True Colors Residence 20th Season | 2011 Categories: Gender Identity & Expression, Youth
Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Residence is the first permanent, affordable housing for at risk LGBT youth in New York City. IN THE LIFE meets the young people who are making it home.
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True Colors Residence
The True Colors Residence is a project of West End Intergenerational Residence along with partners Cyndi Lauper and her manager Lisa Barbaris. True Colors is the first permanent, supportive housing facility for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in New York State. Read a message from Lauper about her goals for the residence, and how you can help.
The Family Acceptance Project
The Family Acceptance Project uses a research-based, culturally grounded approach to help ethnically, socially and religiously diverse families decrease rejection and increase support for their LGBT children. To access cutting-edge research and resources on how families can help support their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children, click here.
Green Chimneys
Green Chimney's homeless youth programs provide stable, safe living accommodations for youth in supervised, independent living apartments in New York City and help young people develop essential life skills for adult, independent living. For information on how LGBT youth in the New York area who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless can get help, visit Green Chimneys.