Public Health Institute Of Metropolitan Chicago

CHICAGO'S ENHANCED COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION PLANNING INITIATIVE

Q: PLEASE PROVIDE A ONE-PARAGRAPH SUMMARY (4-6 SENTENCES) OF YOUR PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE CNCS PROGRAMMING PRIORITY AREA THAT YOUR PROJECT ALIGNS WITH: A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT GOAL(S), INCLUDING WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT THE NUMBER OF VISTAS AND LEADERS (IF APPLICABLE) YOU ARE REQUESTING AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES THEY WILL PERFORM THE ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. A: PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO (PHIMC) ENHANCES THE CAPACITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY AND EXPAND ACCESS TO SERVICES. THIS PROJECT WOULD DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE WORK OF ILLINOIS SAFE SCHOOLS ALLIANCE (THE ALLIANCE), A PROGRAM OF PHIMC, WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SAFETY, SUPPORT, AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUESTIONING (LGBTQ+) YOUTH IN ILLINOIS SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, YOUTH ORGANIZING, AND RESEARCH. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT SEEKS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A LGBTQ+ YOUTH CONSORTIA CALLED ILLINOIS SAFE SCHOOLS CONSORTIA. THE GOAL OF THIS CONSORTIA, COMPRISED OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERS THROUGHOUT IL, AIMS TO BUILD MODEL POLICIES, SYSTEMS, AND CULTURES THROUGHOUT IL SCHOOLS THAT STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL SUCCESS AMONG LGBTQ+ YOUTH GRADES K-12. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS, FOUR VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROJECT GOALS BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RECRUITING CONSORTIA REPRESENTATIVES, IDENTIFYING REGION-SPECIFIC RESOURCES, DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE TOOLKITS AND MATERIALS, BUILDING A TRAINING OF TRAINERS SYSTEM, STREAMLINING COMMUNICATIONS, DEVELOPING EVALUATION METHODS, AND BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE TO COLLECT DATA THAT BETTER TRACKS LGBTQ+ STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS.