by Kevin Scott Hall EDGE Contributor Tuesday December 23, 2008 While LGBT folks take to the streets to demand the right to marry, it’s sometimes easy to forget a significant number of young people make their way to New York to find their way after their parents kick them out or their hometown shuns them. Many […]
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Unusual Allies: LGBT Shelter Comes to Church’s Aid
By John Mikytuck March 18, 2010 A man steps into the basement entrance of Trinity Lutheran Church, on West 100th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues. Most people passing by don’t notice him, or the entrance, their attention focused instead on the scaffolding snaking its way to the top of the steeple. Faded plywood sheets […]
Continue ReadingHomelessness in city schools rises with recession
By Jessica Hills Published March 2, 2010 More than 15,000 families across New York City have children in homeless shelters. For a student in the New York City homeless shelter system, leaving school at 6 p.m. can mean going home to loud or messy neighbors, bed bugs, or the possibility of having to move again. “The […]
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