{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The reality is that 40% of our homeless youth here in DC identify as members of our queer and trans family","description":"Carlos Toledo, executive director of the Wanda Alston Foundation knows that the organization he leads, and the community it serves, are on the federal government\u2019s target list, but he will not allow the opposition to steal his joy. Instead, he stays laser focused on advancing his nonprofit\u2019s mission: providing housing, social services and a pathway to financial independence for homeless youth, primarily Black and Latino, who are queer and trans. Many of these young people have been rejected by their families, the first step into homelessness and interaction with the criminal justice system. What they receive from the Wanda Alston Foundation must feel like magic. It starts with acceptance and love from staff, volunteers and the city itself, whose DC Mayor\u2019s Office of LGBTQ Affairs launched the Wanda Alston Foundation and continues to champion young people whose intersectional identities make them particularly vulnerable in this moment. In this episode of Power Station, Carlos talks about the legacy of Wanda Alston, the embracing LGBTQ+ community that supports its work and how his experience on the Harris Walz campaign trail that prepared him for the countless roles and responsibilities of nonprofit leadership. Hear HIM! ","author_name":"Power Station","author_url":"https:\/\/powerstation.live\/","html":"