The Pride Youth Program was established in 1993 to provide direct services to sexual minority youth and adults of the north and northwest suburbs and educate the larger communities about issues related to sexual minority youth. Two Youth Centers are operated for sexual minority youth ages 13-18.
Educational outreach is an integral part of our service provision plan.
The Pride Youth Program offers community education, consultation, and professional training. This is true for not only the teens that attend our Youth Centers but also the individual adults and community organizations who request assistance as they struggle to understand their feelings, organize their thoughts, and adjust their perspectives to include the lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and gay adolescents in their own back yards. The director has worked with sexual minority youth since 1995 in the Chicagoland area. The role of the director is to provide vision and long-term direction for the Pride Youth Program, in addition to managing the day to day tasks that ensure the smooth operation of all programming. Volunteer staff are carefully selected in a three stage process.