BOARD MEMBERS VISIT FACILITIES IN LOS ANGELES
Recently, 10 board members of HGK-H visited two centers in Los Angeles that serve LBGT kids who are experiencing homelessness. The board members made the April 9 trip on their own time and paid their own expenses. One of the facilities they visited is a drop-in center for LGBT kids on famed Venice Beach. …
“Le Jazz Noir”
Demand was so great for “Le Jazz Noir,” billed as a Creole night of wine, Southern bites, and jazz, that it morphed from a one-evening event into the March 25–26 preview of a 12-song concert Alexandre plans to mount this fall as a benefit for homeless gay kids in his homeland of Haiti “More…
Remembering Tony Carroll
Homeless Gay Kids – Houston Mourns the Loss of a Founding Board Member and Friend Robert Anthony “Tony” Carroll, 74, of Houston died on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 in New York City of a heart attack. He is survived by his husband, Bruce Smith. Tony, along with Bruce, was a pillar of the Houston community…
Houston Chronicle Reports on HGK-H’s Drop in Center Project
The Houston Chronicle, Texas’ largest newspaper interviewed Homeless Gay Kids – Houston Board Members Al Amado and T.S. Williams to talk about our current project to open a 7 day a week drop in center for homeless LGBT kids. You can read the article on the Chronicle’s website Please consider helping fund our efforts by…
Donations Total $50,000 At First Fundraiser
Funds Will Go To Establishing Daytime Drop-in Center HOUSTON – A recent open-house fundraiser for the new group Homeless Gay Kids – Houston (HGK-H) attracted 300 guests and raised an astounding $50,000 in cash and in-kind donations –far surpassing the goal of $30,000. The mission of HGK-H is to provide direct support, including basic survival…
“Queer Voices” speaks with Homeless Gay Kids – Houston
“Queer Voices,” Houston’s LGBT focused weekly radio show sat down with Homeless Gay Kids – Houston Board Members Al Amado and Bill McDugald to discuss coming out, the homeless epidemic among LGBT kids and HGK-H’s plans to address it. You can listen to the interview on Sound Cloud Please consider helping fund our efforts by…
“Morning Edition” Airs Segment on Homeless Gay Kids – Houston
National Public Radio’s Houston affiliate spoke with Homeless Gay Kids – Houston (HGK-H) about the unique issues facing homeless LGBT youth and what HGK-H is doing to help. HGK-H appreciates the visibility that David Pitman and KUHF are bringing to this important issue. You can hear the interview or read the transcript on KUHF’s website…
AFCI Announces Formation of New Group, Homeless Gay Kids – Houston
HOUSTON (SEPTEMBER 8, 2015) — The Association for Family and Community Integrity (AFCI) has announced the formation of a separate organization, Homeless Gay Kids – Houston (HGK-H). The mission of the new group is to provide direct support, including basic survival needs and life skills, to the hundreds of homeless LGBT teens in Houston. “The…
Homeless Gay Kids – Houston Selected as a 2015-16 Beneficiary by the Diana Foundation
Gay Homeless Kids-Houston (HGK-H) was recently honored with its selection as a 2015-2016 beneficiary of the Diana Foundation. The gift of will be immediately put to use to finance HGK-H’s drop-in center, a new storefront location that will provide basic needs and services to LGBT youth who are living on the street. Plans are to…