Bea Arthur Homeless Shelter For LGBTQ Youth To Open Next Year
- Anna Mae
- Sep 4, 2016
- 1 min read
''Thank you for being a friend, Bea Arthur.
The Bea Arthur Residence, a homeless shelter for LGBTQ youth named for the “Golden Girls” star, will officially open in 2017, according to DNAinfo.
The shelter was made possible by a generous donation from Arthur’s estate, which gave $300,000 to the Ali Forney Center after the actress died in 2009. The Ali Forney Center, the group behind the shelter, is dedicated to serving homeless LGBTQ youth in New York City.
The shelter, which will have 18 beds, is slated to finish construction in February2017, according to NewNowNext. It will open its doors shortly thereafter...''
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