Brave Space Alliance is the first Black Trans-Led LGBTQ+ Center located on the South Side of Chicago. Our unwavering mission is to embolden, educate, and empower our community by expanding access to services and programs in Health, Housing, Food, and Identity, our Four Pillars of Dignity. Respect, compassion, and interdependence are the foundational values that underpin our initiatives and partnerships. Brave Space envisions a more humane and equitable society and world where all people can thrive.
Their food pantry is in need of stocking, so we are asking you to please join the drive and bring an item for their pantry to the event, and you’ll receive a raffle ticket for prizes we’ll be giving away. List of most needed items are below. Other perishable items also appreciated.
Currently, their most needed food items are as follows:
Spam
Vienna Sausage
Vienna Chicken sausage
Vegetarian Hormel Chili
Hormel Chili
Maruchan Soups /packages
Vegan nonperishable snacks
Pasta boxes
Instant Mashed Potatoes
Canned Beans
Donation locations are currently open and accepting non-perishable food items, including:
Himsben Design Studio, LLC - 6136 N Clark St Chicago, IL - Hours: 8AM-4PM M-Thursday and 8AM-12PM Friday
Bow Wow Lounge - 5135 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 - 7AM-7PM M-F and 9AM-6PM Saturday and Sundays
Father and Son Barber Shop - 5806 N Broadway # 4, Chicago, IL 60660 - 9AM-5PM Tuesday to Saturday
Touche - 6412 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60626 - 5PM-4AM 7 Days/Week
Additional Community Assistance through The Brave Space Alliance Dignity Suite
The Dignity Suite is a free initiative that centers the needs of the LGBTQ+ community, BIPOC sex workers, and folx who have been historically “othered”. The Suite is open to folx of all gender identities and expressions. While BIPOC folks are centered, it is open to all. The Dignity Suite is a culmination of the makeup room, the den, and the QT Shop. We have made an intentional decision to combine all of the gender affirming rooms into one suite in order to promote inclusivity and to support the entire spectrum of gender expression.