Trinity Place Shelter News Archive

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

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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2014-03-31T22:14:38+0000

Check Out This Big Transgender Visibility 2013-2014 Timeline!https://fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net/safe_image.php?d=AQBSYPYjOd2j83v6&w=154&h=154&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftransgenderlawcenter.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F03%2FTimeline-Final.jpghttp://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/10106transgenderlawcenter.org

Check Out This Big Transgender Visibility 2013-2014 Timeline!

Check Out This Big Transgender Visibility 2013-2014 Timeline!

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More Than a Roof Over Their Heads: A Toolkit for Guiding Transition Age Young Adults to...

A great resource for combatting homelessness among youth and young adults!

via Trinity Place Shelter http://ift.tt/1k9uGe4

2014-02-26T18:25:17+0000

A great resource for combatting homelessness among youth and young adults!http://homeless.samhsa.gov/resource/more-than-a-roof-over-their-heads-a-toolkit-for-guiding-transition-age-young-adults-to-long-term-housing-success-54719.aspxhomeless.samhsa.gov

Food Charities That Really Make a Difference

thank you chef Karl!

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2014-02-26T17:23:59+0000

thank you chef Karl!
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2014-02-24T16:52:13+0000

Brand new FREE resource! Please share widely! Let's work together to PREVENT LGBTQ youth/young adult homelessness BEFORE it begins!! https://fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net/safe_image.php?d=AQBwMANVVTCDlxeU&w=154&h=154&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstore.samhsa.gov%2Fshin%2Fcontent%2FPEP14-LGBTKIDS%2FPEP14-LGBTKIDS.jpghttp://store.samhsa.gov//product/PEP14-LGBTKIDSstore.samhsa.gov

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

via Trinity Place Shelter http://www.salon.com/2014/01/07/laverne_cox_artfully_shuts_down_katie_courics_invasive_questions_about_transgender_people/

Another peaceful, warm, festive night at Trinity Place Shelter...we pause to wish you a Merry Christmas/Feliz Navidad/Happy Holidays! This holiday season, we give profound thanks to our hard-working staff, all of our board members, volunteers, donors, friends and supporters around the globe that have made Trinity Place not only a shelter but a home for 300+ homeless LGBTQ youth/young adults, over the past 7.5 years or 2,737 nights. For it is because of you...that we are...

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2013-12-22T06:04:39+0000

Thanks to superstar TPS volunteer Michael Barbaro and all of our awesome TPS supporters at the Trinity School, tonight, our youth walked to the Christmas tree lot down the block and picked out our shelter's own 2013 Christmas tree! #TPSChristmas2013 #ItTakesAVillagehttps://fbcdn-photos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1471785_671424396242988_1614787966_s.jpghttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=671424396242988&set=a.137943102924456.40463.110032879048812&type=1&relevant_count=1

Thanks to superstar TPS volunteer Michael Barbaro and all of our awesome TPS supporters at the Trinity School, tonight, our youth walked to the Christmas tree lot down the block and picked out our shelter's own 2013 Christmas tree! #TPSChristmas2013 #ItTakesAVillage

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Random Acts of Halloween » 2013 Party Story

Huge thanks and heaps of praise to Random Acts of Halloween for their surprise donation of $2,000 to Trinity Place Shelter!!! Special thanks to the attendees for nominating us, and for focusing your kindness and generosity on youth in New York City. Congratulations to the other well-deserving recipients--our partners in the struggle: Common Ground, Good Shepherd Services, Reading Partners, and AHRC New York City Foundation. Click on the link for the full story!

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Invisible Child: Dasani’s Homeless Life

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Lawyer: Murdering A Transgender Prostitute Not Such A Big Deal

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