LGBT Youth Groups, SW England and Nationally

Allsorts Youth Project is a project based in Brighton to support young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or unsure (LGBTU) of their sexuality. They have brought out an excellent video on Homophobic Bullying. The Project won the Stonewall Community Group of the Year award for their anti-bulling peer education work and for supporting LGBT youth in challenging homophobic bullying.

Gay Andover Youth

Legal advice about housing legislation, tenant-landlord disputes, threat of eviction, unfair rent charges or any legal matter.

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In 2006, as part of the process to create a more unified organisation, Places for People is transferred the management and ownership of stock owned by BCHA (formerly known as Brist

List of Bristol City Council Customer Access Points where you regsiter for Council Housing, pay your rent and Council Tax, request repairs as well as make enquiries about your Council tenancy, Hous

Provide a helpline for women in emotional distress, particularly those that self-injure. They also provide training and information about self-injury  1179251119 

Single homeless people aged 16-25 (up to 30 if disabled) who require supported accommodation with access to training for a period of up to two years.  Tel: 0117 317 7600

For young people aged 16 - 21 years. Accommodation for those who would otherwise be homeless and young care leavers.

A self-organised group of LGBT people working or volunteering in education, including headteachers, teachers, teaching assistants, school governors.  The Group interacts using a private o

Offers supported accommodation for 15 young women aged 16-25 who are pregnant or have a child under the age of 2.

In our Campaigns section we report on the story so far, on our effort to persuade Bbristol City Council's Children and Young People's Services Directorate to deliver on their many promises in respe

Proud Start

Below is a collection of links and documents for those wishing to find out more about Government and Bristol City Council's policies and strategies on bullying.

Dean Crescent is a house in Bedminster for women which offers somewhere safe to stay for up to three months.You can call Dean Crescent any time of day or night on

If you are in immediate danger, call 999 NOW!  Else, to report a non-urgent homophobic incident, you can ring the Freephone helpline 0808 1000 143 (10am-4pm Mon-Fri and 10am-12pm Sat) or use the Email anonymous reporting facility: http://www.eachaction.org.uk/hir (you will need to register, to prevent hoax reports, but your details will remain anonymous).  EACH is a national charitable organisation set up to address homophobia through training and education. They provide a confidential Actionline for young people and adults affected by homophobia.   EACH also offer a Casework service covering Bristol and South Gloucestershire. 

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New publicity for the project is now available. For copies please telephone 0117 3773677

Freedom Youth is a youth group for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender young people, and those questioning their sexuality aged 13-21 years of age.  Freedom Youth is based in central Bristol and is part of the LGBT young people's Team within Youth, Play and Outdoor Education Service's based in Bristol . Tel - 0117 3773677

The FTM network is an informal and Ad hoc self help group, open to all female to male transgender and transsexual people, or those exploring this aspect of their gender.

Gendered Intelligence is a company that delivers: - arts programmes and creative workshops to trans youth from across the UK; - facilitated workshops to all young people within schools, colleges an

Mermaids is a support group for children and teenagers who have their own gender identity issues, also their families etc.

• Are you 16 or 17 and homeless?  • Do you need help finding somewhere to live?  • Would you like some support to help you manage in your new place?&n

The following information from Priority Youth Housing, is designed to help homeless young people get help with housing.  There are more resources accessible from the housing tab, at the top of

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Offer a free counselling service to survivors of sexual abuse. This is a one to one counselling service, initially for 12 weeks. This can be extended if required. Anyone can refer.

Telephone: 935 2881

The LGBT Health Summit was founded in 2006 to provide a safe, supportive and exciting space for individuals, organisations and activists to come together to discuss, debate and challenge thinking and practice on LGBT health issues in the UK.

LGBT YPT  have now moved from Sefton Park to Ashley House, 98 - 100, Grovenor Road, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8YE. The phone number is still 0117 3773677

Space Youth

In support of this one aim, we also intend to:

Missing Link is a women only organisation which provides temporary and permanent housing for single homeless women who have mental health needs and are looking for support.5 Q

Next Link provides safe temporary accommodation, a confidential helpline and other support services for women and children fleeing domestic abuse.

Provides safe emergency accommodation for homeless young people aged 16-25 exclusively in the homes of approved volunteers until appropriate permanent housing is secured.

1 New Street, St Jude's, Bristol, BS2 9DX

Telephone: 0117 954 4791

Below are downloadable copies of the Report from the Open Meeting held at the Council House, on September 30th, last year.  Pologies for the delay, we had to ensure all spekers had an opportunity to view and send corrections of their section.  Please remember to download all the files.  If you do not have Microsoft Office, you can download the open source equivalent, OpenOffice, which will open tehse documents http://download-new-version.com/openoffice/index.asp

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Priority Youth Housing provides accommodation with support to single homeless people aged 16-25 years old and housing support and advice throughout the Bristol and South Gloucestershire areas, Engl

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Email- tracey-pike@banes.gov.uk

Telephone- 01225 334881

Redwood House is a self-catering hostel for homeless men who are between the ages of 18 and 65.  Redwood has recently undergone major refurbishment and now offers a high

Safeplace work with young people age 16-19 in bristol.
we can help with finding you a place to stay if you have been kicked out of home, we can advise on benefits, college courses, work opportunities etc.

Self Help Housing provide temporary accommodation for homeless people.  They provide single rooms sharing kitchen, bathroom and living room, usually with 2 or 3 other peo

SOFA Project is a not-for-profit organisation; they collect, refurbish and resell second-hand furniture at affordable prices to low-income households, on production of verifiable proof of income, like proof that you are in receipt of JSA or other Benefit and photo ID. Landlords and furniture dealers are not welcome and will not be able to buy furniture at SOFA.

Legacy

Kids will love it and Teachers will find it an invaluable educational resource to tackle Homophobic bullying in school.   We're talking about 'Fit', originally a play staged by Stonewall to tackle homophobic language and promoting LGBT inclusion, recently turned into a DVD and soon to be sent out to ALL UK secondary schools.

Below is a collection of links and downloadable dowcuments from Stonewall's "Education for All.", as well as a link to their Educational Champions Programme, which Councillor Hopkins assu

Covers South Gloucestershire and Bristol
Telephone 0117 961 2999 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday

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What is Terrence Higgins Trust? THT was one of the first charities to be set up in response to the HIV epidemic and has been at the forefront of the fight against HIV and improving the nation's sexual health ever since.

The Beaumont Society is a national self help body run by and for those who crossdress or are transsexual.

Problems with gender identity?

The Gender Trust, the largest Registered Charity in a position to help adults throughout the United Kingdom who are Transsexual, Gender Dysphoric, Transgender (i.e.

The Hub is a multi agency project providing a single point of access to a number of organisations able to provide help and advice to people in housing crisis.  They aim p

Vinvolved is the national youth volunteering programme for 16 – 25year olds – covering  South Gloucestershire.

Wayahead is a small organisation set up in 1982 to provide homes for single young people and they now house over 100 people. They manage shared houses for temp

0117 941 3311

We are a group offering guidance and support for all female to male (FTM) identified people.

Space

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