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Building Vibrant, LGBTQ-centered Intergenerational Communities for Older & Younger Adults
What WE're About
Our Mission
One Roof Chicago is a transformative initiative to build LGBTQ+-centered intergenerational communities for older and younger adults most in need of affirming housing, workforce development, and social connection. The core of our work centers on home, a place and feeling in which people across generations live together in dignity, safety,
One Roof Chicago is a transformative initiative to build LGBTQ+-centered intergenerational communities for older and younger adults most in need of affirming housing, workforce development, and social connection. The core of our work centers on home, a place and feeling in which people across generations live together in dignity, safety, and comfort with the resources and supports they need to thrive.
Our People
Our team is comprised of bold, visionary staff and board members of diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, and skillsets. We advocate for quality affordable housing, culturally competent supportive services, racial and economic justice, LGBTQ rights, and the intersections therein. We believe that everyone, without exception, has the righ
Our team is comprised of bold, visionary staff and board members of diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, and skillsets. We advocate for quality affordable housing, culturally competent supportive services, racial and economic justice, LGBTQ rights, and the intersections therein. We believe that everyone, without exception, has the right to live and age with dignity on their own terms while feeling seen, heard, and supported in their communities.
Our Work
Our Work
Our core focus areas are intergenerational housing, workforce development, aging, and LGBTQ issues. Through advocacy and strategic partnerships, we aim to create more housing for LGBTQ+ older and younger adults on Chicago's South Side; cultivate intergenerational communities for mutual learning, mentorship, and social connection; and dev
Our core focus areas are intergenerational housing, workforce development, aging, and LGBTQ issues. Through advocacy and strategic partnerships, we aim to create more housing for LGBTQ+ older and younger adults on Chicago's South Side; cultivate intergenerational communities for mutual learning, mentorship, and social connection; and develop pathways to education, employment opportunities. and professional development.