The Albert Kennedy Trust

The Albert Kennedy Trust AKT supports LGBT young people (aged 16-25) who are homeless or living in a hostile environment. Why Support AKT?

Many of our young people have been rejected by their parents or bullied at school just for being brave enough to be themselves. The Crisis around LGBT Youth Homeless

Despite 10 years of progressive LGB legislation which has enabled young LGBT people to feel more confident to come out at an early age – the reality is that when they do they are still greeted with the same level of homophobia & tra

nsphobia at home or school experienced 25 years ago when AKT was established in response to Albert Kennedy’s death...

Facts from AKT
•2,000 requests for support across all the three cities we work in (London, Manchester & Newcastle)
•55% of the young people who contact us in London are in need of emergency accommodation. We currently cannot meet this demand for carer households and our service is bursting at the seams.
•85% of our young people have faced some level of rejection by their parents just for being brave enough to come out and be who they are. Previously research has suggested only 14% of LGBT young people have been rejected by their care giver.
•Over 2/3 of AKT young men have been offered s*x or been forced to offer s*x to get a bed for the night

Many of our young people will not use mainstream provision for fear of homophobia or transphobia from other service users or even the service itself. AKT has developed some trailblazing partnerships with: Salford, Manchester & London Boroughs & Councils and Housing Trusts such as Knowsely,Trafford & Havering; who support our work to ensure mainstream services meet the needs of LGBT people.

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48 The Chocolate Studios, 7 Shepherdess Place
London
N17LJ

General information

Cath Hall, an experienced foster carer, was involved in Manchester's LGBT youth group where she became acutely aware of the rejection & ejection of young LGBT people from their family home & the homophobia they faced within school and society. In 1989 Cath Hall responded to this crisis by setting up a supported lodgings service for LGBT young people with the support of Hugh Fell, Manchester City Council and other key members of the Manchester LGBT community. Also in 1989, 16 year old Albert Kennedy fell to his death from the top of a car park in Manchester whilst trying to escape from a group of homophobic bullies pursuing him in a car. Albert was a runaway from a childrenís home and was suffering depression. In his short life he had experienced rejection and abuse from society. Cath and the rest of the committee chose to adopt the name the Albert Kennedy Trust not only as a tribute to this young man but also because Albert epitomized the very thing the organisation was set up to prevent happening to other young le***an, gay, bis*xual and trans people. The organization officially became a Trust in 1990.

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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