akt Youth Engagement Programme

Who are we?

The Youth Engagement Programme is part of the Services team at akt. We provide independent living support to the young people who are working with our caseworkers.

What is our aim?

Our aim is to support young people so that they don't ever experience homelessness or re-enter homelessness. We do this by helping them develop their life skills, employability, and social networks, and to welcome them into our akt community.

"hanging out with other queer people got me through lockdown."

What do we do?

We run activities, workshops, weekly hangouts, panels, conferences, and other social inclusion events.

Special events

Usually, once a year, we run a Youth Conference (a.k.a akt weekend) where we invite young people from all over the country to attend a weekend full of talks, activities, socials, and community building! We also run Youth Strategy Days, giving young people a platform to give feedback to akt about our Services, the organisation, and their experiences.

Latest

An Evening with Ian McKellen
Monkeypox Guidance and Resources

With the rising cases of monkeypox, we have included guidance on how and where to get a vaccine if offered. We also are including advice for what to do if you are showing symptoms of monkeypox and are homeless or have no access to local sexual health services.
Claiming Benefits While Homeless

To help you understand the support that you are entitled to in the UK we have created this resource to guide any eligible homeless person on how to access Universal Credit (UC) and disability benefits.
International Non-Binary People's Day

To celebrate the lives and loves of Non-Binary people we have put together a list of media that is created by and for Non-Binary people and which celebrates their identities!