Center on Halsted

This is Pride 🌈

For Beck, Pride means living authentically while helping create a future where everyone in our community can live with dignity and joy.

Through Center on Halsted’s Inclusive Futures Leadership Institute (IFLI), Beck connected with LGBTQ+ and allied leaders committed to creating a more equitable future. Along the way, they built meaningful friendships, professional connections, and a lasting sense of community.

Reflecting on their experience, Beck shares, “Center on Halsted has been a place where I’ve been privileged to find immense support and community.”

Throughout Pride Month, we’ll be sharing stories from community members like Beck reflecting on what Pride means to them and how Center on Halsted’s programs, services, and community spaces have supported their journeys.

And thanks to supporters Holly King and Kenneth Jaconetty, all donations made through June 30 will be matched 1:1 up to $45,000.

Help double your impact this Pride Month. Donate today at the link in our bio. 💚

One month away! 🌈

Join Center on Halsted at Center on Cottage Grove on Wednesday, July 8 for a Pride in Aging Lunch & Learn featuring Marie Brown, Founder & CEO of Soulful Hands Home Care.

Learn about the differences between home health and home care while connecting with community over lunch.

Free • No registration required • Ages 55+
📍 6323 S. Cottage Grove

- another monthly Staff Meeting this morning. Congratulations to Values Award Winners, Gerald & Tom!!

And we were joined by one of our longest serving volunteers, Steve as he discussed the incredible work of the Volunteer Ambassador Committee. He’s been volunteering at COH for 13 years. 🎉🎉

A huge to Gerald & Tom for your service to our . And a huge round of applause to Steve for his 13 years of service & for all the ways he has supported COH & our entire program.

Coming up soon! Center on Halsted is honored to welcome Laverne Cox for TRASCENDENT, a special book talk and moderated conversation with Precious Brady Davis on June 17 at the Hoover Leppen Theatre.

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon as Laverne shares stories from her new memoir, Transcendent, reflecting on identity, resilience, healing, and her journey as a groundbreaking advocate for transgender visibility and representation.

VIP tickets include an early reception, meet and greet opportunity, food and drinks, and a copy of the book.

Visit the link in bio to learn more and reserve your spot!

This Pride Month, businesses across Chicago are coming together to celebrate Pride and support Center on Halsted. 🌈

Throughout June, these incredible partners are giving back through special promotions, fundraising campaigns, events, livestreams, and other initiatives that help fund programs and services for the LGBTQ+ community.

👏 Thank you to our 2026 Pride Partners:

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Whether you are attending an event, shopping with a partner, tuning into a livestream, or sharing their work with others, your participation helps strengthen programs, create opportunities, and support our community throughout the year.

Join us on Twitch 10am June 6 - 10am June 7 for our 24hr Live Stream! All proceeds raised will be split equally between the Center on Halsted and The Trevor Project. Subscribe to our Twitch or donate now at the links in our bio!

This is Pride 🌈

For Jim Litton, community at Center on Halsted has meant connection, belonging, and even friendship in unexpected places.

A longtime participant in Pride in Aging programming, Jim says, “Center on Halsted brings us together. It allows us to have a second or even third wind in our lives.”

From tai chi classes to senior lunches, Jim found more than programming. He found a community.

Throughout Pride Month, we’ll be sharing stories from community members like Jim reflecting on what Pride means to them and how Center on Halsted’s programs, services, and community spaces have supported their journeys.

And thanks to supporters Holly King and Kenneth Jaconetty, all new and increased gifts made through June 30 will be matched 1:1 up to $45,000.

Help double your impact this Pride Month and donate today 💚 https://www.centeronhalsted.org/donate

Join us next Friday, June 5, from 6:30–8:30pm for the opening of our newest exhibition ✨

On view through July 30, the show features two floors of work:

🧵 Second floor: Q***r Quilting: A Regenerative Practice — a vibrant group exhibition highlighting collaborative quilt-making, creative expression, and community care from q***r artists working with recycled materials.

🎨 Third floor: mixed media paintings and sculptures by Jack McLaughlin, exploring maps, movement, and what it means to find your place in the world.

Come celebrate the opening with us, meet the artists, and experience an evening of art, connection, and reflection 🌈

🔗 Learn more & register here: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=9da4b638-9e2f-42da-8adb-5649c2e0ff98&envId=p-pQDG1976-0GYhmEMz8qXcg&zone=usa

Center on Halsted is honored to welcome Laverne Cox for TRANSCENDENT, a special book talk and moderated conversation with Precious Brady Davis on June 17 at the Hoover Leppen Theatre.

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon as Laverne shares stories from her new memoir, Transcendent, reflecting on identity, resilience, healing, and her journey as a groundbreaking advocate for transgender visibility and representation.

VIP tickets include an early reception, meet and greet opportunity, food and drinks, and a copy of the book.

Register here: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=7e5fb41e-9899-4243-8126-7db01c66b414&envId=p-pQDG1976-0GYhmEMz8qXcg&zone=usa