The New York City LGBT Community Center (The Center) and the Ali Forney Center (AFC), a provider of housing and supportive services for LGBTQ2S youth in New York City, collaborate on creating and executing a comprehensive work-readiness curriculum called LEAP (Learning, Education, Advancement and Placement). LEAP offers wraparound support with measures geared toward life skills, education and employment for LGBTQ2S young people experiencing homelessness. The organizations have operated this program together since 2013 and have established a solid foundation for providing employment-related services to the community. The approach is client-centred and designed at a literacy and developmental level that is suitable for each young person.
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- Introduction
- Chapters
- 2. Homeless & Street-Involved Indigenous LGBTQ2S Youth in British Columbia: Intersectionality, Challenges, Resilience & Cues for Action
- 2.1 It’s A Kiki...
- 3. Pathways Into and Out of Homelessness for LGBTQ2S Youth
- 3.1 Ruth Ellis Center Family Preservation Program, Detroit, Michigan
- 4. Discrimination & Mental Health Outcomes of Black Youth Experiencing Homelessness
- 4.1 Central Toronto Youth Services
- 5. The Youth Homelessness Crisis and a Path to End It: Interventions to Better Serve LGBTQ2S Youth Experiencing Homelessness
- 5.1 Youth Wisdom, Harm Reduction & Housing First: RainCity Housing’s Queer & Trans Youth Housing Project
- 5.2 Messy and Magical: A Closer Look at the GLBT Host Home Program
- 5.3 YMCA Sprott House: Creating a Better Space for LGBTQ2S Youth in Toronto
- 5.4 Ozone House: LGBTQ2S Inclusive Emergency Services
- 6. Black Queer Youth, Unstable Housing and Homelessness: Understanding the Impact of Family Conflict, School and Community-Based Violence on Racialized LGBTQ2S Youth
- 6.1 The Black Queer Youth Initiative: Challenging Racism, Stigma & Exclusion
- 6.2 Unapologetic: The Young Black Gay Men’s Leadership Initiative
- 7. Addressing the Vocational Needs of LGBTQ2S Youth Experiencing Homelessness with Supported Employment
- 7.1 LEAP into Action: Preparing LGBTQ2S Youth for the Work Force
- 8. Addressing the Legal Needs of LGBTQ2S Youth Experiencing Homelessness
- 8.1 The Peter Cicchino Youth Project & the Reality of Street-Involved Youth & Youth Experiencing Homelessness in NYC
- 9. Policy into Practice: How Government Can Play a Role in Supporting LGBTQ2S Youth
- 9.1 A Provincial Response to LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness
- Conclusion
- Chapters
- Where Am I Going to Go? Intersectional Approaches to Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness in Canada & the U.S.
- Chapters
- 7.1 LEAP into Action: Preparing LGBTQ2S Youth for the Work Force