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Nonprofits & Community Organizations

Nonprofits and community organizations across Illinois

Nonprofits for getting help, getting involved and giving back. Community centers, youth programs, health services, Pride, the arts, disability services and career support, each with its programs and the way in.

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Disability services · Career & workforce

UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago

Cicero, IL

Homes, jobs, foster care, assistive technology and equipment for children and adults with disabilities across Chicagoland.

Serves: Children and adults with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities in the Chicago area

Five smiling Affinity community members gathered together outdoors on a summer day

Community center · Social & recreation

Affinity Community Services

Chicago, IL

Peer groups, workshops and community events for Black LGBTQ+ people in Chicago, centering Black queer women since 1995.

Serves: Black LGBTQ+ people in Chicagoland, with a particular focus on Black queer women, trans and nonbinary people

Disability services

Blue Cap

Blue Island, IL

Day programs, supported living and home-based services for people with intellectual disabilities in Blue Island and the south suburbs.

Serves: Children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, on Chicago's South Side and in the south suburbs

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Dress for Success Greater Chicago

Chicago, IL

Professional attire, career development and a network of support for Chicago women entering or advancing in the workforce.

Serves: Women seeking employment and career advancement in Chicago and the Greater Chicagoland area

Advocacy & legal

Equality Illinois

Chicago, IL · statewide

Statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy in Illinois: legislation, civic power, appointments to state boards, and a free resource guide.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people across Illinois

Advocacy & legal · Economic empowerment

Women Employed

Chicago, IL · statewide

Chicago advocacy group improving the economic status of working women through policy, career pathways and know-your-rights resources.

Serves: Working women and their families in Illinois, especially women in low-wage or unpaid work and Black and Latina women

Family & PFLAG

PFLAG Chicago Metro

Chicago, IL

A monthly hybrid PFLAG support meeting at the Center on Halsted for LGBTQ+ people, their families and allies.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people and their parents, family members and allies in the city of Chicago

Elsewhere in Illinois

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Madison County Urban League

Alton, IL

Job training, housing counseling, emergency aid and youth education for families in Madison County, Illinois.

Serves: African Americans and disadvantaged residents of Madison County and the Metro East area of Illinois

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Disability services · Health & HIV

Sertoma Star Services

Chicago Heights, IL

Day programs, housing, jobs, recreation and mental health counseling for people with disabilities in the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana.

Serves: Children and adults ages 5 to 95 with intellectual and developmental disabilities or mental illness in Chicago's south suburbs and Northwest Indiana

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Disability services · Career & workforce

The Arc of Iroquois County

Watseka, IL

Residential, employment, respite and family support services for people with developmental disabilities across Iroquois County.

Serves: Children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Iroquois County, Illinois

Economic empowerment · Career & workforce

Tri-County Urban League

Peoria, IL

Education, job training, counseling, and childcare for Black residents and families in need across four Central Illinois counties.

Serves: Black residents and other people in need in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, and McLean Counties, Illinois

Family & PFLAG

PFLAG Homer Glen / Lockport

Homer Glen, IL

A confidential monthly PFLAG support meeting in Homer Glen for LGBTQ+ people, their families and allies.

Serves: LGBTQ+ people, their families and allies in Homer Glen, Lockport and the southwest suburbs of Chicago