Our Interview With Hannah Pewee, Associate Director of Communications at TaskForce Prevention and Community Services
An interview with Inspira Advantage on healthcare barriers for LGBTQ+ communities, the need for culturally competent care, and how PrEP4Teens empowers youth in HIV prevention.
Black-Led HIV Prevention Groups Push for More Equitable Funding Amid Federal Cuts
Advocates said funding inequities are leaving several Black-led HIV and AIDS prevention groups struggling to keep doors open and provide care.
Leaders in Chicago’s HIV and AIDS community call for equitable funding in the face of federal cuts
Black-led HIV and AIDS service organizations struggle for equitable access to funding.
Groups that support LGBTQ+ individuals brace for funding cuts that could affect HIV care, prevention
Chicago-area groups that support LGBTQ+ individuals are navigating an uncertain landscape while bracing for federal funding cuts that could affect HIV care and prevention.
Taskforce Prevention celebrates its 35th anniversary: The Evolution of the Gay Black Revolution
To some, the organization is unheard of. But to most within the Black and Brown LGBTQ+ community, Taskforce Prevention has been a haven—a space to exist authentically even amid a time, a city and a Presidential administration that tells them their existence is a stain or a fallacy.
TaskForce leads Pride Parade, a historic moment for West Side LGBTQ+ community
Celebrating 35 years of service, TaskForce Prevention and Community Services champions LGBTQ+ youth and community care
Inside Chicago’s Queer Ballroom Scene: ‘This Little Slice of Fantasy’
This year, some Chicagoans are leaning into the joyful aspect of Pride via the local ballroom scene — the subculture that was pioneered by Black and Latino queer and transgender people in the 1960s that bore the popular house dance style voguing.
Chicago Pride Parade organizers highlighting community organizations
2025 Chicago Pride Parade organizers are highlighting community organizations, like West Garfield Park’s TaskForce Prevention and Community Services.
TaskForce to lead Chicago Pride Parade in historic first
For the first time in its 54-year history, the Chicago Pride Parade will be led by a local community group: TaskForce Prevention & Community Services, a Black-led LGBTQ+ youth health and wellness organization based on the West Side.
TaskForce Prevention and Community Services to be honored during 2025 Chicago Pride Parade
This year’s Chicago Pride Parade will honor a West Side organization serving the community for over three decades.
