Sentences with phrase «many homeless youths»

Vigil in Times Square before the Covenant House's Sleep Out to benefit homeless youth in November 2014.

Beyond raising money and awareness, there are other ways these executives help the homeless youth they meet while doing the Sleep Out.

For the last three years, Lady Spencer has also been involved with Centrepoint, a charity that aims to raise awareness and funds for thousands of homeless youth.

One critically important proposed amendment to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act is the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, which provides important resources for homeless young people, keeping them safe from exploitation.

Ex-Wall Streeter Turney Duff live blogs the Convenant House Sleep Out, where executives and celebrities sleep on the street for a night to raise awareness and money for homeless youth.

Covenant House invites anyone to experience what it's like, while raising awareness and support for homeless youth through an inspired program called Sleep Out America (#SleepOutAmerica) where for one night, you can make a difference for homeless youth in your area by raising funds and sleeping outside in solidarity.

Young Professionals unite for one night as the next generation of advocates, raising funds and awareness for homeless youth, not much younger than they are.

Join the movement with Sleep Out America where for one night, you can make a difference for homeless youth in your own backyard.

One - fifth of homeless youth are victims of human trafficking Penn Today https://t.co/gKN9vSdZC1 @fieldcenter @CovenantHouse

Virgin Unite Canada also partners with Virgin Mobile Canada to support at - risk and homeless youth through the Virgin Mobile RE * Generation program.

◾ Studies indicate that between 25 % and 50 % of homeless youth are LGBT and on the streets because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Studies suggest that between 25 % and 50 % of homeless youth are on the street because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Her charge: We were ignoring women of color, transgendered homeless youth, and others.

These letters to dad, written by Sam Riviera, are real - life accounts of real homeless youth he knows.

Although statistics vary, and probably no one knows the exact number of runaway and homeless youth in the USA who are living in the streets, alleys, canyons, beaches, parks, under bridges and any other place they can find, almost everyone agrees there are at least one million homeless and runaway kids in our country.

``... Up to 40 % of all homeless youth identify as LGBT,» she writes, «and of those, almost 80 % left because their families rejected them when they came out... There are more than 1100 federal benefits denied to same - sex couples... LGBT youth are five times more likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers... That's a real injustice.»

Most Eye - Opening (nominated by Suzannah Paul): Think Progress with «40 Percent Of Homeless Youth Are LGBT, Family Rejection Is Leading Cause»

I work at a homeless youth shelter, and sometimes make breakfast on weekend mornings.

Serving as a Homeless Youth Liaison, she fills backpacks with family meal supplies for students to take home over the weekend.

Eva's Initiative, an organization that help homeless youth get the skills and support they need for a better future.

New Moms fills a vital niche for teenage mothers, said Mary O'Brien, grant coordinator for homeless youth programs with the Department of Human Services.

Tom Manning, the vice president of a New York City - based nonprofit that serves homeless youth, says his organization, Covenant House, spends about 33 cents per diaper buying in bulk.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Stepping up the effort to press the Cuomo administration to provide more funding to shelter homeless youth, State Senator Brad Hoylman, an out gay Manhattan Democrat, appeared with fellow elected officials and advocates outside of City Hall on February 12 to make the case.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle article on BP Adams calling for the expansion of services for homeless youth.

Board members are volunteers who advise the Youth Bureau on matters of positive youth development, delinquency prevention, and runaway and homeless youth.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER With the May 8 release of his final executive budget proposal for fiscal year 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio is making good on his commitment from last year's campaign to step up city support for homeless youth shelter space by 100 beds each year.

Tuesday At the City Council on Tuesday — The Committee on Youth Services will meet at 10 a.m. to discuss proposed laws relating to runaway and homeless youth services.

The blueprint released today adds 30 additional points, which includes routine HIV testing, monitoring and improving rates of viral suppression, ensuring access to stable housing, reducing HIV infections among homeless youth and increasing employment opportunities and access.

As the forum was set to start, Senator Brad Hoylman, an out gay West Side Democrat, circulated a letter he had sent to Cuomo urging that the state reverse course and double its Runaway and Homeless Youth expenditure from $ 2.35 million to $ 4.75 million.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER By unanimous votes on March 7, the City Council approved three measures aimed at strengthening shelter options for homeless youth in New York, including a long contested move to raise the age limit for eligibility in youth shelters to include those 21 to 24 years old.

The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act funding is for non-profit agencies that provide crisis and transitional living services.

Turning 21 is a milestone with a different meaning for a homeless youth in New York.

Lawmakers say the increase in spending would come after the funding to shore up homeless youth programs has been «slashed bty more than half in just five years.»

Singer Miley Cyrus has written a letter to Cuomo and legislative leaders backing a proposal by state Sen. Brad Hoylman, Coalition for Homeless Youth and Empire State Pride Agenda to include $ 4.75 million for homeless youth in the 2015 - 16 budget.

At 7 p.m., 135 moms, grandmothers, foster moms, aunts, and women sleep out on NYC streets to highlight the plight of homeless youth, 460 West 41st St., Manhattan.

Also at 1 p.m., Sen. Brad Hoylman, the Empire State Pride Agenda and the Coalition for Homeless Youth will be joined by elected officials and advocates to call for increased funding in the state budget for homeless youth shelters, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

The January meeting of SDNYC will be devoted to homeless youth.

De Blasio also put the city on course to establish $ 12 million as the floor for funding programs serving homeless youth, a disproportionate share of whom identify as LGBT.

PLAYSTREETS also extends to selected New York City homeless shelters, providing homeless youth with much - needed play time and opportunities for organized physical activity.

During Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration, she served on the New York City Commission on LGBTQ Runaway and Homeless Youth, which made recommendations for providing more safe shelter spaces.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. today announced that the Oneida County Youth Bureau is accepting proposals from interested non-profit organizations that would like the opportunity to provide youth - oriented programs that offer delinquency prevention or recreation as well as those that target runaway and homeless youth....

Cuomo's proposal will «add a new provision to authorize OTDA to designate a «Temporary Operator» for homeless shelters and OCFS as it relates to residential programs for victims of domestic violence and runaway and homeless youth programs where the current operator has been found to have significant financial, operational, or health and safety issues,» the proposal says.

«It's unconscionable that thousands of New York kids each year are turned away from homeless youth shelters because there aren't enough beds.

Cyrus sent Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos a letter pushing them to include funding in the state budget for homeless youth, a campaign led by State Sen. Brad Hoylman.

The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) funding is for non-profit agencies that provide crisis and transitional living services.

«I'm incredibly grateful to Miley Cyrus for her support of our campaign to restore funding for homeless youth shelters in our state budget,» Hoylman said in a statement.

We must act now to bring these kids in from the cold by increasing funding for homeless youth shelters.»

Speaking up so homeless youth in NY can have a place to sleep!!!

Plymouth Crossroads provides a safe and stable living environment to empower abused, runaway and homeless youth.

Hawkins said he would restore the funding to the AIDs Institute that Cuomo cut as well as restoring funding for homeless youth shelters.