Indiana Episcopalians open state’s first LGBTQ youth shelter
Even before the ribbon was cut to officially open Trinity Haven—Indiana’s first residential facility for LGBTQ youth and young adults who are at risk of homelessness—on April 30, two people were living in the house.
“As soon as we announced our opening date, young people began contacting Trinity Haven,” said Leigh Ann Hirschman, a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Indianapolis and the founding president of Trinity Haven’s board of directors. They knew they would be imminently homeless, she continued, making the real need for such a shelter all the more obvious.
Trinity Haven offers a transitional living program, which provides up to 24 months of housing, in addition to stabilization assistance, case management, and care coordination for residents ages 16–21. It also offers a host homes program, which provides an average of six months of housing with a host family and intensive case management for people age 16–24.
