Angels of Freedom Leeds
Nominee Profile
Location: Leeds
The Angels of Freedom are a community based organisation of volunteers brought together to provide compassionate support, tackle social isolation by promoting social engagement across our diverse communities, and reduce risk by highlighting safety initiatives to the LGBT+ communities in Leeds.
Through providing a visible presence on the Leeds LGBT+ bar scene most Friday evenings we will provide a contact point for LGBT+ people to approach and seek advice on a range of issues and topics, including (but not limited to) personal safety, support agencies, social groups and signposting around the Freedom Quarter area of the city and beyond. Our partnership activities provide LGBT+ affirmative supported space for key partners to engage with and provide advice to community members.
Alongside this Friday activity we work closely with other grassroot groups to promote social and support opportunities, and cross support opportunities and events in recognition of the diverse range of people within our communities – larger scale community participation events are hosted annually around LGBT+ History Month, IDAHoBiT, Leeds Pride and Christmas, with 2 regular monthly social & support events (social café and scene social).
Since 2022 we have a significantly developing area of work in supporting LGBT+ people within the asylum process across West Yorkshire, tackling their isolation, addressing their trauma experience and supporting friendship developments with the local settled LGBT+ communities. This includes support to engage with sports and physical activities, particularly badminton with The Bad Mittens and our own weekly football training session delivered in partnership with the Leeds United Foundation.
Through providing a visible presence on the Leeds LGBT+ bar scene most Friday evenings we will provide a contact point for LGBT+ people to approach and seek advice on a range of issues and topics, including (but not limited to) personal safety, support agencies, social groups and signposting around the Freedom Quarter area of the city and beyond. Our partnership activities provide LGBT+ affirmative supported space for key partners to engage with and provide advice to community members.
Alongside this Friday activity we work closely with other grassroot groups to promote social and support opportunities, and cross support opportunities and events in recognition of the diverse range of people within our communities – larger scale community participation events are hosted annually around LGBT+ History Month, IDAHoBiT, Leeds Pride and Christmas, with 2 regular monthly social & support events (social café and scene social).
Since 2022 we have a significantly developing area of work in supporting LGBT+ people within the asylum process across West Yorkshire, tackling their isolation, addressing their trauma experience and supporting friendship developments with the local settled LGBT+ communities. This includes support to engage with sports and physical activities, particularly badminton with The Bad Mittens and our own weekly football training session delivered in partnership with the Leeds United Foundation.