Nico Sifra Quintana

On the Streets ReportJune 21, 2010

There are approximately 1.6 million to 2.8 million homeless young people in the United States, and estimates suggest that disproportionate numbers of those youth are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. (AP/Leslie Mazoch)

On the Streets

Report from Nico Sifra Quintana, Josh Rosenthal, and Jeff Krehely examines and offers recommendations for the federal response to gay and transgender homeless youth.

Jun 21, 2010

Nico Sifra Quintana, Josh Rosenthal, Jeff Krehely

Economy Strains Emergency Food Assistance Services ArticleJuly 16, 2009

Economy Strains Emergency Food Assistance Services

Nico Sifra Quintana talks with Paul Haas of Solid Ground about how food assistance programs are faring in the recession and what they're doing to make ends meet.

Jul 16, 2009

Nico Sifra Quintana

Poverty in the LGBT Community ReportJuly 1, 2009

Lyn Shimuzu, left, and her partner, Silvia Castellanos, right, play with a train set with their children, 6-year-old twins Che, left, and Liana, right, at their home in San Francisco. Recent data has found that denying LGBT people equal access to family benefits and other civil rights may be contributing to higher poverty rates in the LGBT community than in the general population overall. (AP/Eric Risberg)

Poverty in the LGBT Community

The expansion of civil rights and protections for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people will promote social equality and economic prosperity.

Jul 1, 2009

Nico Sifra Quintana