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AIHSC is a non-profit organization serving the health needs of American Indians.

The AIHSC was organized and operates exclusively as a non-profit charitable organization with IRS tax exempt status 501c3. The organization is one of 34 urban health centers for American Indians in the United States and the board of directors consist of eleven-member community-based volunteers of which 51 % are American Indians (PL 94-437, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Title V: Urban Indian Health Programs). The organization is the only American Indian operated medical and behavioral health clinic in the state of Illinois. The organization provides accessible, preventive health care, and outreach services regardless of one’s inability to pay. The services offered are: medical clinic, behavioral health clinic, alcohol and substance abuse out-patient counseling services and community education, diabetes clinic and community education, domestic violence and suicide prevention programs, HIV testing, education and prevention, and community outreach services /community health worker program.

12/19/2025

📢 Holiday Hours Notice 📢
The American Indian Health Service of Chicago will have adjusted hours during the holidays:

🗓 Wednesday, 12/24
🕐 Closed after 1:00 PM

🗓 Thursday, 12/25
❌ Closed all day

🗓 Friday, 12/26
❌ Closed all day

🗓 Wednesday, 12/31
🕐 Closed after 1:00 PM

🗓 Thursday, 1/1
❌ Closed all day

We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. 🎄✨

12/19/2025

🎄🎁 TONGIHT🎄🎁 Join us for our Community Holiday Feast. The American Indian Health Service of Chicago and St. Kateri are hosting this festive evening filled with holiday dinner, fun activities, holiday characters, and gifts for kids!*

🗓️ Friday, December 19 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
📍 Beaven Hall, 2215 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL
(Please use the back entrance)

🎁 Families must sign up to receive gifts.
Gifts available for children up to 17 years old, while supplies last.

To register for gifts, contact:
jcastro@aihschgo.org
jramos@aihschgo.org
773-883-9100

Come celebrate the season with us!

12/18/2025

🎄✨ TONIGHT! Calling all Native Families join us our Holiday Movie Night! ✨🎄
Bring your blanket, rock your favorite Christmas sweater, and enjoy dinner, snacks, and a surprise movie chosen at the event!

Spot still available!
📅 Dec 18 | 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 AIHSC Activity Room (enter through Parking Lot Door #2)
4326 W. Montrose Ave, Chicago 60641
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-movie-night-tickets-1918190672939?aff=oddtdtcreator

This event is for the Native American community only and is part of our BH Department's Unity Circle Family Gatherings.

We can't wait to spend a magical evening with you! ❤️

12/18/2025

Tomorrow Winter Solstice begins as a time of turning inward. As the days grow short and the cold settles in, we enter a sacred time our ancestors have known for generations.

From December 18 through December 21, we prepare our spirits by fasting to listen more closely. We fast from something meaningful: food, distractions, harsh words, or habits that no longer serve us. By letting go, even for a short time, we make space for prayer, clarity, and gratitude.

The Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year. After this darkness, the light slowly returns. Our Elders teach that this is a reminder: no matter how hard the winter, the light always comes back.

In the Chicago area, on the morning of December 18 community members at Foster Beach, the great water that has sustained our people for thousands of years. We offer prayers, to***co, and songs to give thanks for what we have survived and to ask for strength for the season ahead. The water listens. The ancestors listen.

As a reminder to our traditions, this season is also a time for:
🪶 Lighting fires or candles to welcome the returning sun
🪶 Using cedar, sage, or sweetgrass for cleansing and protection
🪶 Sharing stories so teachings are carried through the winter
🪶 Drumming and singing to keep our hearts strong
🪶 Honoring the spirits, the animals, and the cycles of nature

Winter is not a time of emptiness — it is a time of rest, reflection, and renewal.

As the holiday season surrounds us, we remember that these days have been honored long before calendars and clocks. At the American Indian Health Service of Chicago, we lift up these teachings to remind our community that wellness is rooted in culture, connection, and respect for the natural world.

May this season bring you balance, healing, and the returning light. 🪶✨

12/16/2025

🌿TONIGHT! Log on to our December Storytelling! 🌿

The American Indian Health Service of Chicago invites you to join us for the first virtual event in our Storytelling Series, honoring the rich oral traditions of Native communities. ✨

Each session features a unique storyteller sharing traditional stories, history, and teachings from their tribal background — passing on knowledge and culture to the next generations. This is a beautiful opportunity for families to come together, listen, and connect. 🧡

📅 Tuesday, December 16 • 5:30 - 7:00 PM
🔗 Join us Live on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84795770599?pwd=bdVFL1MVQkapbomIJw7METd199VTWm.1
🆔 Meeting ID: 847 9577 0599🔐 Passcode: 794272

More dates coming for 2026! Stay tuned!

Let's keep our stories alive. 🎙️🌎

12/16/2025

🎄🎁 THIS FRIDAY🎄🎁 The American Indian Health Service of Chicago and St. Kateri are hosting the Community Holiday Feast. Join us for a festive evening filled with holiday dinner, fun activities, holiday characters, and gifts for kids!*

🗓️ Friday, December 19 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
📍 Beaven Hall, 2215 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL
(Please use the back entrance)

🎁 Families must sign up to receive gifts.
Gifts available for children up to 17 years old, while supplies last.

To register for gifts, contact:
jcastro@aihschgo.org
jramos@aihschgo.org
773-883-9100

Come celebrate the season with us!

