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# Brighton’s very first LGBTQ+ Emergency Night Shelter opens its doors
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/brightons-very-first-lgbtq-emergency-night-shelter-opens-its-doors/
- Published: 2023-02-03T17:47:16.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-03T17:47:16.000Z
- Description: The shelter is a 10-week pilot funded by the Brighton Rainbow Fund and is a partnership between LGBTQ+ charities Outside Project, Stonewall Housing and Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: News, Brighton, Brighton & Hove, Homeless, Homelessness, LGBT, LGBTQ, Stonewall Housing, Switchboard

After many months of hard work and preparation, the doors to Brighton’s very first **LGBTQ+ Emergency Night Shelter** have opened.

The shelter is a 10-week pilot funded by the **Brighton Rainbow Fund** and is a partnership between LGBTQ+ charities **Outside Project**, **Stonewall Housing** and **Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard**.

Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard say: “Our shelter is by and for LGBTQ+ people aged 18+ who are experiencing homelessness, sofa surfing, feeling unsafe where they are staying or using apps to find places to sleep. The shelter is in a secure location in central Brighton and can provide between one to 14 nights of accommodation.

“We can accommodate up to 10 people and are currently accepting referrals. Our shelter provides a warm and comfortable sleeping space, hot meals, showering facilities, care packages and access to targeted support services for LGBTQ+ people.”

**For more information or to make a referral, email [shelter@switchboard.org.uk](mailto:shelter@switchboard.org.uk) or** [**CLICK HERE**](http://switchboard.org.uk/shelter?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

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