in World AIDS Day programming, classroom presentations, campus outreach events, and health education efforts that promote healthy behaviors, reduce stigma, and improve access to care navigation.
The Rainbow Graduation Celebration Reflects TTC’s Mission
The award presentation praised Tarzana Treatment Centers for its consistent, meaningful partnership with the CSUN community. It also recognized TTC’s role in providing affirming services that help LGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty access knowledge, prevention tools, and holistic care.
For Tarzana Treatment Centers, this honor reflects the heart of effective community outreach. Prevention and education are most effective when they meet people where they are. Thus, TTC promotes the use of spaces where trust builds and support is accessible. By partnering with the CSUN Pride Center, TTC brings health education, prevention resources, and care navigation to a campus setting. In such a setting, these services can make a real difference.
The Sylvia Rivera STAR Award = A Meaningful Affirmation
The Sylvia Rivera STAR Award is a meaningful affirmation of TTC’s commitment. Indeed, TTC believes in expanding access to integrated, culturally responsive care across Los Angeles County. Through partnerships rooted in respect, education, and service, Tarzana Treatment Centers continues to focus its efforts. Hence, our recovery teams focus on reducing stigma and strengthening community connections. At the same time, these healthcare professionals support the health and well-being of underserved communities.
The Sylvia Rivera STAR Award affirms TTC’s commitment to events like the Rainbow Graduation Celebration.