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2659 South Kedvale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623
Project VIDA's Caminando Juntos program is a weekly Spanish-speaking support group thoughtfully designed for members of the LGBTQ+ HIV+ community. At Caminando Juntos, they believe in fostering a safe and welcoming space where individuals can come together to share experiences, build connections, and find strength in unity.

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211 Metro Chicago
5537 North Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Group support has been a cornerstone of TPAN since the agency's founding in 1987. These groups are designed to meet the current needs and interests of TPAN's clients-and are organized by topic or target audience. Educational and mental health groups are facilitated by licensed clinicians. Social support groups are facilitated by peer mentors.

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211 Metro Chicago
109 East Lawrence Avenue, Springfield, IL 62704

- Youth Group: Support group for LGBTQA youth.

- Transgender Support Group: Support group for adult transgender men and women.

- TransParent Group: Support group for parents of children who are transgender or gender nonbinary. Parents meet via Zoom and discuss ways to support their children and advocate on their behalf.

- Bisexual Group: Support group for bisexual adults.

Also offers a non-monogamy group, neurodiverse group, recovery group, young adult group, and LGBTQ+ parent group.

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United Way of the Midlands
405 Central Avenue, Winnetka, IL 60093
The Josselyn Center offers support groups that aim to create an inclusive, diverse, compassionate, and welcoming space for individuals across the community to connect, build skills, and learn from others with similar experiences. Groups are offered in areas such as grief and loss, art therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), family groups, ADHD, LGBTQIA+, and more.

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211 Metro Chicago
2400 Belvidere Road, Waukegan, IL 60085
Offers a safe space for individuals who identify as gender fluid/transgender community to support one another. Support Services include: Support Groups for all gender diverse people 18 or older (Not therapy. Designed for social support, education, and fun) Topics can include: Name changes, Gender/sexuality 101, How to come out, and What to expect from hormones Surgery Navigation: For some gender diverse people, surgery is a natural part of affirming gender. This can be a complicated process that is always changing. Our health navigators and behavioral health staff are here to help you navigate this process. Hormone Services: Provides hormone replacement therapy for transgender and gender diverse people. Health Navigation: A free service that helps people coordinate their medical care.

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Lake County 211
770 North Halsted, Suite 306, Chicago, IL 60642
Self Theory, LLC provides a safe and affirming space for LGBTQIA+ individuals to receive mental health care, build community, and explore identity without judgment. Peer groups, therapy, and advocacy all converge here to support pride, healing, and liberation.

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211 Metro Chicago
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TrevorSpace offers a supportive online social community for young individuals in the LGBTQ+

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211 DuPage County
6517 Lincoln Avenue, Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Charlie Health provides one-on-one support for parents and caregivers to dispel myths and grow knowledge of topics including LGBTQIA+ history, gender, pronouns, relationships, and more.

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211 Metro Chicago
3080 West Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60026
Offers activities for LGBTQ+ youth to build supportive relationships with peers and adults. Also offers support groups and opportunities to build leadership skills. Activities include:
  • Game night
  • Arts and crafts
  • Movie night
  • Field trips
  • Open mic nights
  • Summer picnics

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Lake County 211
808 North Main Street, Immanuel UMC Church, Edwardsville, IL 62025
Provides support and education services to parents, families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and intersex persons.

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United Way of Greater St Louis 211
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A 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ young people (ages 13-24). Hotline number is 1-866-488-7386. Chat and texting services are also available.

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United Way of Greater St Louis 211
2659 South Kedvale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623
Project VIDA provides LGBTQ+ teens with a safe space to discuss topics related to coming out and finding themselves. This group will provide teens with emotional support and encouragement. Not only that, it will provide the youth with a space to learn and build confidence in order for them to love themselves.

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211 Metro Chicago
PO Box 69232, West Hollywood, CA 90069

Helpline providing information and support to LGBTQ youth.

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United Way of the Midlands
2400 Belvidere Road, Waukegan, IL 60085
Provides sexual health services for Lake County residents ages 12 years and older. Provides comprehensive care and prevention services, including:
  • HIV testing, counseling, and care
  • Hepatitis C screening, counseling, and care
  • Hepatitis A/B and HPV vaccinations
  • STI testing, counseling, and treatment
  • LGBTQ+ and gender health services
  • PrEP and nPEP medication
  • Support groups
  • Needle exchange
  • Safe sex supplies
  • Referrals for related medical and behavioral health services

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Lake County 211
3245 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60657
This is a support group for LGBTQ+ people attempting pregnancy. The goal is to provide a safe, affirming space to support each other by exploring the beauty of parenting as queer people and making connections with other queer families and parents-to-be. Singles and couples are welcome.

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211 Metro Chicago
Address unavailable
Thrive Parent and Caregiver support groups meeting in-person twice a month on site.

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211 DuPage County
10 North Lake Street, Suite 103, Grayslake, IL 60030
Offers support groups for LGBTQ+ individuals. Offers groups for adults, youth grades 6-8, and youth grades 9-12. Also offers weekly Saturday morning coffee socials for LGBTQ+ individuals of all ages and their allies.

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Lake County 211
Address Confidential, Naperville, IL 60563

Offers safe, supportive, and respectful environments for children, adolescents and their families, provides wellness Education, leadership development, and community education. Youth Outlook Drop-In Centers meet weekly to support each other and discuss topics of interest to the participants.

Other offerings include:

- Rainbow Sprouts, a social program for children K-6 and their parent/family/guardian.

- Youth Leadership Program: provides opportunities to help run drop-in centers, assist with volunteer training, organize special projects, participate in community education, and advise the agency board through the Youth Advisory Board.

- Transcend: a program for transgender youth, provides a forum to discuss issues such as gender identity, hormone injections, legal issues, etc.

- THRIVE: A support group for parents, foster parents, guardians, and full-time caregivers of LGBTQ+ teens.

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United Way of the Midlands
806 West Addison, Chicago, IL 60613
Provides programs and services for LGBTQ community members over the age of 55. Services include:
  • Boxed meals
  • Support groups
  • Benefits assistance
  • Employment assistance
  • Educational workshops
  • Social and recreational activities

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Lake County 211