The Ali Forney Center
Noah LaClair, MSW, serves as the Coordinator of Training at The Ali Forney Center since August 2022. Previously, Noah was elected as the Communications Officer for the Student Union at Columbia University's School of Social Work from October 2021 to May 2022 and held various roles including Technical Program Assistance intern at The Ali Forney Center, Assistant Supervisor at The Fresh Air Fund, Contracts Vocational Coordinator at The Arc Jefferson - St. Lawrence, and intern at United Way of Northern New York. Additional experience includes working as a Recreational Specialist at Transitional Living Services of Northern New York, Community Outreach Intern at the Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center for Race, Equality and Mission, and multiple positions at Niagara University, culminating in a BSW in Social Work. Noah holds a Master's in Social Work with a focus on Leadership, Management, and Entrepreneurship for Social Justice from Columbia University.
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The Ali Forney Center
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Our mission is to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) youth from the harm of homelessness, and to support them in becoming safe and independent as they move from adolescence to adulthood. As the visibility of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) people grows in our society, more and more LGBTQ teens are finding the courage to come out of the closet. Tragically, as many as 25% of these teens are rejected by their families, and many end up homeless on the streets. Homeless LGBTQ teens are more likely than straight homeless teens to be subjected to violence on the streets, and in the homeless shelter system. They suffer from inordinate rates of mental illness, trauma, HIV infection and substance abuse. The Ali Forney Center (AFC) was started in June of 2002 in response to the lack of safe shelter for LGBTQ youth in New York City. We are committed to providing these young people with safe, dignified, nurturing environments where their needs can be met, and where they can begin to put their lives back together. AFC is dedicated to promoting awareness of the plight of homeless LGBTQ youth in the United States with the goal of generating responses on local and national levels from government funders, foundations, and the LGBTQ community.