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For many of us, the winter months – and the festive period especially - are a time when we can escape the harsh, cold weather and cosy up with our friends and family indoors. Unfortunately, for so many of the LGBTQ+ young people that akt supports every year, this simply isn’t possible.
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Situation
Over the last few years, the number of young people contacting us for support has increased immediately after the winter holiday period/s. The number of referrals to akt has increased on average by 112% from December to March, since December 2019. On top of this, 78% of LGBTQ+ young people experiencing or facing homelessness cited an absence of family support.
Solution
akt exists to help young LGBTQ+ people facing homelessness or living in hostile environments into safe, permanent accommodation. We do this by providing housing pathways for people referred to our services – this could take the form of help with navigating housing services, help with finding suitable homes, or simply advocating for them.
