Community News
New Alternatives is grateful to The William Fund
May 14th, 2012
New Alternatives is grateful to The William Fund (www.williamfund.org) for making us their first beneficiary. Their grant will purchase food for our sunday evening dinner program.
April 10th, 2012
The New Alternatives’ Board enjoyed ourselves at Night of a Thousand Gowns and extends our thanks to the Imperial Court of NY for a fabulous event!!!
New Alternatives’ Creative Writing Group
March 30th, 2012
On March 24, 2012, members of New Alternatives’ Creative Writing Group read their work at Write Makes Might at the Andrew Haskell Library
March 18th, 2012
New Alternatives went to see the movie “Pariah”
January 16th, 2012
Annual New Alternatives Christmas Party
January 1st, 2012
Museum of Natural History for New Alternatives
November 10th, 2011
On November 5, 2011 – Volunteers from Cornell University’s LGBT Alumnae Association hosted a trip to the Museum of Natural History for New Alternatives clients
October 25th, 2011
Youth and Volunteers marched from New Alternatives to the Rally for Homeless LGBT Youth at union square. The rally demanded that the City fund enough beds to house all the homeless youth.
New Alternatives visited the Brooklyn Aquarium
October 18th, 2011
Homeless Youth Needs – 10/11/2011
October 12th, 2011
Hello, Angels!
Fall is in the air and we are going apple-picking! The apples will used to make apple pies, which we will be selling as a fundraiser after services at Middle Church on sunday.
Save the date: Nov. 15th will be a fundraiser for New Alternatives at Bartini.
Below is the list of current needs for our youth.
1.)We urgently need non-perishable, easy to prepare food items for youth who are living indoors, but have limited cooking facilities. Items like boxed macaroni and cheese, canned soups, ramen, cup of noodles, and cans of tuna fly off our pantry shelves!
2.) As the weather gets colder, we need blankets and sleeping bags for youth who are sleeping in parks and abandoned buildings.
3.) Jazzy is an 18 year old lesbian high school senior. She needs $80 to pay her senior dues so that she can have a cap and gown at graduation, be in the yearbook, and participate in other senior activities. She also needs $70 for her CUNY college application fees.
4.) Joseph recently arrived here from Puerto Rico and needs $90 to switch his PR driver’s license to a NYC license.
5.) We have three young people who need shoes. If you’re interested in helping with shoes, please donate a payless gift certificate, so the clients can try shoes on.
6.) Cupid needs a coat. She’s a women’s large.
7.) We are urgently in need of hygiene supplies – especially deodorant and toothpaste.
8.) Kimy, one of our trans women, just got out of prison, and she has no clothes. She particularly needs pants. Her size is 33 waist and 34 legs.
9.) Fantasia, one of our young lesbian moms, needs help with school uniforms for her daughter, Sunique. Please email me: kate@newalternativesnyc.org if you want to help with this one.
10.) Jagger and Michelle need help getting to relatives in Arcadia, CA. If you have extra frequent flyer miles or are willing to buy them bus tickets, let us know!
Items can be dropped off or mailed to us at:
New Alternatives
50 E. 7th Street
New York, NY 10003
Please make checks payable to “New Alternatives“, and mail to the address above. if you are making a donation toward a specific event or project, please include that in the memo line.
Thanks for your help!
Kate Barnhart
Executive Director
New Alternatives
