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The Ali Forney Center is the largest service provider dedicated to LGBTQ homeless youth in the nation. President and Executive Director Alex Roque discusses how the pandemic has further exposed the personal and professional barriers for the clients they serve. For more, including ways to help their mission, visit aliforneycenter.org.

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CAN I RECYCLE THIS?: A Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics, is an eye opening, easy-to-read guide on how recycling actually works and what actually can be repurposed. Author Jennie Romer is a lawyer and environmental activist who helped author the plastic bag bans in New York and California.

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MOMMAS House is a home for young mothers aged 18 to 24 years and their babies. Pat Shea talks about why she founded the only mother-child transition housing program on Long Island serving young women, and their guidance to help young mothers support themselves and their children independently. For more, visit mommashouse.org

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IT NEVER ENDS: MOTHERING MIDDLE AGE DAUGHTERS by Sandra Butler and Dr. Nan Fink Gefen, explores dozens of family relationships for a unique look at women's lives. For more, visit motheringdaughters.net

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In the wake of the 2020 pandemic, the premiere performing arts venue in Queens, Queens Theatre, moved its programs online, and most recently, produced its first feature length film. Director of Community Engagement at Queens Theatre, Dominic D’Andrea, and Writer and Director Harris Doran, discuss "I See You and You See Me", a project they call "a love letter to Queens." See the film at queenstheatre.org.

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Jane’s Walk is an annual series of free, neighborhood walking tours celebrating urban life, in memory of activist Jane Jacobs. The annual NYC event, hosted by the Municipal Art Society of New York, is the largest Jane’s Walk Festival in the world. Ianna Angelo, Sr. Manager of Programs and Events, previews this year’s virtual tours, scheduled from Monday, May 3-Sunday, May 9. For more, visit MAS.org.

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Project Renewal provides supportive services to nearly 15,000 New Yorkers each year, in part, through their workforce programs. Barbara Hughes and Allison Messina discuss Project Renewal’s social purpose catering company City Beet Kitchens, and the Next Step internship program, providing training for careers in homeless services. For more, visit projectrenewal.org and citybeetkitchens.org.

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THE CLIMATE DIET: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint, by Paul Greenberg, offers straightforward guidance to start making positive change for the good of our planet. A book borne from Paul’s article “A New Year’s Climate Diet”; one of the most e-mailed New York Times Op-Eds of 2020.

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As Earth Day 2021 approaches, Earth Day Initiative kicks off the week today and tomorrow with a full line up of speakers and events from their virtual stage, all free. Executive Director John Opperman previews the weekend and discusses congestion pricing, offshore windmills, and what people can do in our daily lives to make an impact on climate change. For more, visit EarthDayInitiative.org

The new book THE WASTE FREE WORLD makes a persuasive, forward-looking case for a circular economic model - meaning, a system that wastes no natural resources. Author and Sustainability Expert Ron Gonen served as the Deputy Commissioner for Sanitation, Recycling and Sustainability in New York City during the Bloomberg Administration.

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