ANCHOR INTRO THE WASHINGTON POST REPORTS THAT 40

PERCENT OF HOMELESS YOUTH IDENTIFY AS

LGBT. DC RESIDENT RUBY CORADO TRIES TO
RECTIFY THIS. HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS
SERVICES ARFIE GHEDI HAS MORE ON THE
STORY.

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Shots of outside of house SITS CASA RUBY, A MULTICULTURAL AND
Shots of street BILINGUAL HOMELESS SHELTER FOR LGBT
YOUTH.

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Shots of residents sitting
Ruby laughing
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Ruby Corado/Founder of Casa Ruby
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DC Trans coalition sign
Ruby working with food
Casa Ruby residents outside the door
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Ruby Corado
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Phone/talking on phone/t shirt
RUBY, 46-YEAR-OLD CORADO HAS RUN
TRANSITIONAL HOMES AND SHELTERS FOR
DCS LGBT POPULATION FOR THE LAST
TWENTY YEARS.
Early on, there were lots of clients that kept
coming in and I knew there were issues of
homelessness but not at the level that I have
seen it.
CORADO WAS BORN IN EL SALVADOR AND
FLED CIVIL WAR WHEN SHE WAS 16. SHE
KNEW ALL TOO WELL THE CHALLENGES
THAT CAME ALONG WITH BEING
TRANSGENDER IN DC. SHE SPEAKS OFTEN
ABOUT HOW NO ONE WOULD HIRE HER,
RENT TO HER, AND THE VIOLENCE SHE
ENDURED FROM COMPLETE STRANGERS.
For me it is important to not make a
distinction that someone is homeless just
because they look homeless and to really be
able to provide a service to those who need
it and do it in a way that is safe.
KISHA ALLURE, A TRANSGENDER ACTRESS
WHO HAS LIVED AND WORKED IN DC HER
WHOLE LIFE, SERVES AS A MENTOR AT CASA
RUBY.
TAKE SOT We dont discriminate against nobody,
Kisha Allure/mentor at Casa Ruby everyone is welcome to come, we take them
all.

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Shots of outside LGBT YOUTH CONTINUES TO RISE MAKING
Shots of stairwell SAFE SPACES LIKE CASA RUBY ALL THE MORE
IMPORTANT IN DC.

CASA RUBY IS A SAFE PLACE FOR A

STAND UP VULNERABLE POPULATION IN DC. YOU CAN
VISIT THEIR WEBSITE CASARUBY.COM OR
STOP BY THE SHELTER TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HOW TO DONATE OR VOLUNTEER.
FOR HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE
THIS IS ARFIE GHEDI.

ANCHOR OUTRO CORADO NOW OPERATES THREE SHELTERS

IN THE DC AREA EACH SERVICING A THE
HOMELESS LGBT POPULATION.