It allowed Ruby Corado, the organization’s founder, to expand her life’s work of helping LGBTQ youth, many of whom were surviving on the streets. Too many, despite the staff’s best efforts, didn't make it. Now, Corado is on her 30th year of efforts to rescue young people from the streets that she herself emerged from. But Casa Ruby's desire to move on from their current lease will not be cheap, as there are still about three years left on it. Corado has hopes of uniting the center’s currently scattered resources -- a kitchen, gathering and other spaces -- back into one place, a loving home for those she calls her kids.