On Tuesday, June 30, Sirius XM’s Larry Flick interviewed the True Colors Fund’s Deputy Executive Director Jama Shelton, LMSW, PhD, Program Officer Twiggy Pucci Garçon, and True Fellow Thomas Wilson on OutQ’s The Morning Jolt. Check it out! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/212810208″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” … Read More
// Last year, we asked homeless youth service providers about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth they work with, and the information they shared is important to consider as we work to end youth homelessness. We also … Read More
This year, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day with Dominique Jackson aka Tyra Allure Ross. Tyra is the chosen mother of our very own Program Officer Twiggy Pucci Garcon. For many young people, being close with their biological family simply isn’t an option. Often times, youth will make the choice to create their own familial structure, or chosen family.
Legislation to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee today (15-3) with bipartisan support, moving the bill forward to a full Senate vote.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick Phillippi, 202.748.2793, [email protected] Legislation protects the nation’s most vulnerable youth. September 18, 2014 – Legislation to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee today (15-3) with bipartisan support, moving … Read More
Today, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced S.2646, the Leahy-Collins Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA), which expires September 30, 2014. The reauthorization recognizes the needs of all youth, including gay and transgender youth experiencing homelessness. While gay and transgender youth comprise only five to seven percent of our total youth population, they comprise up to 40% of all homeless youth in America.
Our very own Forty to None Project Director Jama Shelton is featured in this year’s NYC Pride Guide, which celebrates the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
Contrary to widely held myths that the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community is largely living in affluent metropolitan areas, studies show a very different and more realistic picture. For a number of reasons, many gay and transgender people choose to live, … Read More
The True Colors Fund is proud to be a presenting partner of The Homestretch at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival!
This past week, we were joined by some extraordinary young people for our Raise You Up Community Youth program in partnership with Kinky Boots on Broadway!