RIGOLETTO!

The West Side Opera Society - David Clenny Artistic Director presents Giuseppe Verdi's RIGOLETTO - a benefit for Trinity Place Shelter - January 9, 11, 16 & 18. All performances at 7pm. $15 - make checks out to Trinity Lutheran Church. For more information contact Pr. Heidi Neumark at 212-222-7045. Download a flyer.

United States Is Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading to Poor, UN Report Charges

"The U.N. Human Rights Committee in Geneva on Thursday condemned the United States for criminalizing homelessness, calling it "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment" that violates international human rights treaty obligations. It also called upon the U.S. government to take corrective action, following a two-day review of U.S. government compliance with a human rights treaty ratified in 1992."

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2014-04-03T16:37:18+0000

"The U.N. Human Rights Committee in Geneva on Thursday condemned the United States for criminalizing homelessness, calling it "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment" that violates international human rights treaty obligations. It also called upon the U.S. government to take corrective action, following a two-day review of U.S. government compliance with a human rights treaty ratified in 1992."
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A Practitioner's Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children |SAMHSA

Brand new FREE resource! Please share widely! Let's work together to PREVENT LGBTQ youth/young adult homelessness BEFORE it begins!!

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Risks Of Living On Street In Bitter Cold: When Not To Walk On By



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No One Ages Out: Housing for Youth Aging Out of Care

This is exactly one of the reasons why, 7.5 years ago we started Trinity Place Shelter, and why we designed the program the way we did (e.g. age range, length of stay, etc.) and unfortunately homelessness among youth aging out foster care has only gotten worse...

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Laverne Cox flawlessly shuts down Katie Couric’s invasive questions about transgender people



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