Chicago House Relocates
CHICAGO, IL - Chicago House and Social Service Agency has been committed to serving individuals and families impacted by HIV/AIDS for 35 years. For 25 of those years, Chicago House has been located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, and this year, the organization has relocated its offices.
Effective September 1, 2020, Chicago House relocated its central hub, which includes administrative offices, employment services, and the TransLife Care program, to 2229 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 304, Chicago, Illinois, in the South Loop. Additionally, the organization’s Scattered-Site Housing program and HIV outreach and prevention services have relocated to St. Bernard’s hospital located in the Englewood neighborhood.
Chicago House is a leading partner in the city and state’s HIV prevention effort, Getting To Zero. In Chicago, Black and Latinx gay men of color and transgender women are the most vulnerable to HIV and face intersectional oppression that reduces access to housing, healthcare, and employment opportunities. Black individuals are twice as likely to contract HIV as white individuals, and the life expectancy in some neighborhoods on Chicago’s south side is 20 years less than that of Streeterville. Chicago House addresses the social determinants of health—environmental conditions in which individuals live that impact a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks—to support these individuals in overcoming many of these systematic barriers.
"A key priority in our strategic vision is to align the footprint of Chicago House with the demographics of HIV. This decision to relocate our offices is an important step towards realizing this vision while remaining adaptable to the needs of those most impacted by the virus,” said Chicago House CEO Michael Herman. “HIV continues to disproportionately impact Black and Latinx individuals on our city’s south and west sides. By being closer to these communities, we believe we’ll better serve clients and play a critical role in significantly reducing the rate of new HIV transmissions in these vulnerable populations.”
For the past three decades, Chicago House has provided housing, health, and employment support to individuals and families impacted by HIV/AIDS in Chicago. Chicago House operates three housing facilities on the city’s north and west sides; offers programming that is co-located in clinics, hospitals, and other nonprofit and community organizations; works with incarcerated trans women in the Cook County Jails; and supports individuals and families through a scattered-site housing program in 45 neighborhoods throughout the city.
Services Contact
If you are an individual needing assistance with housing, health, employment services, or the TransLife Care Program, please complete this services request form.
Chicago House staff continue to serve individuals and families while working remotely, and specific contact information can be located on the Chicago House website.
The Chicago House main phone number remains 773.248.5200. Further questions and media inquiries may be directed to Eric Wilkerson by email.
About Chicago House
Chicago House and Social Service Agency provides housing, health, and employment services to individuals living with or most impacted by HIV/AIDS. The TransLife Care Program serves a large population of LGBTQ+ individuals in and around Chicagoland.