LGBTQ Homeless Youth Summit

CHICAGO – Windy City Times is hosting a summit May 2-5 on LGBTQ youth in the Chicago region, to assess the current issues impacting homeless youth, and new solutions to these complex issues. Kim Hunt, executive director of Affinity Community Services, is the summit’s director.

LGBTQ Homeless Youth Summit

CHICAGO – Windy City Times is hosting a summit May 2-5 on LGBTQ youth in the Chicago region, to assess the current issues impacting homeless youth, and new solutions to these complex issues. Kim Hunt, executive director of Affinity Community Services, is the summit’s director.

Confirmed speakers: Rep. Greg Harris of the 13^th district; LZ Granderson ESPN commentator and CNN contributor; and Jama Shelton, a project director with True Colors Fund; Rev. Jamie Frazier, Lighthouse Church of Chicago; Juliana Harms, Dept. of Children and Family Services; James Cunningham, Housing & Urban Development; and John Pfeiffer, Chicago Dept. of Family Support Services.

The title of the summit is “Owning Our Lives: Dream It. Speak It. Do It!!” The website for registration, donations and full information is http://chicagosummit.lgbthomelessness.com.

Each of the summit’s three days will have a different area of focus:

- Friday, May 2, 2-8 p.m.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital

Open to people 25 and under who have been impacted by homelessness.

Registration: FREE

- Sat., May 3, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

University of Illinois at Chicago, Behavioral Sciences Bldg, 1007 W. Harrison

Open to youth, nonprofits, government agencies, politicians, foundations,  activists, service providers, academic researchers and individuals working on these issues.

Registration: $45 adults, youth free

- Mon., May 5, 8 a.m.-Noon

Museum of Broadcast Communications, 360 N. State St.

Report to government agencies, politicians, foundations (private, public and corporate foundations encouraged to attend), academics, and donors.

Registration: FREE

The first two days of the summit will be broken down into general plenary sessions and facilitated workshops focused on areas including: Housing issues (shelters, DCFS, HUD, etc.), public policy (city, county, state, federal), legal issues (emancipation, public safety), education and job training, healthcare access, mental health and substance abuse. 

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