While we’re all enjoying turkey and stuffing, surrounded by family and friends in our cozy homes (or someone’s cozy home), more than 62,000 New Yorkers, 22,000 of them children, will be spending their Thanksgiving in the city’s shelters. And it’s impossible to count how many homeless will spend the holiday on the streets. New York City’s homeless population has grown 59% in the past 10 years, and no one seems to know how to stop it. Father Brian Jordan is one of the friars at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Midtown who is responsible for manning the St. Francis Breadline, which is about to mark its 90^th year. Started during the Great Depression, the friars begin handing out sandwiches to the hungry at 7:00AM, every day. But they do much more, offering little things like haircuts to those who show up at their door. They also run three residences for the mentally ill homeless. Father Jordan will talk about the face of homelessness they see at the center, how it has changed from the 1930s to today, and why he believes treating people with dignity can make a difference. Ali Forney was just 13 when he was thrown out of his home for being gender non-conforming. He lived on the streets, but counseled other LGBTQ youth who found themselves alone. In 1997, he was murdered, and Carl Siciliano was inspired to start The Ali Forney Center, a safe haven for others, like Ali, who have no one. He talks about the Center, and about why homeless LGBTQ youths face a different, and harder, path than many of the city’s homeless, and why he’s dedicated his life to keeping them safe.