Central Illinois Friends is opening up a new location in Normal

Posted on June 16, 2021
Central Illinois Friends will open this Friday. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)

By Heart of Illinois ABC

NORMAL – This Friday, Central Illinois Friends is opening up its second location in the town of Normal.

Central Illinois Friends provides free and confidential HIV and STI screenings, as well as HPV vaccinations, transgender health navigation services, and sexual health counseling services.

The organization’s new location will be at 900 Franklin Ave., which is home to the Community Health Care Clinic, or CHCC.

In addition to CHCC, Central Illinois Friends is also teaming up with Carle Hospital and UnityPoint Health to open at the Normal clinic on alternating Friday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For appointments and more information about the new location, individuals can contact Executive Director of Central Illinois Friends at [email protected] or call (309) 671-2144.

Heart of Illinois ABC can be reached at [email protected]. 

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