The mission of the The Albert Kennedy Trust is to ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people are able to live in accepting, supportive and caring homes, by providing a range of services to meet the individual needs of those who would otherwise be homeless or living in a hostile environment.

AKT aims to do this by:

• Providing appropriate homes through supported lodgings, fostering and other specialist housing schemes.
• Enabling young people to manage independent living successfully.
• Improving attitudes within society towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people.

To support the work all the staff, trustees, carers, mentors & volunteers are committed to:

• Delivering flexible and responsive services centred on the needs of LGBT young people.
• Engaging, supporting and nurturing LGBT young people.
• Providing accessible, safe and positive environments that are respectful of difference and diversity.
• Pioneering and innovative services to meet real need.
• Good communication and participation throughout the organisation and valuing and encouraging the contributions of all those involved. Excellence and best practice.
• Working in an open and honest manner, where trust is earned and given.
• Working as a team.Challenging perception both internally and externally.

And doing the above with passion, energy and enthusiasm.

Operating in London, Manchester and Newcastle the aims of Albert Kennedy Trust are to ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people are able to live in accepting, supportive and caring homes, by providing a range of services to meet the individual needs of those who would otherwise be homeless or living in a hostile environment.

They aim to do this by:

• Providing appropriate homes through supported lodgings, fostering and other specialist housing schemes. 
• Enabling young people to manage independent living successfully. 
• Improving attitudes within society towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people.

To support their work all their staff, trustees, carers, mentors & volunteers are committed to:

• Delivering flexible and responsive services centred on the needs of LGBT young people. 
• Engaging, supporting and nurturing LGBT young people. 
• Providing accessible, safe and positive environments that are respectful of difference and diversity. 
• Pioneering and innovative services to meet real need. 
• Good communication and participation throughout the organisation and valuing and encouraging the contributions of all those involved. Excellence and best practice. 
• Working in an open and honest manner, where trust is earned and given. 
• Working as a team.Challenging perception both internally and externally.

And doing the above with passion, energy and enthusiasm.