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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Addiction Services

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News & Events

BHT celebrates National Scrutiny Week

This year, BHT is taking part in National Scrutiny Week, which is being coordinated by tenant engagement specialists Tpas. It is a chance for us to...
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New Text Message Service launching for BHT clients

A new text messaging service for BHT tenants is launching soon on 3 August 2020, making it easier for people to manage their tenancies and stay...
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Local companies provide furniture and food parcels to vulnerable clients

Generous local companies including Brewers Home and The Ivy, Bill’s and Higgedy Pies have come together with volunteers from St Peter’s Church in Brighton to provide...
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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

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