2018 Annual Report Letter from the Ceo
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Annual Report 2018 board of directors Officers Richard Turner, Board Chair Darren Reisberg, Vice Chair Joyce Ann Gilbert, Vice Chair Damon Cates, Treasurer & Development Chair Angela Barnes, Secretary & Youth Housing Chair Clark Pellet, Development Chair Dave Helverson, Board Governance Chair Clark Pellet, Mission & Strategic Priorities Chair Elva Rubio, Facilities Chair Members Bernard T. Bartilad Mike Checuga Anne Dooley Polly Eldringhoff Johnathan Lehman Lisa Sandquist Robert Sash Jack A. Segal CJ Sikora David Smith Elva Rubio Lorenza Taylor Scott Waller 2 | 2018 annual report letter from the ceo OUR MISSION Center on Halsted advances community and secures the health and well-being of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer people of Chicagoland. OUR VISION A thriving LGBTQ community, living powerfully in supportive, inclusive environments. OUR HISTORY Gay Horizons, founded in 1973 as a volunteer-run telephone helpline and meeting place for gays and lesbians, became Horizons Community Services, Inc. in 1985. The organization was renamed Center on Halsted in 2003. After a $20 million capital campaign involving 2,000 donors, Center on Halsted opened its 175,000 sq. ft. building in 2007 with Whole Foods Market in residence. Center on Halsted has expanded to include Center on Addison, an LGBTQ Senior Center, Town Hall Apartments, LGBTQ-friendly and affordable senior housing, the Youth Housing Initiative, cluster-site housing for LGBTQ young people experiencing homelessness, and diverse community programs and social services. Sincerely, Modesto Tico Valle, CEO, Center on Halsted 2018 annual report | 3 Center on Halsted advances community and secures the health and well-being of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer people of Chicagoland. 4 | 2018 annual report 2018 annual report | 5 6 | 2018 annual report 2018 annual report | 7 PUBLIC PROGRAMS Center on Halsted advances the LGBTQ community by hosting an array of fun, educational, and enlightening programs open to the public. RECREATIONAL SPORTS - A full gymnasium used by more than 10,653 community members/year and five recreational leagues for activities, including ballroom dance, basketball, hockey, table tennis, tango, volleyball, and yoga PERFORMANCE AND CULTURAL ARTS - Regular art exhibits, film screenings, dance and live performances in our state-of-the- art theatre, attracting more than 5,166 attendees/year CYBER CENTER - Providing free Internet access and technology training to nearly 1,555 patrons/year SENIOR PROGRAMS - Cultural outings, workshops, and social space bringing nearly 500 LGBTQ seniors together/week with more than 200 lunches served/week SENIOR HOUSING - Town Hall Apartments is LGBTQ-Friendly affordable housing, which opened in 2014, and is the home to 83 residents in 79 1-bedroom and studio apartments. Case management is provided alongside programming for residents BISEXUAL PROGRAMS - Specific cultural events, workshops, discussions, and networking opportunities tailored specifically to the bisexual community FAMILY PROGRAMS - Workshops, meeting and family space, serving approximately 1,594 LGBTQ families/year TRANSGENDER PROGRAMS - More than a dozen workshops, seminars, and social events designed by and for Chicago’s trans community every month, serving approximately 7,239 individuals/year WOMEN’S PROGRAMS - Special events created specifically by female-identified community members, bringing approximately 574 LGBTQ women together every year CAREER READINESS - Comprehensive training in culinary arts provided by chefs for new and continuing education students; ongoing vocational training and GED programs for all ages SOCIAL SERVICES Center on Halsted secures the health and well-being of LGBTQ individuals through our comprehensive social services. THERAPY - Individual, group and family counseling for more than 400 community members a year on a sliding scale with special focus on healthy LGBTQ living, coming out, relationships, and HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUPS - Group meetings offering support for approximately 160 community members on a variety of topics including coming out, grief and loss, living with HIV, 12-step recovery, communities of color, and other identity-specific groups SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER INSTITUTE - Licensed training for local mental health graduate students and LGBTQ competency training for practitioners ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT - Therapy, social services, and incident reporting for victims of domestic violence and abuse in the LGBTQ community for approximately 200 clients/year HIV TESTING - Free, confidential, anonymous testing for nearly 4,000 community members/year at Center on Halsted and locations throughout Chicagoland STATE OF ILLINOIS HIV/AIDS AND STD HOTLINE - Free, confidential counseling and referrals serving more than 9,000 callers/ year from across Illinois and the Midwest YOUTH CLINICAL SERVICES - Housing assistance, professional development, prevention education, crisis intervention, case management, art therapy, and leadership training provided to more than 1,000 young people across Chicagoland YOUTH HOUSING - Launched in 2016, The Youth Housing Initiative houses members of the Center on Halsted Youth Program in a cluster site Transition Age Youth Housing Model with wrap-around case management and supportive services 8 | 2018 annual report ORGANIZATION GIVING Benefactor - ($25,000.00 + ) State of Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority AIDS Foundation Chicago State of Illinois Dept. of Public Health Alphawood Foundation Chicago State of Illinois Human Services Anon Fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation U.S. Bank AT&T ViiV Healthcare Bank of America Leader - ($10,000.00 + ) BMO Harris Bank The Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation The Chicago Community Trust Chicago Cubs City of Chicago - Dept. of Family & Support Services Chicago House and Social Service Agency City of Chicago - Dept. of Public Health Chicago White Sox ConAgra Foods CME Group Community Foundation Crown Family Philanthropies Comcast Exelon Corporation DIFFA Chicago Inc. GCM Grosvenor Energy BBDO Gerald Henry Primack Living Trust Grant Healthcare Foundation Gilead Sciences, Inc. Henrietta Lange Burk Fund Janssen Products, LP Prince Charitable Trusts Jump Operations LLC Rivers Casino Stanley McNeil Foundation SCE MUFG Union Bank Sedge Plitt Charitable Trust III The Offield Family Foundation Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Peoples Gas Starbucks Polk Bros. Foundation State of Illinois Attorney General Salesforce Turner Construction Company 2018 annual report | 9 ORGANIZATION GIVING Leader - ($10,000.00 + ) Northwestern University Tyson Foods Season of Concern Walgreens Stonewall Community Foundation Walmart Foundation Test Positive Aware Network Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC William Blair & Company Wintrust Financial CorpDavid Smith and Jay Porter Innovator - ($5,000.00 + ) Allstate Insurance Builder - ($2,400.00 + ) Ameriprise Financial Francis Beidler III and Prudence R. Beidler Bernstein Foundation Cards Against Humanity Cardinal Health Christy Webber Landscapes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Crossroads Fund For The Love of Chocolate Foundation The Gibbs Family Foundation NFP MillerCoors HERE Technologies Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. Illinois Tool Works Inc. Tito’s Vodka Irving Harris Foundation Ultimate Software JPMorgan Chase MB Financial Bank, N.A. Supporter - ($1,200.00 + ) Robert R. McCormick Foundation The Allstate Foundation McMaster-Carr Supply Company Kellogg School of Management Microsoft Mount Carmel High School MINI of Chicago Northern Trust Newell Brands 10 | 2018 annual report ORGANIZATION GIVING Supporter - ($1,200.00 + ) Chicago Cannabis Company PepsiCo Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. PF Wrigleyville LLC Chicago Prime Timers Ravenswood Health Care CNA Ryan & Spaeth Inc. College Of Lake County Target Corporation Conagra Brands Yates-Feldman Foundation Cornell College Discover Financial Services Friend - ($600.00 and below ) Drink for a Cause Accenture Foundation Duly Noted Aetna Echo Global Logistics Alexis Bittar Ernst & Young LLP AllState - The Giving Campaign Expedia AmazonSmile Firecakes Clark Street Apple Inc Firecakes LLC Argonne National Laboratory Foodworks Chicago LLC Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & NWI Troop #20644 Athletic Alliance of Chicago The Goddess and Baker Wabash, LLC Bank of America Charitable Foundation The Goddess and Baker Wacker, LLC BP Foundation, Inc Gorilla Group CA Technologies Groundworkes Chapman and Cutler LLP H&R Block Charitable Adult Rides & Services, Inc. Heritage Bicycles General Store Charlie’s Chicago Holy Covenant MCC 2018 annual report | 11 ORGANIZATION GIVING Friend - ($600.00 and below ) Root Inc Honey Butter Fried Chicken RSM US Foundation HSBC Philanthropic Programs Rush University Medical Center IBM S. F. Solution, LLC Impulse Group Chicago Schlesinger Associates Inc Kendall College Second City Open Tournament Chicago, Inc Launchsquad LLC SOM LLP Major, Lindsey & Africa St. Rita of Cascia High School Manifest LLC The Avery Coonley School Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP Thrive Counseling Center Milliman Financial Risk Management Unilever Mindshare Untucked Tees Muchin College Prep White Crane Wellness Center Navy Pier, Inc. Willis Towers Watson New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation Northwestern University - Norris University Center Women In Development Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation Zimmerman Wealth Management LLC PayPal Quest Diagnostics