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.

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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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Our Service Areas

Work, Learning & Employment

Homelessness

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Addiction Services

Housing, Benefits & Legal Advice

Housing Services

News & Events

Mayor of Burgess Hill hosts chosen charities launch event

BHT Sussex have been chosen as one of the Mayor of Burgess Hill’s charities of choice for his mayoral term, alongside St Peter and St James...
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First Base thanks supporters with exciting event

We held a Thank You and Information evening at First Base Day Centre last Wednesday to thank our incredible community of supporters who keep First Base...
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Popular Getting Ready for Work event a great success

Our popular ‘Getting Ready for Work’ event was back last Thursday and took place at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton. Our Accommodation for Work project...
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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.

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