12/15/2025

🌿 Tomorrow! Join us for our December Storytelling! 🌿

The American Indian Health Service of Chicago invites you to join us for our December Storytelling Series featuring Juanquin Hamilton—honoring the rich oral traditions of Native communities. ✨

About our stroyteller: Juaquin Hamilton is an enrolled member of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma. He also represents the Cheyenne, Pawnee, Otoe- Missouria, Kiowa, Apache, & Tonkawa Tribes. Originally from Oklahoma, now residing in New Town, ND.

With an introduction into the arena at an early age he has always carried a love for his culture and traditions. Over the years, he has held many different head staff positions including MC at powwows throughout the United States and Canada. Juaquin gives thanks to the creator for all the blessings he has received throughout his life and would like to extend his gratitude to the organization for asking him to share his stories.

📅 Tuesday, December 16 • 5:30 - 7:00 PM
🔗 Join us Live on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84795770599?pwd=bdVFL1MVQkapbomIJw7METd199VTWm.1
🆔 Meeting ID: 847 9577 0599🔐 Passcode: 794272

Each session features a unique storyteller sharing traditional stories, history, and teachings from their tribal background — passing on knowledge and culture to the next generations. This is a beautiful opportunity for families to come together, listen, and connect. 🧡

Let's keep our stories alive. 🎙️🌎

12/15/2025

📣 Call for Presenters! 📣
The Chicago American Indian Community Alliance (CAICC) is inviting presenters for the 10th Annual Urban Native Education Conference! Share your work, research, and community knowledge with educators, advocates, and leaders.
📝 Submit your proposal: bit.ly/3LpXeV9
📅 Deadline: December 18
Let your voice be heard and help strengthen Urban Native education!

12/15/2025

🍽️ Holiday Food Support for Our Native Community 🍽️

As we move through the holiday season, food resources are available for Native families in the Chicago area:

🛒 Pop-Up Food Pantry
📅 Tuesday–Thursday | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
📍 Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Chicago Branch Office
600 W. Cermak
🗓️ Available through the end of December

🥫 Food Distribution Day
📅 December 18
📍 St. Kateri Center
3938 N. Leavitt
⏰ Pre-registered pickup: 3:00–5:30 PM
⏰ Walk-ins: 5:30–7:00 PM (while supplies last)

Please share with community members who may benefit. Wishing everyone a nourishing and supportive holiday season. 💛

12/15/2025

🎄✨ 'Tis the Season for our Holiday Movie Night! ✨🎄
Bring your blanket, rock your favorite Christmas sweater, and enjoy dinner, snacks, and a surprise movie chosen at the event!

📅 Dec 18 | 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 AIHSC Activity Room (enter through Parking Lot Door #2)
4326 W. Montrose Ave, Chicago 60641
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-movie-night-tickets-1918190672939?aff=oddtdtcreator

This event is for the Native American community only and is part of our BH Department's Unity Circle Family Gatherings.

We can't wait to spend a magical evening with you! ❤️

12/12/2025

The American Indian Health Service of Chicago (AIHSC) is honored to continue our traditions throughout this holiday season. We invite you and your loved ones to join us for a series of events that celebrate community, culture, and togetherness.

🪶 Tuesday, December 16 - Gather your family and log in for an evening of traditional oral storytelling — a cherished practice that brings warmth and connection during this time of year.

🎬 Thursday, December 18 - Bring the whole family to our Holiday Movie Night at the clinic! Enjoy a festive film, community time, and holiday cheer.

🎁 Friday, December 19 - We close our celebrations with the Community Holiday Feast with St. Kateri. Don't forget to register your kids for gifts!

🎁 Monday, December 22 & Tuesday December 23 - FREE Winter Youth Camp with St. Kateri!

Check out all the flyers and details!

We look forward to celebrating with you and sharing in the spirit of the season.

Wishing you warmth, health, and joy from all of us at AIHSC.

12/10/2025

🌿Mark your calendar for our December Storytelling Next Week ! 🌿

The American Indian Health Service of Chicago invites you to join us for the first virtual event in our Storytelling Series, honoring the rich oral traditions of Native communities. ✨

Each session features a unique storyteller sharing traditional stories, history, and teachings from their tribal background — passing on knowledge and culture to the next generations. This is a beautiful opportunity for families to come together, listen, and connect. 🧡

📅 Tuesday, December 16 • 5:30 - 7:00 PM
🔗 Join us Live on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84795770599?pwd=bdVFL1MVQkapbomIJw7METd199VTWm.1
🆔 Meeting ID: 847 9577 0599🔐 Passcode: 794272

More dates coming for 2026! Stay tuned!

Let's keep our stories alive. 🎙️🌎

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4326 W. Montrose Avenue
Chicago, IL
60641

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+17738839100

Website

http://www.aihschgo.org/

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The AIHSC was organized and operates exclusively as a non-profit charitable organization with IRS tax exempt status 501c3. The organization is one of 34 urban health centers for American Indians in the United States and the board of directors consist of eleven-member community-based volunteers of which 51 % are American Indians (PL 94-437, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Title V: Urban Indian Health Programs). The organization is the only American Indian operated medical and behavioral health clinic in the state of Illinois. The organization provides accessible, preventive health care, and outreach services regardless of one’s inability to pay. The services offered are: medical clinic, behavioral health clinic, alcohol and substance abuse out-patient counseling services and community education, diabetes clinic and community education, domestic violence and su***de prevention programs, HIV testing, education and prevention, and community outreach services /community health worker program.

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