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.

Xmas25 banner

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.

Find out how BHT Sussex helped Helen

Our Service Areas

Work, Learning & Employment

Homelessness

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Addiction Services

Housing, Benefits & Legal Advice

Housing Services

News & Events

Fantastic staff fundraiser cycles to Spain for First Base!

We are delighted to report that Mark Mansbridge, an inspiring supporter and staff member at BHT Sussex, completed his 2,400km-long sponsored bike ride from Brighton to...
Read More → about Fantastic staff fundraiser cycles to Spain for First Base!

Christmas appeal film available now

Our 2023 Christmas appeal film has been released. The film was made to support our annual Christmas campaign, which raises money for First Base, our day...
Read More → about Christmas appeal film available now

Lighthouse magazine – Winter edition out now!

The latest publication from Housing Services is the Winter 2023 edition of the Lighthouse newsletter, BHT Sussex’s quarterly magazine for tenants. Articles cover a variety of...
Read More → about Lighthouse magazine – Winter edition out now!

Real life stories from BHT Sussex

Abdi

Going through the process of being granted asylum in the UK can be long, arduous and draining for people who have already been through traumatic events in their country of origin. Abdi went years without representation, having registered his asylum claim in 2021. This is when our Immigration Legal Service stepped in. This is Abdi’s story.

Skip to content