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Family Counseling Center, Inc. (Golconda)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Housing/Homelessness
  • Professional Development/Scholarships
  • 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"

Family Counseling Center, Inc. (Vienna 1)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

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

Location

101 Oliver Street
PO Box 1328
Vienna, Illinois 62995
Johnson 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. (Vienna 2)

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

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

Location

406 E. Vine St.
PO Box 1328
Vienna, Illinois 62995
Johnson 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"

Freeport High School Gay-Straight Alliance

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Ally Training and Education
  • Youth Services

Location

701 W Moseley St
Freeport, Illinois 61032
Stephenson County, IL

Contact Info

Phone:
Email:

Notes

For the 2018-2019 School Year: "The FHS GSA meets weekly after school. We socialize, plan events centered on acceptance and tolearnce, and create a safe zone for boths traight and LGBTQ students to be expressive or seek guidance."

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

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
  • 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."