Allsorts Expands to Hastings
Sussex-based LGBT+ youth charity, Allsorts Youth Project, has expanded its youth and family services to Hastings.
Established in 1999, the charity has supported children and young people in a broadening range of locations across Sussex. Since 2013, the youth service has also been complemented by a holistic approach of working with their families.
With a view to seeing a world in which all LGBT+ people are free to be themselves, Allsorts delivers youth groups, activities and one-to-one support sessions which offer safe spaces for young people to make new friends, build their confidence and get involved in a range of fun activities without fear of LGBTphobia or discrimination.
Katie Vincent, Allsorts CEO, says: “It’s vital that we continue to expand our services across the county. Although as an organisation we’ve seen and been a part of monumental change and progress over the past 24 years, there is still so much work to do. The groups and specialist support we offer are scarce or unavailable in harder to reach or rural areas of the county, so we are delighted to continue expanding our offer, and excited to meet and work with more wonderful young people and their families across Sussex.”
Now available in Hastings, the service achieved an Investing in Children Membership Award in 2022 and provides monthly youth groups for ages 11-15, one-to-one support for under 26s and their families, and monthly peer support groups for parents/carers of trans/gender-exploring young people.
To make a referral or find out more, visit allsortsyouth.org.uk.
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