Members of the LGBT Employee Resource Group at Mount Sinai Queens, from left, Donna Smith Jordon, Administrative Manager, Emergency Medicine; Carla M. Moscoso; Diana Rosario, Care Coordinator, Population Health; and Debra Freeman, Medical Secretary, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.
Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Employee Resource Group (ERG) at Mount Sinai Queens recently donated dozens of personal hygiene products to homeless LGBT youth, who often lack access to essential items for self-care.
The donations were made through the nonprofit group New Alternatives. “We felt it was important to support this organization, which helps underserved young people with an array of services, such as housing, mental health resources, and job skills,” says Carla M. Moscoso, Director, Practice Operations, Mount Sinai Doctors, and Co-Chair of the ERG. Supported by the Mount Sinai Health System’s Office for Diversity and Inclusion, the ERG aims to foster a sense of community by organizing activities and fund-raising for causes important to those who identify as LGBT.