The HIV case management system links individuals and families with a wide range of necessary services and available resources. The only HIV care system of its kind in the country, the case management network also provides emergency financial assistance for utilities, emergency financial assistance for housing, food vouchers, and transportation Read more [...]

Teen Living Programs serve youth ages 13 to 24 who became homeless because of serious family issues, including substance abuse, and physical or sexual abuse. Many are ostracized due to their sexual orientation. While escaping these situations and leaving their homes may provide temporary relief, life on the streets carries Read more [...]

Link-Connect- Community Engagement – Work collaboratively with many and varied community partners – Work internally with other CDPH partners – Lead and actively participate in many community work groups and task forces – Provide linkages (connections) for community partners—connect to each other and to resources – Promote health and awareness Read more [...]

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, located 12 miles west of downtown Chicago on a 147-acre campus, offers primary, extended and specialty care to all veterans and is a key treatment facility within the Great Lakes regional network of VA hospitals and outpatient clinics. Specialized clinical programs include Blind Rehabilitation, Spinal Read more [...]

The Family Support Program (FSP) provides a permanent home for 18 families, including 30 children. The program works intensively with both the parents and the kids to stabilize their lives and help them break the cycle of poverty. Adults receive mental health services, case management, and career counseling from on-site Read more [...]

Project VIDA is a culturally-focused HIV/AIDS prevention and direct services community-based organization located on Chicago’s West Side. Project VIDA was founded by a consortium of volunteers in 1992 to address the unique needs and concerns of Latino and African American individuals at risk for or currently living with HIV/AIDS. We Read more [...]

Your case manager will link you to important support services and help find the answers to the complex questions about with living with HIV. They will be available to you on an on-going basis continually monitoring your needs and coordinating services. There is never a charge for case management services. Read more [...]

Provident Hospital HIV Program provides comprehensive, wrap-around services that include outpatient primary care, mental health, psychosocial, dental, substance abuse, medication adherence, outreach/prevention and case management services to approximately 400 HIV patients residing in South side community areas.If you need transportation to your clinic appointment, please call the nurses office at Read more [...]

Connect to Care provides client level outreach, linkage, and education activities to help individuals with diagnosed HIV/AIDS connect or reconnect to continuous HIV medical care and other essential services. The program recruits case managed clients to conduct outreach to out-of-care people living with HIV in their social networks and facilitates Read more [...]

The Independent Living Program (ILP) provides housing to 24 single HIV+ adults who are living longer, healthier lives as a result of the newer medication regimens, but are nonetheless in need of affordable housing with supportive services available to meet intermittent needs. Residents live in our affordable studio apartments. At Read more [...]

Case management can be critical in the effort to live well with HIV. A case manager will work with you in partnership to determine what your needs are and to find the best way to help you. Your case manager will link you to important support services and help find Read more [...]

The Ryan White Part D Program is a long running, program of Howard Brown Health Center, which serves HIV+ adult women, transgender women, children, infants and adolescents (ages 13 -24). Participants work closely with a multi-disciplinary team of medical and mental health providers, as well as HIV medical case managers. Read more [...]

Chicago House operates a range of scattered-site housing programs. These programs are apartment units that are spread out in different areas of Chicago, and usually offer clients rental support, case management services, employment support, and/or other support services. Eligibility requirements for these programs vary and the programs are designed to Read more [...]

The WSSS LGBT Seniors program serves LGBT seniors and allies 55 and up in the western suburbs of Chicago. We offer outreach, socialization, health education, education on local, state, and federal programs for seniors, case management, and mental health counseling, all for free. We believe it is vital for LGBT Read more [...]

Chicago Center for HIV Elimination (CCHE) at the University of Chicago is a resource for programs and services directly related to eliminating new HIV transmission events, and is particularly dedicated to serving communities on Chicago’s South Side. CCHE’s programs facilitate increased HIV testing in several community-based organizations and hospital emergency Read more [...]

Serves disabled chronically homeless individuals coming from hospitalization, shelters, and streets. Program works to stabilize participants’ health and housing using Housing First and Harm Reduction models.