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About us
Our mission is to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ+) youth from the harm of homelessness, and to support them in becoming safe and independent as they move from adolescence to adulthood. As the visibility of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ+) people grows in our society, more and more LGBTQ+ teens are finding the courage to come out of the closet. Tragically, as many as 25% of these teens are rejected by their families, and many end up homeless on the streets. Homeless LGBTQ+ teens are more likely than straight homeless teens to be subjected to violence on the streets, and in the homeless shelter system. They suffer from inordinate rates of mental illness, trauma, HIV infection and substance abuse. The Ali Forney Center (AFC) was started in June of 2002 in response to the lack of safe shelter for LGBTQ+ youth in New York City. We are 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 LGBTQ+ youth in the United States with the goal of generating responses on local and national levels from government funders, foundations, and the LGBTQ+ community.
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http://www.aliforneycenter.org
External link for The Ali Forney Center
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2002
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224 W 35th St
New York, NY 10001, US
Employees at The Ali Forney Center
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Last night, we launched the very first Feast & Fettle Fridge at The Ali Forney Center Center, a milestone that’s as personal as it is powerful. This fridge will be getting stocked every single week with over 200 free, real, nourishing meals for LGBTQ+ youth, ages 16–24, experiencing homelessness. We hope these meals remind these young folks that they are loved, they are seen, and that they matter. We hope sharing meals with other people in similar situations opens up new doors, new conversations, and new connections to move forward and heal. We feel so luck to get to show up with something warm, generous, and deeply human. We’ll keep this fridge filled. It’s the first of many we aim to put into communities that need them. We know every single person deserves to feel full, not just from food, but from being seen, safe, and cared for. This is just the beginning. https://lnkd.in/e33NVma8
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What a fantastic lunch today with COOKFOX Architects and @UAGNYC at our Astoria Housing site. We were are so grateful for the generosity, thoughtfulness and love that you all shared in building this brand new kitchen at our site. This will allow our staff to provide incredible meals for our youth in a space that truly now feels like the "heart" of our Astoria home. We are so grateful to you all for helping create this extremely special space. Thank you all so much. 🧡
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We are excited to be attending the Engage for Good Conference next week in Palm Springs and representing the Ali Forney Center. We look forward to connecting with fellow non-profit leaders as well as corporate attendees. Please feel free to connect when you see Steve Cruz, Strategic Giving Manager, Erick Rozo, Corporate Partnerships Manager and Paul M. Clark, Director of Corporate Partnerships. #EFG2025
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