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Free to Be Youth Project Rainbow Torch

We work to interrupt the cycles of poverty and criminalization that prevent homeless and street-involved young people from living fulfilling lives free from discrimination, abuse, and oppression.

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FYP HELPS YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND LGBTQ+ YOUTH IN PARTICULAR, OVERCOME LEGAL BARRIERS SO THEY CAN THRIVE.

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“You couldn’t be queer or trans in juvenile detention. It was all about what fit into the box, and if you didn’t fit into the box either they beat you down for it or they completely ignored it”

– Chino

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Leave The Vanderbubble, We Need Collective Action Now More Than Ever

December 3rd, 2024|

Vanderbilt Hustler

“Our organization, the Free to Be Youth Project, believes the key to this collective action can begin by bridging this gap between urban and rural queer advocacy...To that end, we are partnering with the Oasis Center in Nashville to bring support and resources to queer and questioning youth."

Honorees Bring Determination And Perseverance To The 2024 Gay City News Impact Awards, Presented By Bethpage Federal Credit Union

November 22nd, 2024|

Gay City News

“’Being recognized by Gay City News is incredibly important and validating because [there have] been so many ups and downs [since COVID-19],’ said Amy Leipziger, the Project Director for the Free to Be Youth Project.”

We Must Support LGBTQ Youth and ‘Fight the Power’ in the Trump Era

November 19th, 2024|

Gay City News

"Adam [is] a young transgender man that came to us because his food stamps had been erroneously cut off, leaving him few options to support himself. Had we not stepped in, he would have had difficulty obtaining food sufficient to survive on.”
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Main Office

40 Rector Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10006

Telephone: 877-716-1446

Email: fyp@urbanjustice.org

Hours

M-F: 9:00am – 6:00pm

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