June 23, 2011
Asbury Park's Hotel Tides To Donate Restaurant Proceeds to Ali Forney Center
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Asbury Park, NJ - On Sunday, June 26, 2011,the Hotel Tides will be donating a portion of its proceeds from the bar and restaurant to the Ali Forney Center (AFC) in New York.
AFC is the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. Their goal is to provide homeless LGBT youths, aged 16-24, with the support and services they need to escape the streets and begin to live healthy and independent lives.
Tragically, as many as 25% of these teens are rejected by their families, and many end up homeless on the streets. Homeless LGBT 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.
AFC was started in June of 2002 in response to the lack of safe shelter for LGBT youth in New York City.
"Too many children have been left homeless because of their sexual orientation. The Ali Forney Center does remarkable work on counseling and housing these teens who would otherwise have no place to go to."
- Ryan Jimenez, General Manager, the Hotel Tides
The Hotel Tides will also be providing entertainment that evening. Cabaret sensation, Anthony Marchetta joins us from 7-10pm. Join us for a fun evening and be a part of the solution!
This event will take place at the Hotel Tides, located at 408 Seventh Ave. in Asbury Park. The bar is open from 5pm-11pm and the restaurant serves from 6pm-10pm.
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
