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A $100K Holiday Gift to NYC's LGBT Youth

A $100K Holiday Gift to NYC's LGBT Youth

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Thanks to a $100,000 donation from Frank Selvaggi and Bill Shea to New York's Ali Forney Center, dozens of LGBT youth won't have to spend another night sleeping in subway cars or selling themselves for a warm bed.

The couple recently contributed to the Ali Forney Center after seeing a 60 Minutes special on homeless children in Florida. Selvaggi and Shea also say they were inspired by a guest post on the Joe.My.God blog from Ali Forney Center executive director Carl Siciliano.

The gift from Selvaggi, an accountant, and Shea, the director of creative services for Autism Speaks, "kicked off a $1 million campaign to raise money to increase the number of beds available to keep homeless LGBT teenagers off the streets at night," according to the Wall Street Journal. There are approximately 1,600 homeless LGBT youth in the New York City-area and currently only 250 beds designated for them. Selvaggi and Shea's contribution will help take many of those kids off the street. Click here to read more. 

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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