About Us

Our Mission

To provide support for older LGBTQ+ seniors in the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area through advocacy, social programs, education, support groups, and resource distribution. We counter isolation, fear, and loneliness by creating a caring community of LGBTQ+ elders who will look out for each other and share some laughs.

Our Vision

We envision a thriving community of older LGBTQ+ seniors with access to resources and support to meet their social, advocacy, educational, and health needs in the Albuquerque metropolitan area.

Our Story

We first began as SAGE Albuquerque in 2013, as a local affiliate to the Sage National Organization. In 2022, we adopted the new name Older Rainbow Community of Albuquerque (ORCA) and became a local partner to the newly organized SAGECollab and we are affiliated with SAGE-USA.

Our Team

ORCA is a volunteer-based organization that is directly guided by a Board leadership team. ORCA events and social gatherings are organized and hosted by volunteers. ORCA contracts facilitators and local advocates for training and other professional outreach and advocacy services. Come to the ORCA monthly meeting and meet the Board members and other volunteers that make up ORCA.

Our Charter

The Older Rainbow Community of Albuquerque’s By-Laws is a formal document that outlines ORCA’s organization’s mission, structure, and operating principles.