Trinity Community Connection

Our goal is to provide homeless LGBTQ+ youth with the basic support, shelter and skills necessary to make the transition to independent living, and to make a positive difference for as many as possible in the midst of this crisis.

An estimated 40% of homeless youth and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning. In particular, transgender youth are 250% more likely to be homeless. This is largely due to family rejection. These youth are not adequately served by a typical shelter, and hence our focus on the needs of this population. There are very few shelter beds available for this population, and many of the beds that are available are short term, without the resources or support necessary to ensure a true, meaningful transition out of homelessness.

We provide individual and group counseling, independent living supportive services, and access to transportation. All youth referred to Trinity Place are interested in and assisted with actively seeking employment or schooling. We provide case management, education, career counseling, access to comprehensive health services, art classes and mental health services utilizing community partnerships. We are staffed by licensed social workers trained in trauma-informed care.

We provide case management, education, career counseling, access to comprehensive health services, art classes and mental health services utilizing community partnerships.

We provide a unique home and family-like environment where youth receive individualized care, respect, and the basic services so often denied them.

We have a small, highly trained, expert team of 6 professional social workers on staff, and there is at all times at least 1-2 of these professional social workers on duty in the shelter during operating hours.

TPS serves some of the most marginalized, vulnerable
and under-served youth & young adults. Over the past four years alone, over 80% of shelter residents identified as African American and Latinx. We have grown from one paid staff, to 6 professional social work staff.

Our greatest accomplishment is that approximately 83% of the youth and young adults who transition out of our shelter truly exit homelessness into stable housing.

However, there remains an estimated 8,000-10,000 homeless LGBTQ youth in New York City