Howard Brown Health

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 diverse 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 two Brown Elephant resale shops in Chicago (Northalsted and Andersonville neighborhoods).

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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:

1. Teamwork: Working together with utmost respect, appreciation, and accountability.
2. Excellence: Striving for the best with the highest level of professionalism, leadership, ethical standards, and open communication
3. Creativity: Fostering a forward-thinking, innovative, and fulfilling environment.
4. Advocacy: Championing the healthcare needs of our community through responsive, client-focused initiatives

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.