City of Baltimore - File #: 15-0249R

• File #: 15-0249R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Providing Cultural Competence Training to Homeless Services Providers to Assist Them in Serving Homeless LGBTQ Youths
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 8/17/2015
• In control: Education and Youth Committee
• Final action: 10/19/2015
• Title: Informational Hearing - Providing Cultural Competence Training to Homeless Services Providers to Assist Them in Serving Homeless LGBTQ Youths FOR the purpose of inviting homeless services providers and advocates for LGBTQ youths to appear before the City Council to discuss how cultural competence training on the needs of these youths can be broadly provided to service agencies to assist them in helping Baltimore's vulnerable population of homeless LGBTQ young people.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry, James B. Kraft, Sharon Green Middleton, Helen L. Holton, Eric T. Costello, Warren Branch, Carl Stokes, William "Pete" Welch, President Young, Nick Mosby, Robert Curran, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Assistance, Cultural Competence Training, Homeless, Informational Hearing, LGBTQ Youths

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/19/2015	0	City Council	Adopted
10/19/2015	0	Education and Youth Committee	Recommended Favorably
10/7/2015	0	Education and Youth Committee	Recommended Favorably	Pass
9/17/2015	0	Education and Youth Committee	Scheduled for Voting Session
8/20/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of School Commissioners
8/20/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
8/20/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
8/20/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore City Public School System
8/20/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Human Services
8/17/2015	0	City Council	Assigned
8/17/2015	0	City Council	Introduced
8/17/2015	0	Education and Youth Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Providing Cultural Competence Training to Homeless Services Providers to Assist Them in Serving Homeless LGBTQ Youths
FOR the purpose of inviting homeless services providers and advocates for LGBTQ youths to appear before the City Council to discuss how cultural competence training on the needs of these youths can be broadly provided to service agencies to assist them in helping Baltimore's vulnerable population of homeless LGBTQ young people.
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Recitals

Nationwide, an estimated 40% of homeless youth are LGBTQidentified. Homeless and unstably housed LGBTQ youth, many of whom are people of color, are often subject to multiple forms of discrimination. As many as 50 percent of LGBTQ teens and young adults are rejected from their families, and of these 26 percent are explicitly told to leave home due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Far too many of these pushed out young people are left without any other options for shelter and protection and end up on the streets.

The struggle continues in the form of lack of acceptance, harassment, and even violence in the street as well as in emergency shelters, perpetuated by staff members and residents alike. This echo of their families? rejection leads many LGBTQ youth to avoid shelters as much as possible; queer teens and young adults may instead stay ...