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ALI FORNEY CENTER DIRECTOR REACTS TO NEW NYS BUDGET
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Cathy Renna, 917-757-6123, cathy@rennacommunications.com
ALI FORNEY CENTER DIRECTOR REACTS TO NEW NYS BUDGET
The following statement, released in response to the budget for New York submitted by Gov. Cuomo today, can be attributed to Carl Siciliano, Executive Director of the Ali Forney Center:
“Governor Cuomo’s budget proposal is bad news for the 1600 homeless LGBT youth stranded on the streets of New York each night without access to a shelter bed. These youth, who suffer horribly and whose lives are in danger, deserve the attention and concern of their governor no less than the other members of our community. With marriage equality expected to bring in over 100 million dollars in additional economic activity and tax revenue for the state, the LGBT community has a moral obligation to demand that our tax dollars protect the most vulnerable and desperate members of our community.”
About the Ali Forney Center
The Ali Forney Center (AFC) was started in June of 2002 in response to the lack of safe shelter for LGBT youth in New York City. The Center is committed to providing these young people with safe, dignified, nurturing environments where their needs can be met, and where they can begin to put their lives back together. AFC is dedicated to promoting awareness of the plight of homeless LGBT youth in the United States with the goal of generating responses on local and national levels from government funders, foundations, and the LGBT community.
About the Campaign for Youth Shelter
The Campaign for Youth Shelter is an initiative of allied community members and organizations, including the Ali Forney Center, calling on Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Cuomo, the New York City Council, and the New York State Legislature to back an additional $3 million in annual funding, set aside to create 100 new shelter beds every year. Currently, the city only offers around 250 shelter beds for homeless youth, although a census released in 2008 by the Empire State Coalition found that almost 4000 youths must go without shelter each night in New York. LGBT youths make up a disproportionate 40% of this population. Nonetheless, New York State recently cut its funding for youth shelter beds by 50%, funding not restored in the new budget, although the existing beds are only enough to serve a tiny percentage of this population.
More information on the Campaign for Youth Shelter is available at: http://aliforneycenter.org/youthshelter.html
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WHITE HOUSE PARTNERS WITH RUTH ELLIS CENTER TO HOST LGBT CONFERENCE ON HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS IN DETROIT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
For inquiries about the Ruth Ellis Center, contact: Cathy Renna, cathy@rennacommunications.com, 917-757-6123.
For inquiries relating to HUD, contact: Charmion N. Kinder, charmion.n.kinder@hud.gov, 202-708-0980
Highland Park, MI – February 21, 2012 – The Ruth Ellis Center – the Midwest’s only organization, and one of four in the nation, solely dedicated to serving runaway, homeless and at-risk lesbian, gay, bi-attractional, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth – will partner with the White House and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to hold an LGBT Conference on Housing & Homelessness in Detroit on March 9. The conference, to be held at Wayne State University from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, will feature remarks by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. Additional presenters include HUD Assistant Secretaries John Trasviña, Raphael Bostic, and Mercedes Marquez, as well as Bryan Samuels, Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth, & Families at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).
IN THE LIFE INVESTIGATES LAWS CRIMINALIZING HIV AND AIDS: A Special Report On Positive Women Stigmatized & Prosecuted
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Eleanor Moonier
212-255-6012 ×321
emoonier@itlmedia.org
IN THE LIFE INVESTIGATES LAWS CRIMINALIZING HIV AND AIDS:
A Special Report On Positive Women Stigmatized & Prosecuted
February 1, 2012 – Tonight, public television stations across the country will begin airing Perpetuating Stigma, an episode from the award-winning documentary series IN THE LIFE. This special report investigates the injustices that arise when a person’s HIV status becomes a crime, with a focus on how women have been stigmatized and prosecuted under these laws.
ALI FORNEY CENTER DIRECTOR REACTS TO NEW NYS BUDGET
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Cathy Renna, 917-757-6123, cathy@rennacommunications.com
ALI FORNEY CENTER DIRECTOR REACTS TO NEW NYS BUDGET
The following statement, released in response to the budget for New York submitted by Gov. Cuomo today, can be attributed to Carl Siciliano, Executive Director of the Ali Forney Center:
“Governor Cuomo’s budget proposal is bad news for the 1600 homeless LGBT youth stranded on the streets of New York each night without access to a shelter bed. These youth, who suffer horribly and whose lives are in danger, deserve the attention and concern of their governor no less than the other members of our community. With marriage equality expected to bring in over 100 million dollars in additional economic activity and tax revenue for the state, the LGBT community has a moral obligation to demand that our tax dollars protect the most vulnerable and desperate members of our community.”
GREEN CHIMNEYS, SCO FAMILY OF SERVICES LAUNCH NEW APPROACH TO WORK WITH FAMILIES OF LGBTQ YOUTH; EVENT AT LGBT CENTER JANUARY 10
If you would like more information or to RSVP as media, please contact cathy@rennacommunications.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR JAN. 10, 2012
CONTACT: Cathy Renna, 917-757-6123, cathy@rennacommunications.com
GREEN CHIMNEYS, SCO FAMILY OF SERVICES LAUNCH NEW APPROACH TO WORK WITH FAMILIES OF LGBTQ YOUTH; EVENT AT LGBT CENTER JANUARY 10
WHAT: On the evening of Tuesday, January 10, New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Community Center will host an event titled Families: The Missing Link in Reducing Risk & Promoting Well-Being of LGBT Youth. This event, convened by Green Chimneys and SCO, will be a community forum on a groundbreaking new approach to working with families of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth to solve the tragic problem of family rejection of these youth that results in homelessness, family disruption and serious related health and mental health problems.
IN THE LIFE WELCOMES THE NEW YEAR WITH FIRST CLASS CITIZENS:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Chuy Sánchez
212-255-6012 ×307
csanchez@itlmedia.org
IN THE LIFE WELCOMES THE NEW YEAR WITH FIRST CLASS CITIZENS:
Honoring the groundbreaking work of LGBT & ally pioneers
January 3, 2012 – Tonight, public television stations across the country will begin airing First Class Citizens, an episode of the award-winning documentary series IN THE LIFE honoring the groundbreaking work of pioneers in the pursuit of LGBT civil rights. As the United States remembers Martin Luther King’s vision of equality and the African American civil rights movement, IN THE LIFE looks back at inspiring portraits of LGBT people and allies who stood up, spoke out and made a difference in the fight for full LGBT equality.
