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Family Service Agency of DeKalb County

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Immigration
  • Marriage and Couples Counseling
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • People with Disabilities
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Spanish Speaking Community and Support
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

1325 Sycamore Road
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
DeKalb County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: 8157588616

Notes

Family Service Agency of DeKalb County has been providing counseling, advocacy, and other essential services to DeKalb County since 1956. We can assist individuals and families from birth through the end of life, no matter the circumstances.

Frontier Community College LGBT Club

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

233 East Chestnut
Olney, Illinois 62450
Richland County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: 618-395-7777, ext. 2138

Notes

Club for students of Frontier Community College

Greater Family Health

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Family Planning (Birth control, Abortion)
  • Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Mental Health
  • Obstetrics, Gynecology, Breast Health
  • Other (Medical)
  • Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Care
  • S.T.D./S.T.I.
  • Spanish Speaking Medical Treatment
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

165 Plank Rd
Sycamore, IL 60178
DeKalb County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: 844-599-3700

Notes

From the website: "We offer an inclusive, safe and welcoming environment for all the communities we serve. The LGBTQ+ community is no exception."

LGBTQ Health Service Offered Include:
-Primary Health Care
-Care/Case Management
-Infectious Disease Care
-STI Testing and Treatment
-HIV Testing and Treatment
-Rapid HIV Testing and Counseling
-HIV Prevention Treatment (PrEP)
-Anal Pap Smears
-Women’s Health & Gynecology
-Hormone Replacement Therapy
-Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
-Substance Use Disorder Services
-Dental Health Services
-Insurance Enrollment
-Free Condoms
-Outreach and Prevention Education

GSA @ Carl Sandburg College

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

Hancock County, IL

Notes

"The Carl Sandburg College Gay Straight Alliance (also known as the GSA) brings students of different sexual orientations and gender identities together to meet new people, network with like-minded individuals, and accept each other’s uniqueness in a lively, safe, and relaxing environment. This club also promises to serve as a support group for those dealing with LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) issues, homophobic harassment, or those questioning their sexual orientation and identity. By raising awareness of different sexual orientations and gender identities, it serves as a platform to make the general population more aware of the LGBT community."

HOPE of East Central Illinois

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

1927 18th Street
Charleston IL, Illinois 61920
Coles County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: (217) 348-5931
Email:

Notes

"The mission of HOPE is to empower persons to live independent, non-violent lives through the provisions of Housing, Outreach, Prevention, and Education." Includes webpage specifically about Abuse & Gender and Sexually Diverse Youth, which breaks down myths and facts about abuse of LGBTQ individuals.

Horizon Counseling and Wellness

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Marriage and Couples Counseling
  • Seniors/Elderly/Aging
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

PO Box 435
Sycamore, Illinois 60178
DeKalb County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: (815) 709-4357

Notes

"About Me: Brian Mueller, MA, LCPC

I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and have been working in the Dekalb-Sycamore area since 2015. I have clinical and community-based experience with adults, adolescents, and children in a variety of specialty areas that include mental health issues, substance abuse and addiction, life transitions, marriage/relationships, LGBT issues, gender identity, family issues, and divorce/separation. I strive to create a relaxed and comfortable environment, so that you feel empowered and ready to explore your life's potential. If you or someone know you is struggling and in need of direction, I invite you to contact me so we can begin building together."

Illinois Safe Schools Alliance

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services
Se habla español

Services

  • Spanish Speaking Legal Services
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Immigration
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

80 N Michigan Ave
Suite 1220
Chicago, Illinois 60601

Contact Info

Phone: (312) 629-2988
Email:

Notes

"The mission of the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance (the Alliance) is to promote safety, support and healthy development for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, in Illinois schools and communities, through advocacy, education, youth organizing and research."

Kathy Blackmer MS, LPC, CADC at Transformation Behavioral Health (Poplar Grove)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

13508 Julie Drive
Poplar Grove, Illinois 61065
Boone County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: 815.575.9675
Email:

Notes

"Kathy also has specialty training and experience in working with children and adults with attachment challenges, including working with children in foster care or adoptive homes, and working with teens and adults with LGBT concerns."

Kathy Blackmer MS, LPC, CADC at Transformation Behavioral Health (Woodstock)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Mental Health
  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Sexual Trauma/Violence/Rape
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

1090 McConnell Road
Woodstock, Illinois 60098
McHenry County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: 815.575.9675
Email:

Notes

"Kathy also has specialty training and experience in working with children and adults with attachment challenges, including working with children in foster care or adoptive homes, and working with teens and adults with LGBT concerns."

LGBT Community of Macomb, IL

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

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

Location

McDonough County, IL

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

"We are a positive and supportive group for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and our Allies of Macomb, IL and the surrounding area. We come together in fellowship and friendship, to reach out and make a positive impact for one another. We seek to be the friend and confidant we all need, wished we had, or always longed to have. All ages are welcome to join the group as well as non-residents of Macomb, IL."