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Acorn Equality Fund

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

P.O. Box 6286
Peoria, Illinois 61601

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"Established in 1999, Acorn Equality Fund in Peoria, Illinois, is a grassroots nonprofit organization that provides financial support for the advancement of education, health, and civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons and their allies. We raise funds in order to give out grants and scholarships to promote higher education. Together we can build a bright, united future."

Adventure Works of DeKalb County, Inc

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

1211 Sycamore Road
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
DeKalb County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: (815) 517-0825
Email:

Notes

"Beginning January 8, 2020, Adventure Works will host an LGBTQI+ peer-led support group for high school aged students at our office located at 1211 Sycamore Rd. DeKalb, IL. The group will meet every other Wednesday from 6:30-8:00. No registration required. Just show up! "

CAISA (Counseling and Information for Sexual Assault and Abuse)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Immigration
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Youth Services

Location

10499 N State Hwy 1
Suite 1
Robinson, Illinois 62454
Crawford County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: (618) 544-9379

Notes

"We are committed to changing attitudes that foster violence against others. Services are available regardless of age, gender, race, disability, spiritual preference, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Our purpose is to provide counseling, advocacy and support for all victims of sexual assault and their significant others.."

Clock Inc

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Marriage and Couples Counseling
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

321 24th St.
Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Contact Info

Phone: (309) 558- 0956

Notes

Clock Inc Offers:
--Groups: A variety of multi-age & gender community groups, to benefit individuals without any feelings of discrimination or isolation.
--Counseling: We offer individual, couple & family sessions. Individuals are able to choose from 30, 45 or 60 minute sessions.
--Training: Educational trainings to help strengthen the knowledge about the individuals identifying in this community.
--Workshops: Workshops that provide hands on teaching covering a range of topics based on interests of individuals.

Eastern Illinois University Center For Gender and Sexual Diversity

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

Stevenson Hall
320 Grant Ave
Charleston, Illinois 61920
Coles County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: 217-581-7117 lgbtqa@eiu.edu

Notes

"The EIU Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity aspires to create an inclusive community by instilling a culture of respect, advocacy, and empowerment towards an open, safe, welcoming and just campus. We provide services such as the Trans*formation Station, a large library full of books and movies, year round programming, and a comprehensive Safe Zone Training program."

Elliott Counseling Group

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Marriage and Couples Counseling
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

704 N. Main Street
Tuscola, Illinois 61953
Douglas County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: (217) 398-9066
Email:

Notes

Website references serving members of the "Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender" community, addressing "Needs related to sexual identity, such as affiliation, isolation, and confronting and coping with discrimination."

Equality Illinois

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Mental Health
  • Obstetrics, Gynecology, Breast Health
  • S.T.D./S.T.I.
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

PO Box 1313
Chicago, Illinois 60690

Contact Info

Phone: (773) 477-7173

Notes

"MISSION: Equality Illinois builds a better Illinois by advancing equal treatment and full acceptance of the LGBTQ community."

"VISION: Equality Illinois envisions a fair and unified Illinois where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and where all people live freely regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity or gender expression."

Family Counseling Center, Inc. (Cairo)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction
  • Youth Services

Location

1401 Washington Avenue
Cairo, Illinois 62914
Alexander County, IL

Notes

Doesn't include any LGBTQ+specific language other than a non-discrimination notice, stating they don't discriminate "based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity"

Family Counseling Center, Inc. (Elizabethtown)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction
  • Youth Services

Location

147 North Main Street
Elizabethtown, Illinois 62931
Hardin County, IL

Notes

Doesn't include any LGBTQ+specific language other than a non-discrimination notice, stating they don't discriminate "based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity"

Family Counseling Center, Inc. (Golconda)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction
  • Youth Services

Location

125 N. Market St.
PO Box 759
Golconda, Illinois 62938
Pope County, IL

Notes

Doesn't include any LGBTQ+specific language other than a non-discrimination notice, stating they don't discriminate "based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity"