First Base Appeal
Our appeal is still open - please help people facing homelessness this winter.
First Base Appeal
Our appeal is still open - please help people facing homelessness this winter.
East Sussex County Council need to make savings of £55 million in the next financial year and our East Sussex Floating Support Service is facing a significant proposed funding reduction from October 2025.
The final decision on funding will be made by elected members in February 2025. Up until 10 February 2024, if you are a resident of East Sussex, you can make your voice heard by signing our petition to protect this essential service.
Combating Homelessness, Creating Opportunities, Promoting Change
BHT Sussex is a housing association and a homeless charity. We provide essential services across Brighton & Hove, Eastbourne and Hastings, as well as elsewhere in Sussex. We see it as our role to both challenge the causes of homelessness, poverty and marginalisation and to deal with the consequences.
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BHT Sussex launches Christmas appeal to help local people facing homelessness
New impact report on our mental health services out now!
Real life stories from BHT Sussex
Iva
BHT Sussex is one of the only Legal Aid providers in the South East, making the work of our Immigration Legal Service incredibly important. This service provides advice and representation for many people trying to claim asylum in the UK. As part of this service, we help and represent many minors who have arrived in the UK unaccompanied. This was the case with Iva. This is her story. Iva was kidnapped as a 15-year-old and brought to the UK by traffickers who intended to exploit her. She managed to escape from her trafficker when she arrived in the UK and … Read more