HUD LGBTQ+ Resources

Housing & Shelter · Illinois · Free

US Department of Housing and Urban Development LGBTQ+ housing rights and Equal Access Rule information. Useful for trans women of color facing the highest rates of housing instability and violence in shelters. Coordinated Entry is the front door to most homeless services in your city — LGBTQ+ orgs help you navigate that intake. LGBTQ+ youth represent 40% of homeless youth despite being 7% of the general youth population. Free, confidential, and open to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community.

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