First Base Winter Appeal
We are raising funds for First Base, our day centre for people facing homelessness. Donate to help us keep hope alive this winter.
First Base Winter Appeal
We are raising funds for First Base, our day centre for people facing homelessness. Donate to help us keep hope alive this winter.
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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News & Events
Mayor of Burgess Hill hosts chosen charities launch event
First Base thanks supporters with exciting event
Popular Getting Ready for Work event a great success
Real life stories from BHT Sussex
Ishaq
At BHT Sussex we are known for our resilience and ability to persevere, despite significant setbacks. This is demonstrated by our Immigration Legal Service, who helped a young man achieve refugee status after a six-year battle. This is Ishaq’s story. Ishaq grew up in Egypt, where he lived until he was a teenager. Ishaq’s father was arrested and imprisoned because of an association with the Muslim Brotherhood – a banned organisation in Egypt. It did not matter to Egyptian law enforcement whether the association was real or just perceived. The prison he was sent to is infamous for housing political … Read more
