LGBTQ Host Homes Virtual Toolkit
Thank you for considering volunteering to host one of our youth! Our first two homes are up and running with amazing youth and host volunteers, but we're not stopping here! Our goal is to partner with 10 host volunteers and place 10 youth in host homes this year.
In order to make your decision, please find more information below. For questions, please contact Bonnie Wade, Associate Director, at 312-738-5966 or wadeb@ucanchicago.org.
Video
Watch a short video about UCAN's LGBTQ Host Home Program! Click here.
Program brochure
To download a brochure about UCAN's LGBTQ Host Home Program, click here.
Application
In order to apply, please fill out and submit the following forms:
Other resources
To learn more about LGBT youth in out-of-home care and LGBT youth who experience homelessness, please visit the following:
- The Broadway Youth Center, a program of Howard Brown Health Center
- National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections
- The Night Ministry
- Teen Living Programs
- La Casa Norte
- National Runaway Switchboard -- call 1-800-RUNAWAY
Know a youth who wants to apply to live in one of our host homes?
Youth who are interested in applying must be actively engaged in services with our community partners. Please see the contact information below if you are interested.
- Broadway Youth Center 773-935-3151
- Teen Living Programs, Street Outreach Department 773-548-4443, ext 338
