In a very big move this week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services appointed a one-year federal grant of $475,000 to a program in Chicago called SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT). That’s a half a million dollars! GO U.S. GOVERNMENT!

SAGE is designed to enhance the lives of older LGBT adults and seniors, and in the Chicago area that’s estimated at around 40,000 LGBT people over age 55. That’s a large population! And what a forward-thinking program. SAGE is receiving the third largest federal grant awarded to an LGBT aging program in the United States.

Nice to know we are taking steps forward for our community everyday.