Direct2Food is Metro Chicago’s one-stop shop for meeting the food needs of you and your family. This online resource will help you locate the food pantries, soup kitchens, and meal programs closest to you. Direct2Food will also help you determine if you are eligible for further assistance like food stamps 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 [...]

We provide lunch and foster conversation for older adults every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in the John Baran Senior Center at Center on Halsted, in partnership with the City of Chicago. It’s more than just lunch, it’s a chance to get to know fellow senior LGBTQ community members and to Read more [...]

Center on Addison is a City of Chicago Golden Diners site for patrons age 60+. (Preregistration is required. See below.) PRICE Lunch is $1.50, and we ask seniors to pay what they can. FOR MORE INFORMATION Please reserve Monday and Saturday box lunches on site or by contacting Britta Larson

Center on Addison is a City of Chicago Golden Diners site for patrons age 60+. Senior Hot Lunch: Tuesday and Thursdays @ 11:30am PRICE Lunch is $1.50, and we ask seniors to pay what they can

Sometimes youth knock at our door. Just as often, we go out and find them. We seek to prevent homelessness at its root, by reaching at-risk youth through multiple points of contact: in the communities where they live, work, study, worship, and socialize. By working closely with schools, local police, Read more [...]

A south side gay-friendly church that provides worship, food pantry services, and a soup kitchen. Worship: Every Sunday at 11:00a.m. (children released to Sunday School from worship) Soup Kitchen: Every Tuesday, 1:00p.m. to 3:00p.m. Food Pantry: Every Thursday, 10:00a.m. to 1:00p.m.

A south side gay-friendly church that provides worship, food pantry services, and a soup kitchen. Worship: Every Sunday at 11:00a.m. (children released to Sunday School from worship) Soup Kitchen: Every Tuesday, 1:00p.m. to 3:00p.m. Food Pantry: Every Thursday, 10:00a.m. to 1:00p.m.

F@B is a feisty, fun, and safe space for youth to actively participate in health education relevant to their lives and perspectives. In addition to the charm and spunk of our staff facilitators, things like food, safer sex supplies and access to free and confidential HIV/STI testing are also provided.

The Crib is an overnight space for young people ages 18-24 to get a hot meal, sleep, do yoga, dance, rest, and be safe. The space is welcoming to people of all genders and sexual orientations, and is open seven nights a week. We believe that every person deserves a Read more [...]