The Broadway Youth Center is located at 3179 N. Broadway, near the intersection of Broadway and Belmont, and is open Monday-Thursday from 1-8:00 pm, Friday from 1-9:00 pm, and Saturday from 1-3:00pm. (See below for specific program times.) All services are first-come, first served. Please note, the BYC does not open for services on the First Friday of each month until 5:00pm and is closed on Holidays.

For more information, please call 773-935-3151 x 0 or  email us .

Daily Programming

Drop In Services
Monday-Friday 1-4:30 pm
Saturday 1-3:00 pm

The Broadway Youth Center offers you and your friends a safe, fun place to hang out and connect. We also have computers and phones, a daily snack, hygiene supplies, showers, and safer sex materials. Health and education workshop occur daily.

Case Management
Monday-Friday, 1-4:30 pm

Youth who need help with housing, job placement, or having their basic needs met are welcome to meet with our case manager to gain resources and skills.

Testing Services
Monday-Thursday, 1-8:00 pm
Friday, 1-9:00 pm

Clients must register for service 30 minutes prior to close.

Free anonymous rapid HIV testing (results in twenty minutes) and confidential STD screenings for chlamydia and gonorrhea are available daily. Youth who are symptomatic of an STD can also receive treatment on days when medical services are available. No appointments are necessary.

Medical Care
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 1-5 pm
Tuesday 4-7 pm
Friday 6-9 pm

Clients must register for service 30 minutes prior to close.

Free medical services and education is provided to youth experiencing common health issues, including family planning and STD treatment. Referrals for primary medical care services are also be made for youth in-need of ongoing care. No appointments are necessary.

Counseling
Call (773) 935-3151 ext. 222 for an appointment.

Individual and group counseling is available on a drop-in basis to assist youth with coming out, dating violence, substance use, HIV-status, etc. No appointments are necessary. Youth seeking ongoing counseling may also come to the Broadway Youth Center for an initial assessment, which will be followed with appropriate referrals. Counseling at the BYC is free of charge.

Social and Support Groups

SHOUT!
Monday, 3:30-6 pm: A safe space for LGBTQ young people, 18 and under, to come together to explore themselves and their world.

Q
Mondays, 6-8:00 pm: A social group for college-aged (18 to 24) LGBT youth looking to meet new people and discuss topics that are important to them.

Youth Futures
Tuesdays, 6-7:30 pm, A group for homeless/runaway youth who are interested in creating social change and increased access to resources for people experiencing homelessness.

The Raw Works
Tuesdays & Thursdays 3-6:00 pm: The Raw Works is a poetry, story and performance program for LGBTQ youth and their allies. The Raw Works is a fun, safe place to express yourself, your identity, your stories & your art. We write poems, tell stories, play games, collage, make street art, shoot photography, and then we make zines and throw open mic poetry nights that we put all of our creative ideas into. We write poems & stories about all kinds of things—whatever’s on our minds. We get raw and tell it like it is.

TYRA (Transgender Youth Resource & Advocacy)
Wednesdays, 6-8:00 pm: A group for transgender and gender-questioning youth to hang out, gain support from peers, and to get information about issues related to health and legal rights.

FAB: Fridays at Broadway
Fridays, 6-9:00 pm: A safe space for LGBTQ youth to meet other people and participate in educational workshops, get anonymous HIV testing and confidential STD screening, and receive medical care. Safer sex supplies and dinner are also available.

Youth Development & Participation

Peer Education Network
Youth who are committed to promoting the health of their friends and community are trained as peer educators and help to conduct outreach and facilitate groups for other young people throughout the city.

Mentor Program
The Mentor Program promotes healthy relationships between youth and adult members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and/or queer community. The program pairs young people (14-20) with adults (25+) who share similar interests to engage in meaningful one-on-one experiences. For more information, email mentor@howardbrown.org.

Research
A variety of research opportunities exploring health issues are available for youth. For more information, call 773-935-3151, ext. 239.

PATH Program for HIV+ Youth
The PATH Youth Network is a comprehensive program for youth living with HIV/AIDS, providing free medical care, case management, counseling, support groups, and peer education. Youth or providers interested in learning more can contact 773-388-8930.