Ali Forney Center

The Ali Forney Center (AFC), based in New York City, is the largest LGBT community center helping LGBTQ homeless youth in the United States. The AFC both manages and develops transitional housing for its clients. AFC helps approximately 2,000 youth clients each year, primarily between sixteen and twenty-four years old. AFC is named after Ali Forney, a transgender youth who was murdered in New York in 1997.

Ali Forney Center
AbbreviationAFC
Named afterAli Forney
Formation2002
FounderCarl Siciliano
Founded atNew York
TypeNon-governmental organization
Executive Director
Alexander Roque
Websitealiforneycenter.org
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