The coronavirus pandemic has caused strain and hardship in so many ways and for so many people—but one demonstrable effect is that it has made the vulnerable more vulnerable. If it was already difficult to be an LGBTQ youth whose parents or caretakers don’t understand or accept their sexuality/gender identity, that stress is magnified during a time when we, as a society, have been advised to stay indoors. The situation can effectively trap these people between the forces of a global pandemic outside and virulent bigotry inside.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused strain and hardship in so many ways and for so many people—b
In our conversation, Roque explained how AFC has managed to do it, and how it is managing in general. Our interview has been edited and condensed.AdvertisementAFC is in a unique because we are an essential services provider that’s caring for a largely disenfranchised, uncared for population of young people who are rejected by their families because of their LGBTQ identity.
Correct. They can come and access a meal, they can come and access support, and they can come and access solutions to housing options. We have 18 sites throughout New York City, and so we have beds at all those sites, except for the drop-in center. So if a young person is unstably housed, they can come to us, have the crisis de-escalation, have the intervention they can offer, and then have a housing referral to our program, which is preferred, or to another program that we work with.
Yeah. It’s been a challenge for most people around the world and our young people are no different. We definitely have struggled and had to rethink our work. We started having conversations with young people that went: “What can we do to keep you here?” We heard some really awesome things. When we really had to start to enforce the stay at home order, which came about a week after we started the covid response, they had some great ideas.
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