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Property of the Property of the Hillside Public Library Hillside Fu h Y U n i o n C o u n t y ^ LocalSource We remind our readers to push their clocks forward one hour before retiring to THURSDAY, MARCH 10. 2016 UNIONNEWSDAILY.COM VOL. 99 NO. 10 75 CENTS bed on Saturday night. Summit Church donates to RAIN Foundation By Jennifer Rubino RAIN opened its doors in November of 2014, in East There is a crucial need for shelters to promote a safe Staff Writer Orange, to provide emergency shelter services to address environment for homeless LGBT youth. In traditional In just one month alone, The Unitarian Church in Sum the needs of the LGBT community. Of the millions of shelters, transgender youth are often classified as a gender mit raised more than $6,900 for RAIN, Reaching Adoles homeless youth in America, about 40 percent identify as with which they don't identify. This often causes them to cence in Need, the first and only North Jersey homeless LGBT. become a target of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. shelter for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. The large population of homeless LGBT youth is due to They have greater difficulty finding a shelter that will The money was raised over the course of four services in numerous reasons, including abandonment, abuse and accept and respect them. In fact, some shelters will not two Sundays through their plate collections during wor emotional and financial neglect. Many youth have faced permit transgender youth to reside there at all. ship services. rejection by their families when expressing their sexuality, In addition to providing shelter, RAIN offers a variety The mission of the Unitarian Church in Summit is to be as many parents blame their child’s sexuality on poor of other services to the LGBT community. They have five a radically inclusive religious community that feeds the lifestyle choices or acts of rebellion. They also experience primary objectives, which include assisting young people human spirit and heals the world. Rev. Emilie Boggis, negativity and exclusion from a predominately heterosex with building healthy relationships, supplying them with minister of congregational life, said the action is “part of a ual society. money management and budgeting skills, providing edu history of efforts for this congregation and Unitarian Uni- Brian Halpin, social action chair for the Unitarian con cation and career opportunities, developing skills that will versalists to support, include and embrace LGBT people.” gregation, noted that LGBT youth make up a dispropor allow them to live independently and providing them with The Social Action Committee is dedicated to causes tionate amount — 20 to 40 percent of youth and young mental health, substance and medical services. By focus such as homelessness, and they have been advocates of adult homeless people. “Their needs are often not ing on these core objectives, the program aims to help the affordable housing for a long time. addressed in traditional homeless shelters and in fact, they youth live productive, meaningful lives. Supporting LGBT youth is an area of advocacy that is often face bullying, discrimination and worse. RAIN’s pro The Essex County RAIN Foundation is currently unique to the Unitarian church. grams promote self-sufficiency and independence to accepting donations to provide food, shelter, and services. enhance their residents’ ability to function within their They have even created a wish list with amazon.com that ^^wSfll^wereS^m^^Whouses of worship were working at communities.” includes things that would benefit them to keep support the intersection of homelessness and LGBTQ. We realized RAIN’s founder Elaine Helms and Board president ing the community. we could be a voice and a resource,” Boggis said in an Tamara Fleming were honored at a luncheon on Jan. 17, at email. The Unitarian Church is also dedicated to continue the Summit congregation. In a talk during worship servic helping the LGBT community. They are dedicated to the needs of all its members, es, congregation member Marty Rothfelder called the two “We are consistently serving LGBTQ families in our including the LGBT population. One member of the his heroes. “They do this work without compensation to church is also a board member for RAIN. congregation as a welcoming community. We will also take address this very real and unmet need.” a role in northern NJ’s annual Pride Week,” Boggis said. Cranford store offers prom experience on a budget By Jennifer Rubino is used to help families in crisis in Union Staff Writer County. 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