What's New
New Alternatives visited the Brooklyn Aquarium
Posted in Community
October 18th, 2011
Homeless Youth Needs – 10/11/2011
Posted in Community
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
Queer Spirit Camp weekend of planning
Posted in Community
September 27th, 2011
New Alternatives youth and volunteers participated in a weekend of planning for next year’s Queer Spirit Camp
Recent excursion with the New Alternatives Youth to Howe Caverns
Posted in Community
September 19th, 2011
Posted in Community
September 19th, 2011
New Voices for New Alternatives
Posted in Past Events
September 12th, 2011
Homeless Youth Needs – 9/8/2011
Posted in Community
September 9th, 2011
School has started! Vincenzo is starting his second semester at Hampshire College; Jay is just starting his freshman year at Brandeis; Robin is taking classes at Eugene Lang College; Ramon returns to Borough of Manhattan Community College, where he is majoring in journalism, and Dougie is studying painting, drawing and design at Rutgers.
New Alternatives plays an essential role in these students’ success, from providing metrocards so Ramon can get to school to purchasing art supplies for Dougie’s classes to providing a supportive “ear” on facebook when Vincenzo needs to talk. If you would like to help support a homeless college student, please donate today via our website, www.newalternativesnyc.org.
Below is the list of current needs.
1.) We urgently need deodorant (full size) and toothpaste (trial size)
2.) Destiney is starting her senior year of high school and needs a bookbag.
3.) Cupid needs a coat (extra large, black) and a pair of women’s sneaker’s size 11.
4.) Tanya needs $46.50/month to pay for her YMCA membership, where she is studying ballet.
5.) Jazylene needs $600 to pay for a Medical Administrative Assistant course so that she can get promoted to full time at the doctor’s office where she works.
6.) We need non-perishable food items to hand out. Things that require minimal cooking are best – ramen, cup of noodles, tuna, soups, etc.
7.) We need baby items for Djia and Rhiei – the baby’s due in November. We especially need diapers, newborn size, onesies, pacifiers, and a crib..
8.) Joseph needs a raincoat since he is sleeping on rooftops and often gets caught in summer storms. He wears a men’s large and would prefer black.
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
Camping in Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park
Posted in Past Events
September 9th, 2011
Upstate NY
Posted in Angel List Community
September 8th, 2011
New Alternatives staff drove client Vincenzo Alexander to Hampshire College.
Vincenzo’s friends at Hampshire college welcomed him back.
Trip to see “One Girl’s Story”
Posted in Past Events
September 1st, 2011
Trip to see “One Girl’s Story” a musical based on the Sakia Gunn story, Wed. Sept. 28 11am Meet at Middle Collegiate Church
