Chicago House and Social Service Agency

10/09/2026

Find out how TransLife Care can help you out: https://www.chicagohouse.org/translife-care

10/09/2026

Happy LGBTQ+ History Month!

As we remember our founders, history, and those we lost, we carry forward the culture of care, support, and community they put into action. Read more about our history in "The Power Within": https://www.chicagohouse.org/stories-2/lgbthistory261

10/06/2026

Our Community Health Apprenticeship Program (CHAP) is now accepting participants interested in ​community health careers! CHAP participants will engage in a hybrid learning environment through an online training program featuring digital literature, new original video content, virtual meetings, and presentations from our staff, and our community partners.

Interested participants must be: Black and/or Latin(x/e), 18+ years old, LGBTQIA+, have a High School Diploma or GED, and desire to work in or with our community.

Learn more and apply here: https://www.jotform.com/72086175174156

10/01/2026

Thank you to everybody who came out last week! To learn more about the TransLife Care program we mentioned before the screening, check out our website: https://www.chicagohouse.org/translife-care

In partnership with the Reeling Film Fest, Chicago House will be co-presenting the North American debut of I Am Going to Miss You!

📅 September 24th @ 6:45 PM
📍 Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema (2828 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657)

Tickets are $15 but you can use coupon code HouseMissYou44 to save $2 at checkout! https://reeling2026.eventive.org/films/6a6cfcb4ac2583b3c13aa489

I Am Going to Miss You explores challenges a couple faces as they navigate love, commitment, and personal discoveries while building a home together. Directed by Teddy Award-winning Daniel Ribeiro (The Way He Looks) and featuring a 100% trans cast, you won’t want to miss this new heartwarming, sincere, and engaging film.

09/28/2026

Team Chicago House showed up at today’s AIDS Run/Walk Chicago, hosted by our friends at the AIDS Foundation Chicago.

Coming together as a community is a powerful reminder of why we do this work. It renews our commitment to supporting our clients, our neighbors, and one another.

Today, we honored those we have lost, celebrated the resilience of our community, and found inspiration in the collective strength that moves us forward. Events like this remind us that connection, compassion, and action are at the heart of lasting change.

We are also incredibly proud that Team Chicago House raised more than $40,000 in support of our Client Fund. These funds help ensure our clients can access urgent resources such as transportation cards and food assistance, removing barriers that might otherwise prevent someone from getting to a doctor’s appointment, attending a job interview, or meeting other critical needs.

Thank you to everyone who donated, walked, ran, volunteered, and cheered us on. Your support makes a tangible difference in the lives of the people we serve.

We are stronger together. ❤️

Some of our Team were also interviewed in a WGN TV segment about the AIDS Run/Walk with this same sentiment: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-aids-run-walk-fights-to-protect-resources-for-hiv-patients/

09/24/2026

09/23/2026

There's still time to get tickets! Our TransLife Care department will be co-presenting this exciting North American debut https://reeling2026.eventive.org/films/6a6cfcb4ac2583b3c13aa489

You can learn more about TransLife Care here: https://www.chicagohouse.org/translife-care

In partnership with the Reeling Film Fest, Chicago House will be co-presenting the North American debut of I Am Going to Miss You!

📅 September 24th @ 6:45 PM
📍 Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema (2828 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657)

Tickets are $15 but you can use coupon code HouseMissYou44 to save $2 at checkout! https://reeling2026.eventive.org/films/6a6cfcb4ac2583b3c13aa489

I Am Going to Miss You explores challenges a couple faces as they navigate love, commitment, and personal discoveries while building a home together. Directed by Teddy Award-winning Daniel Ribeiro (The Way He Looks) and featuring a 100% trans cast, you won’t want to miss this new heartwarming, sincere, and engaging film.

09/22/2026

🏚️➡️🏡 What happens when the generation that survived the AIDS crisis grows older?

For nearly 40 years, a three-flat building in Chicago's West Town/Humboldt Park neighborhood has been more than just a building. It has been a home, a refuge, and a lifeline for people living with HIV.

Originally established as Chicago House's Supportive Living Program, the building was created in response to one of the most urgent challenges of the AIDS crisis: providing housing for people who were being evicted because of their HIV status.

Today, those walls are coming down, and a new chapter is beginning.

The Supportive Living Program is becoming Augusta Home.

Recently, Chicago House staff and board members gathered for a Demo Day at the future Augusta Home, getting a firsthand look at construction progress, reflecting on the building's remarkable history, and even taking a few swings at the old walls before transformation begins.

But Augusta Home is about more than a renovation.

Through partnerships with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Rush Center for Excellence in Aging, Chicago House is helping develop a new model for HIV housing, one that adapts as people's needs change over time and supports aging in place with dignity.

Thanks to the generosity of Alphawood Foundation, Crown Family Philanthropies, supporters of our Caring for Our HIV Heroes campaign, and the Illinois Housing Development Authority and the Illinois EPA for funding to start the construction. And to ViiV Healthcare and RRF Foundation for Aging for funding to build out the service delivery model for the Aging in Place program.

When Augusta Home opens in Fall 2027, its impact will reach far beyond its 12 apartments. It will serve as a model that communities across the country can learn from as they address the evolving needs of older adults living with HIV.

❤️ We're honored to build on over four decades of service and look forward to creating the next chapter together.

09/15/2026

Check out our regular drop-ins across the North, South, and West sides! https://www.chicagohouse.org/translife-care

Our Annual Report is coming out this week and we just wanted to highlight the incredible work our TransLife Care department does!

https://www.chicagohouse.org/translife-care

09/11/2026

In 2024, Chicago House was selected as one of just 13 organizations nationwide to participate in HUD’s highly competitive, three-year Housing Interventions to End the HIV Epidemic initiative.

We are the only organization in the cohort focused specifically on the needs of older adults living with HIV.

Learn more about our Aging in Place program site visit with HUD: https://www.chicagohouse.org/stories-2/the-age-of-change