Each year, our 120-Day Interim Program at Open Door Youth Shelter – West Town houses about 200 youth, and their babies and toddlers. The Night Ministry’s youth housing programs are the only programs in Chicago that accept pregnant and parenting youth as young as 14 years of age. Our Interim 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 [...]

This group is a support and referral source for parents, grandparents and guardians negotiating the journey of raising gender variant and transgender children and youth ages 3-18. Prospective members will be asked to provide their first and last name, their child’s first name and age and a phone number where Read more [...]

Rainbow Families of Illinois is a non-profit, community-based organization that includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents and their children and those considering parenthood. The mission of Rainbow Families is to build and maintain a strong and caring community, recognizing the broad diversity and varied interests among our families. We 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 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 [...]

The Lesbian and Bisexual Moms Roundtable will become the Proud Parents Group in December 2013 and is for parents and co-parents in the LGBT community who are interested in activities for families with children and information about parenting/co-parenting, looking for outings with their children, or want to have a supportive Read more [...]