About Howard Brown Health
Howard Brown Health was founded in 1974 and is now one of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) organizations.
With an annual budget of over $200 million, the agency serves more than 40,000 adults and youth in its diverse health and social service delivery system focused around seven major programmatic divisions:
- Primary medical care,
- Behavioral health,
- Research,
- HIV/STI prevention,
- Youth services,
- Elder services, and
- Community initiatives.
Howard Brown serves men, women, trans and gender non-conforming folks, infants, youth, and children through a multi-site operation based in Chicago that includes a main health and research center in the Uptown neighborhood, Howard Brown Health Sheridan, and our other clinics Howard Brown Health Halsted in Lakeview, Howard Brown Health Clark in Rogers Park, Howard Brown Health 63rd Street in Englewood, Howard Brown Health 55th Street in Hyde Park, Howard Brown Health at La Casa Norte in Humboldt Park, Broadway Youth Center, and three Brown Elephant resale shops in Chicago (Northalsted and Andersonville neighborhoods) and Oak Park.
Our Mission
Rooted in LGBTQ+ liberation, Howard Brown Health provides affirming healthcare and mobilizes for social justice. We are agents of change for individual wellbeing and community empowerment.
Our Vision
Howard Brown Health envisions a future where healthcare and transformative social policies actualize human rights and equity for all.
Our Core Values
Howard Brown Health has identified four core values that are at the core of our organization:
- Teamwork: Working together with utmost respect, appreciation, and accountability.
- Excellence: Striving for the best with the highest level of professionalism, leadership, ethical standards, and open communication
- Creativity: Fostering a forward-thinking, innovative, and fulfilling environment.
- Advocacy: Championing the healthcare needs of our community through responsive, client-focused initiatives
Land Acknowledgement
Howard Brown Health acknowledges that our clinics and offices were built on the homelands of the Council of the Three Fires—Ojibwe (Chippewa), Bodwéwadmi (Potawatomi), and Odawa nations—as well as the Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Peoria, Kaskaskia, Myaamia (Miami), Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Sioux), and Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) peoples, before their forced assimilation, labor, and removal from their ancestral lands.
We recognize the Native peoples of these lands and invite all to consider supporting Indigenous communities and the fight for Indigenous racial justice. We encourage creativity in honoring the history of the lands on which we all work and live.
Recommended Resources:
- Learn more about the lands you inhabit
- Learn more about the Indigenous tribes of Chicago
- Learn from common questions about Native Americans
- Check out book lists recommended by the First Nations Development Institute
- Learn about the American Indian Center of Chicago
Commitment to LGBTQ+ and Minority Suppliers
In order to better support our communities and their businesses, we encourage the use of minority-owned vendors whenever possible for goods and services. Per our Vendor Selection and Purchasing Policy, all formal requests for the acquisition of goods or services must include at least one minority or woman-owned vendor as an option.