WST3561-14Spring OW59 Te !o"nto"n Orlan!o area is an easy place to #in! a person "o lives on te streets$ "it no o%e to call teir o"n& ' !isproportionately large a%o(nt o# tese people "o are (n!er te age o# )4 are L*+T$ an! as te ,e-ra .oalition na%e s(ggests$ are yo(t o# all stripes& / "ant to s(pport tis organi0ation -y !onating %aterial goo!s& Te only iss(e is act(ally collecting te !onations$ it is easy to respon! to a te1t or a pone call pro%ising a !onation$ an! it is %(c %ore "or2 to co%e tro(g "it it& The Zebra Coalition is a network of organizations which provide services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and all youth (!"T#$ ages %& ' ()* The Coalition assists young people facing ho+elessness, bullying, physical, sexual and drug abuse, and isolation fro+ their fa+ilies with individualized progra+s to guide the+ to recovery and stability*- Zebrayouth*org / ave contacte! te ,e-ra .oalition an! le#t a %essage a-o(t te !onation& My contact "ill -e De1ter 3o1"ort& / a% a"aiting is ret(rn call$ an! ave also #rien!e! i% on 3ace-oo2 tro(g te Orlan!o *ay Parents "e-site to #acilitate co%%(nication& )45 yo(ng people "o are o%eless are L*+T$ in co%parison to te overall yo(t pop(lation o# o%eless$ "ic is 145$ accor!ing to te 6ational .oalition #or te 7o%eless "e-site 86ational .oalition #or te 7o%eless9& Tey are also at a signi#icantly iger ris2 #or se1(al a-(se$ an! are a-o(t 345 %ore li2ely to e1perience %ental ealt pro-le%s an! to co%%it s(ici!e& 8.ocran$ Ste"art$ *in0ler : .a(ce9 'ccor!ing to te ,e-ra .oalition We-site$ ;O(r %ission is to #oster ope$ !ignity an! sel#-respect in les-ian$ gay$ -ise1(al$ transgen!er an! all yo(t 8L*+T<9 an! to provi!e te% an opport(nity to gro" (p in a sa#e$ ealty an! s(pportive environ%ent&= Te ,e-ra .oalition "or2s "it te target pop(lation on a long ter% -asis$ assessing teir i%%e!iate nee!s an! elping te% create an ;action plan= to -eco%e pro!(ctive %e%-ers o# society an! avoi! -eco%ing a statistic& 'ccor!ing to teir "e- site$ ;.ase %anage%ent is availa-le as part o# !rop-in services an! sce!(le! appoint%ents&= / a% organi0ing tis s(pply !rive in!ivi!(ally$ an! "ill -e recr(iting %ainly #ro% te parenting gro(p ;Orlan!o *ay Parents=& We ave s(pporte! tis non-pro#it in te past an! as parents "o are also L*+T "e are all very passionate a-o(t tis organi0ation& / "ill also -e recr(iting !onations #ro% local -(sinesses an! #a%ilies& Tis organi0ation provi!es services tat "o(l! ave -ene#ite! %e as "ell as %any o# %y #rien!s #ro% %y yo(nger years& / "ant to s(pport te% in teir a-ility to clote an! #ee! te yo(t "o co%e to te%$ increase a"areness o# te gro(p in te general pop(lation -eyon! te L*+T co%%(nity$ an! -eco%e %ore involve! 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