Chicago House recently had an opportunity to sit down with Michael Quinlan, the Owner and Beer Director of Links Taproom, to thank him for his recent $10,000 donation and learn about what motivates him to give back to the community: Chicago House: How long have you been in Chicago? Michael: I was born and raised […]
CONTINUE READINGHave you ever seen a superhero? We’ve all seen Superman, Batman and Spiderman in the comics and on television; but have you ever experienced superheroes in the flesh — in all their super-powered, super-strengthened, super-talented glory? Last Wednesday, at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s long-awaited Advocacy Day, I finally did. Don’t believe me? I’ll prove […]
CONTINUE READINGOn March 26th, 2015, CEO of Chicago House, Reverend Stan Sloan along with partner advocates from the Williams Institute, the Center for American Progress and the Vaid Group LLC, hosted a donor meeting on the LGBTQ Poverty Collaborative to address and prioritize the national issue of poverty within the LGBTQ community. Right on the heels of […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN) Chicago hosted an important science and treatment conference commemorating National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day this month. The three-day conference took place from Feb. 17 to 19 at the University Center in Chicago’s South Loop. Chicago House’s own Brandon Harrison and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s Anthony Galloway coordinated the […]
CONTINUE READINGPress Release January 15, 2015 Contact: Marjani Williams marjani.williams@cityofchicago.org CDPH Awards $13 Million in HIV Prevention and Housing Grants to Local Agencies Focus on new innovation and high impact interventions CHICAGO – The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) awarded $13 million to more than 50 local non-profit organizations to provide HIV prevention and housing services […]
CONTINUE READINGChicago House Receives $20,000 from Chicago Foundation for Women Chicago Foundation for Women’s fall 2014 primary cycle supports nonprofit programs that improve women and girls’ economic security and reproductive justice. WHAT: Chicago House was awarded $20,000 for their TransWorks Program from the Eleanor Network at Chicago Foundation for Women. TransWorks intends to use the […]
CONTINUE READINGJacqueline Gares is a New York based documentary filmmaker independently directing and co-producing a feature documentary entitled FREE CeCe with Laverne Cox. We caught up with her just after the 2014 Speaker Series Luncheon. JC: How did you initially connect with Laverne Cox? Gares: Regarding the trailer, Laverne and I had been in discussion and […]
CONTINUE READINGBy Andy Linder and Julie Christensen Today, Chicagoans on the south and west sides of Chicago will begin to see the impact of Chicago House and Social Service Agency’s TransLife Center (TLC). Billboards featuring the TLC were unveiled today, as Chicago House was recently selected as the benefactor of the Camp Firebelly design initiative. Winning […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Ride for AIDS Chicago is a two-hundred mile bike tour from Chicago to Wisconsin that benefits both Chicago House and Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN). A long-time rider on the Chicago House team, Brian Doxie, relates the hills along the route to the work done by these organizations. “The hills in Wisconsin are so steep […]
CONTINUE READINGChicago House has a serious sweet tooth, and we have Cheshire Cat Confectionary to thank for that! The Chicago-based bakery features fresh-made, hand-decorated cookies that reach hungry customers across the nation. If you’re in Chicagoland, the sky’s the limit when it comes to custom desserts. We caught-up with the very busy Lori Byars – the […]
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