“Considering that she spent the better part of two years without reliable shelter, 20-year-old Mia has built a resume to make any trust-funded Ivy-Leaguer blush.
She has toured the country to raise awareness of homophobic policies on college campuses.
Now that she has secured an apartment, a steady income and a seat on the San Francisco Youth Commission, she is redoubling her efforts to battle the issue that affected her so deeply – LGBT youth homelessness…”
Source: David Wagner, San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 2011
Related posts:
- Washington Post chronicles nation’s homeless LGBT youth and efforts to help them
- S.F. Chronicle profiles City housing projects for youth leaving foster care
- Huffington Post cites Obama’s Administration’s push to focus child welfare on the needs of homeless LGBT youth
- Sf Chronicle op-ed highlights issues surrounding former foster youth, budget cuts, and AB 12 implementation
- Senator Kerry’s bill to combat youth homelessness specifically focuses on improving care of LGBT youth
