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Technical Assistance

Are you looking for ways to launch or enhance services for LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness?
We can support you.

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What We Do

The National Technical Assistance Program works to support communities seeking to launch or enhance services for LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness. We will advise you on implementing strategies to grow your programs, increasing internal capacity and education. 
 

​If you would like more information on our Technical Assistance Program, contact:

Carl Siciliano, carlsiciliano@aol.com and Nadia Swanson, nswanson@aliforneycenter.org

Otherwise, please fill out our brief survey for providers so we can learn more about your needs.

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Model Replication Conference

The Ali Forney Center hosts an annual conference that brings together groups combatting LGBTQ+ homelessness from around the globe. Organizations eager to learn about our mission and replicate AFC's model are invited to attend. This body of work helps these organizations provide a safe space for at-risk LGBTQ+ youth outside of New York City, and is led by our founder, Carl Siciliano, and our Director of Technical Assistance and Advocacy, Nadia Swanson. By providing opportunities like this, our goal is to provide program support, community building and education to increase the amount of safe and affirming programs around the world.

2023 Conference Schedule

Tuesday, March 28th 2023 - Friday, March 31st 2023

Location: The Paper Factory Collective Hotel in Queens, NY

Registration in hotel lobby begins at 4 PM

Date
Block
Start Time
End Time
Room
Session Name
Presenter
03/28/2023
6:00 PM
No. 5 @ The Vegoist
Welcome Dinner
03/29/2023
8:00 AM
8:45 AM
Breakfast at Hotel
03/29/2023
9:00 AM
9:15 AM
Welcome Session
The Ali Forney Center
03/29/2023
First Session
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
Low-Barrier Gender Focused Drop-In Services
Sweet Evening Breeze
03/29/2023
First Session
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
Capturing and Sharing the Evidence
The Albert Kennedy Trust
03/29/2023
Second Session
10:45 AM
11:45 AM
How to Build a Strategic Plan
Larkin Street Services
03/29/2023
Third Session
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
The NIYF-A Peer Approach to Tackling Youth Homelessness
Northern Ireland Youth Project
03/29/2023
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch
03/29/2023
1:00 PM
2:30 PM
Rapid Rehousing and Host Homes and DCT as Prevention
Point Source Youth
03/29/2023
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
Coffee Break
03/29/2023
Third Session
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
HUD Funding
Matthew Aronson
03/29/2023
Second Session
10:45 AM
11:45 AM
LGBTQIA2S+ Youth Program in a Marshall Law
Santa Marta Anglican Center for LGBTQ+ Youth and Youth Adults
03/29/2023
Fourth Session
4:15 PM
5:15 PM
Sex Work is Work: Affirming Clinical Support and Housing Policies
The Ali Forney Center
03/29/2023
Fourth Session
4:15 PM
5:15 PM
Panel: Nuts and Bolts of Opening A Housing Program
Moderator: Ali Forney Center Panelists: Courage Milwaukee and SISU
03/30/2023
8:00 AM
8:45 AM
Breakfast at Hotel
03/30/2023
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Morning Plenary
Equality NY
03/30/2023
Leadership and Organizational Visioning
10:30 AM
12:30 PM
Measuring Program Success
Larkin Street Services
03/30/2023
Leadership and Organizational Visioning
1:30 PM
3:30 PM
Funding with The Ali Forney Center
The Ali Forney Center
03/30/2023
Leadership and Organizational Visioning
3:45 PM
5:30 PM
Striving for Purpose-Driven Board Leadership
Community Resource Exchange
03/30/2023
Ali Forney Center Site Tours
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
Bus Departs from Hotel
The Ali Forney Center
03/30/2023
Ali Forney Center Site Tours
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Drop In
The Ali Forney Center
03/30/2023
Ali Forney Center Site Tours
12:30 PM
2:30 PM
Trans Mansion
The Ali Forney Center
03/30/2023
Ali Forney Center Site Tours
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Astoria
The Ali Forney Center
03/30/2023
Ali Forney Center Site Tours
4:30 PM
End of Day / Drop off at Hotel
The Ali Forney Center
03/31/2023
8:00 AM
8:45 AM
Breakfast at Hotel
03/31/2023
9:00 AM
9:15 AM
TDOV Gallery and Screening
03/31/2023
First Session
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
Trauma-Focused Behavioral Health Services in LGBTQIA+ Housing
Kaleidoscope Youth Center
03/31/2023
First Session
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Young People in Rural Communities
GISDA
03/31/2023
Second Session
10:45 AM
11:45 AM
Crisis Stabilization Program: Meeting Needs and Preventing Police Interactions
Courage Milwaukee
03/31/2023
Second Session
10:45 AM
11:45 AM
Direct Cash Transfer
Maddox Guerilla
03/31/2023
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch
03/31/2023
1:10 PM
2:30 PM
International Experiences:Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Youth Asylees
Warsaw House, BARE Stories, Outside Project, Santa Marta Anglican Center for LGBTQ+ Youth, AKT, Northern Ireland Youth Forum, Moheta First UWA, NYC Youth Action Board
03/31/2023
Third Session
2:45 PM
3:45 PM
Keeping Our Sites Secure
NY Anti Violence Project
03/31/2023
Third Session
2:45 PM
3:45 PM
Collaborating with State Agencies to Implement Low-Barrier Solutions to Youth Homelessness
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Use Services NY Coalition For Homeless Youth Maddox Guerilla
03/31/2023
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Closing Activity and Reflection
03/31/2023
5:00 PM
Conference Close

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