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Reciprocity Graduate named one of “40 under 40″ by Advocate Magazine

Lysette Horne will be featured in the preeminent gay magazine, the Advocate, as one of their “40 under 40.”   This prestigious annual listing of Who’s Who in the world of media, culture, politics and education is a strong  indicator of future leadership, advocacy and impact in America. The piece will be published in the [...]

Reciprocity Student Emerges as Formidable Poet

The student in our program known as “Hollywood” has penned a poem that is worthy of publication. It has already garnered countless views on the site, The Good Men Project and can be found by clicking on this link. Or you can read the poem below and feel free to comment on CC Moses’ talent [...]

Ari Gold, Billboard Chart-Topper coaches Reciprocity youth on Music Industry

Ari Gold was the first openly gay pop artist who went on to have six #1 hits on MTV and Billboard.  He is currently working on a musical about his life, coming out, and what inspires him. He is known for his activism and support for lgbt-identified homeless youth. Last night, Ari led an intimate [...]

Guest Post by Chris Bilal

Youth everywhere are becoming enraged, and active, as a result of the recent recession, banking scandals and financial crises.  Here, Chris Bilal our guest contributor, explores this topic with great passion. When Chris Bilal isn’t discovering new music while eating dumplings in the LES, he devotes his time to writing about issues that affect America’s [...]

Reciprocity Holiday Party 2011

The Reciprocity community gathered on Dec 14th to celebrate an incredible year. With the launch of our new center, our 3-day retreat programs, our food/cooking programs, an onsite meditation program and our youth leadership employment program, 2011 was an incredible year for staff, clients, interns and volunteers. The following pictures celebrate the incredible joy, love [...]

Reciprocity leads DYCD workshops for National Runaway & Homeless Youth Month

Taz Tagore and Adam Bucko, co-founders of the Reciprocity Foundation, presented to Jeanne B. Mullgrav, commissioner of the DYCD, along with her staff of nearly 50 senior leaders on the Reciprocity approach to working with homeless youth.  Named the “whole person approach,” the Reciprocity Foundation’s unique, integrative and holistic model is now being examined by [...]

Grand Opening Event at Reciprocity’s Holistic Center

 It was a beautiful evening in which Reciprocity graduates, staff, volunteers,    donors and community gathered to celebrate the historic milestone of opening the first-ever holistic center for homeless youth. The photos tell the whole story–smiles, joy, hope and inspiration prevailed. Attendees received a massage, screened a film, sat in meditation, ate vegetarian appetizers and spent [...]

Taz Tagore presents Reciprocity model at Nat’l Homelessness Conference

On November 5th, Taz Tagore, co-founder of the Reciprocity Foundation presented to a full house of educators working with homeless children and youth. Taz presented on the Reciprocity model–called the Whole Person approach.  She showed part of the film co-created by our students (INVISIBLE: Diaries of New York’s Homeless Youth) and also screened a video [...]

New Reciprocity Holistic Center: Watch the Pre-Launch Party