Sheena Amos Youth Trust

Sheena Amos Youth Trust

0114 241 2728

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£10

Pays for an emergency food parcel for a young person

£30

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£100

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Supporting Young Peoples Health in Sheffield

Sheena Amos Youth Trust offers a broad range of services and provisions for both young people and children's workforce practitioners. In Sheffield we operate the LGBT Youth Service which is made up of a number of groups and interventions. For LGBT young people under the age of 18 we run Fruitbowl, For LGBT young people aged 18 and up to 25 years we offer Off the Scene. Yambo is our group for young people affected by HIV, aged under 19.

Why the community needs us

Our work is focussed on supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans young people, and young people affected by HIV. Many of the young people we support face discrimination in their daily lives, and this can affect their emotional well-being and self esteem, resulting in some young people self harming or becoming isolated. HIV stigma and homophobia/transphobia can also result in young people being thrown out of their home, losing jobs, and being physically attacked. Support us to support them.

Our impact on the community

In 2012 we worked with over 5,000 young people. In 2013 we hope to exceed this. We would like to offer more support to young women and trans young people. Our work saves lives. Already this year we have helped over 100 LGBT young people, at an individual level we have helped one young man rebuild his relationship with his mum, supporting her to understand and accept him, resulting in him being able to move back home.

Volunteers needed

We need volunteers to help to deliver work with young people in our youth provisions and detached programmes. Also qualified instructors for sports based work. We are keen to develop more community fundraising opportunities to help support our work and volunteers are needed for this.

Charity information

Sheena Amos Youth Trust

Telephone: 0114 241 2728

Address: Scotia Works, Leadmill Road., Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4SE

Established in: 1999

Registered charity no.: 1076951