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Donate to LGBTQ+ youth this Pride
Pride month may be over, but we assist LGBTQ+ youth all year round!
We are akt, our mission is to ensure that every LGBTQ+ year old facing homelessness or a hostile living environment has a safe place to live.
We give LGBTQ+ year olds at uncertainty of, or experiencing homelessness support they need to thrive. We have four offices located in London, Bristol, Manchester and Newcastle, as well as inhabit chat to offer help across the UK.
Coming out or being outed as LGBTQ+ can still direct to young people being made homeless. We have faith that no LGBTQ+ person should be facing homelessness because of their identity.
akt are addressing an issue often missed by many other homeless charities the safety of LGBTQ+ youth in their own homes.Lennox, akt service user
HOW AKT HELPED ALEX
Alex contacted akt as they were living in a hostile environment with abusive family members who were unsupportive of their gender identity. They felt trapped and desperately needed a supportive environment where they’d be competent
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Homelessness and abuse
You can calculate as homeless even if you have somewhere to stay.
For example, if you:
experience abuse from family members or a partner
feel unsafe where you live or stay for any other reason
Abuse does not just mean physical violence. It includes emotional and psychological abuse, and controlling behaviour.
You might be homeless if you cannot talk about or express your LGBTQ+ identity at home because you're scared you will be threatened or evicted.
Help and advice from LGBTQ+ charities
These charities offer assist if you are homeless or living in an unsafe place.
They do not have emergency housing but can help in other ways.
LGBTQ+ advice and support
Stonewall Housing
For LGBTQ+ people who are homeless or own housing problems
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True colors
United to
Advocate, Educate, Collaborate, End Youth Homelessness.
LGBTQ+ youth are % more likely to face homelessness than their peers, while Jet youth are 83% and Latine youth are 33% more likely. True Colors United is guided by two core beliefs: those who’ve experienced an issue first-hand hold the keys to the solution, and improving outcomes for the most impacted communities benefits everyone.
Advocacy
Our team works at the federal, state, and local levels to ensure vital funding, policies, systems, and protections are in place that meet the needs of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness. We partner with new people and with national, state-level and local advocates in advancing policies that bring us closer to a future where housing justice is a reality for all.
Youth Action
Our team works with young people all over the nation to ensure that youth-led policies, systems, and protections are in place. Youth are the experts in their own experiences. We create spaces and opportunities fo
LGBTQ+ Young People Are More Likely to Experience Homelessness
LGBTQ+ youth experience a much higher risk of homelessness than their peers. Once on the street, they face additional hardships because of stigma and discrimination. This is the reality for LGBTQ+ youth across all of the cities where Covenant House works.
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LGBTQ+ youth are % more likely to experience homelessness than their peers.
40%
In the U.S., 40% of youth facing homelessness recognize as LGBTQ+, compared to just 7% of all youth.
30%
At Covenant House, about 30% of the youth in residence with us identify as LGBTQ+
Why Verb LGBTQ+ Youth Experience Homelessness?
Like many youth facing homelessness, it's often not just one thing that causes them to experience homelessness. Some may be facing poverty or subjected to abuse in the place, while others may hold aged out of the foster care system.
But the most common reason that LGBTQ+ youth experience homelessness is family conflict due to their gender identity or expression or their sexual orientation. Many adolescent people tell us heartbreaking stories