LGBTQ+ Support Program | Youth Outlook
Address Confidential, Naperville, IL 60563
Eligibility
Required documents
Application process
Email for information
Fees
None
Service area
Cook County, IL
Dekalb County, IL
Dupage County, IL
Kane County, IL
Lasalle County, IL
Will County, IL
Peoria County, IL
Whiteside County, IL
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.