the youth group for Lesbian, gay, bisexual and those questioning their sexuailty, aged between 14 to 25 years. Freedom Youth is based in central Bristol.

Aims of the Project

The group centres around these aims;

• to reduce the isolation experienced by young lesbians, gay men and Bisexual.
• to raise young people's self-esteem and develop a postive self-identity.
• to challenge homophobia and heterosexism within an enviroment of equal opportunties.

Freedom Youth opened in July 1995,and in June 1996 was awarded funding from the National Lottery. This funding allowed the group to develop services for LGB (Lesbians, Gay and Bisexual.) young people across Bristol and the old Avon area. Sadly the funding ran out in 1999 and the youth project has survived by offering a weekly drop-in, with funding from Bristol City Council's Young People's Services.for several years.

Present - Freedom Youth goes mainstream!!

On the 8th November 05. Freedom Youth held their final Annual General meeting as a voluntary sector youth group. It was decided by the Freedom management committee that due to staffing problems, funding and time restraints of the members of the committee, it was time to look at other ways of Freedom Youth being delivered. After consultation with Bristol City Council's Young People's Services who had supported the project throughout, it was agreed that the project would be taken on by Young People's Services inclusion team who have an LGB young people's project.

The project is now statutory funded and part of mainstream youth services.

More details on Freedom Youth and how to contact us are below:

	0117 377 3677
	www.freedomyouth.co.uk