Joe Hollendoner, M.S.W.

Ask anyone involved with homeless or LGBT youth in Chicago and they will point to Joe’s leadership as having changed the way youth are served here. Joe created the model. Whether it’s the staff at the City of Chicago, foundation executives, the Chicago police, our sister agencies or the youth themselves, they point to Joe as the person who knows how a comprehensive youth program should work – and who has made it work.” Nominator

Community Health Leaders
2010

Area(s) of Expertise:
Homeless Youth
LGBT Adolescents
HIV/AIDS

Leader's Biography 2010:
Joe Hollendoner founded the Broadway Youth Center, a program of the Howard Brown Health Center, to support young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people who are homeless. Forging partnerships with local nonprofit and
for-profit groups, Hollendoner helps at-risk LGBT youth gain access to services including medical care, therapy, and employment training. The program is the largest provider of HIV testing and counseling for youth in Illinois.  Those youth  
diagnosed with HIV can enroll in the “HIV+” youth program and receive medical care, therapy and peer-support services.

Where this leader can be reached today:
Senior Vice President of Programs
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
200 W Jackson Blvd., Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 334-0950
Fax: (312) 922-2916
Email: JHollendoner@aidschicago.org
Website: www.aidschicago.org