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LGBTQ+ SUPPORT PROGRAM | YOUTH OUTLOOK

Open to queer youth
Varies by service
Call for information

English, Spanish

Email for information

None

Peoria County, Illinois
Will County, Illinois
Whiteside County, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois
Dupage County, Illinois
Dekalb County, Illinois
Lasalle County, Illinois
Kane County, Illinois

Description

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.

Providing organization

YOUTH OUTLOOK

Offers safe, supportive, and respectful environments for children, adolescents and their families, provides wellness Education, leadership development, and community education.