Monday, February 10, 2014

A Program is provided to help Homeless LGBT Minors






By Brig Bagley

10 February 2014

Recent political affairs have increased the rate at which minors are thrown out of their homes for being gay or transgender. Safe and Sound summarizes the problem:

"It’s estimated that about 5000 unaccompanied youth experience homelessness in Utah each year, with 30% of those experiencing homelessness for more than one year. Of this population, national statistics show 40% self-identify as LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender), and almost 70% of those report being rejected by their families, often with them being kicked out of their homes. The percentage that are actually LGBT could be considerably higher."

In hopes to help these homeless children, this program is looking for people to join in a safe way for kids to get extra help. The details are on the program's page. If you are interested in helping, please visit this page and see if you can help.

Visit here: http://safeandsoundutah.org/

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