About Us

Who We Are

The Sheena Amos Youth Trust is a registered independent charity (no. 1076951) which has been running in Sheffield since 1999. We are a sexual health charity working with young people up to the age of 25, in particular those who are most vulnerable or marginalised.

What We Do

We provide support and social opportunities for young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) or who are affected by HIV. We also run a peer education volunteering programme which is open to all young people. Our peer education volunteers run training and awareness sessions challenging prejudice and stigma around LGBT issues, which is available to all organisations working with young people in Sheffield.

In 2010/11 we worked directly with 76 young people, trained & supported 20 peer education volunteers and reached over 1500 young people in schools through our peer education programme.

Have a look at our projects page for more information, or get in touch with us if you’d like to get involved, make a referral or request an outreach/training session.

Staff team

Director – Joy Beardsley
Projects Manager (maternity cover) – Leroy Williamson
Projects Manager (maternity leave) – Judy Kelso
LGBT Projects Worker – Grace Petrie
HIV Projects Worker – Rachel Lynne
HIV Projects Worker – Evelyn Joseph

We also have a very active board of trustees chaired by Dr Helen King – without their support and hard work, none of our projects would be possible!