About the Nip and Tipple

The Trust is named after Albert Kennedy (January 31, 1973 – April 30, 1989), a 16-year-old Social Services care leaver from Manchester. He died after falling from a car park roof in Manchester’s city centre, while being chased by several attackers in a car. Albert was a runaway from a children’s home in Salford.

Manchester’s gay community was moved into action by the Trust’s founder patron Cath Hall, a heterosexual foster carer who admitted she could not meet the full range of needs of LGBT young people in her care.
As a result, the Albert Kennedy Trust was formed in 1990.

Volunteers (single people, couples and families) with a spare room can give an LGBT young person a home, from a few nights to two years. All carers are assessed and trained to ensure they are appropriate and able to take on these roles. There is also a bank of trained volunteer Mentors and Befrienders, who can spend a couple of hours a week with an LGBT young person who needs a friendly ear or practical support.

Find out more about The Albert Kennedy Trust.