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 [...]

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 [...]

Chicago Surrogacy Agency is committed to assisting our gay and lesbian intended parents build the families they’ve always wanted through gestational surrogacy. The surrogacy process takes, on average, 10 to 14 months from start to finish. Adoption proceedings can take years, and those years often take their toll in stress 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.

This is a directory that can help LGBTQ individuals find wedding resources that are open and accepting. This directory links individuals to LGBTQ wedding resources in Chicago, Illinois, all around the USA, and around the world.

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.

New LGBT South Side drop in center!!! Description Prologue is a multi-site, community-based high school and GED program founded in 1972. It is state-recognized and NCA accredited. We Offer: A Safe Heaven to Meet Free Rapid HIV Testing Connect To Care ILI Assessments Incentives Safe Sex Kits Referrals Peer Lead Read more [...]

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 [...]

Youth Speak Out (An After School Matters Youth Apprenticeship) In this year-round Performance Art and Creative Writing internship, youth ages 14–20 earn a stipend while formulating, writing, practicing and performing spoken word as they learn the elements and techniques from some of the best performance artists and poets in the Read more [...]