Community News Allsorts Youth Project wins Investing in Children Member of the Year award Allsorts Youth Project, the Brighton-based LGBTQ+ youth charity, has announced it has received the Investing in Children Member of the Year award for “the extensive ways Allsorts goes above and beyond to involve children and young people’s voice both on a personal and organisational level”. Investin By Graham Robson • 1 min read
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Community News Smarter Uniforms to host series of pop-up shops across Brighton With the UK in the grip of the cost-of-living crisis and a new school year approaching, Smarter Uniforms is hosting a series of pop-up shops, offering new and high-quality second-hand items that typically cost a third of the price of new uniforms. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News ‘This could be our future’: TEDx talk by Allsorts CEO is now available online The theme of TEDx Brighton’s 2022 event in March was This could be our future. Katie was one of the many speakers to take to the stage, and tackled the theme with a view to seeing a world in which LGBTQ+ children and young people are free to be themselves, and why the fight for young LGBTQ+ people i By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Online support platform for parents and carers of children affected by early childhood trauma has been given new name After a period of consultation with users and partners, The Adopter Hub is to be renamed CATCH – Children And Trauma Community Hub. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
In The South Brighton & Hove city councillors give green light to three-year plan to tackle inequality throughout the city The council says A Fairer Brighton & Hove framework has been developed after it consulted families, community groups and professionals to ask their views on how it can best support families and children at risk of disadvantage By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ child sexual abuse victims and survivors ‘blamed for their abuse’ Some LGBTQ+ victims and survivors of child sexual abuse were told their identity or orientation was a result of the abuse they experienced, a new report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Bourne This Way, Eastbourne-based LGBTQ+ parents’ support group, made Community Interest Company Bourne This Way is a friendly and inclusive space, offering activities for group members such as fitness sessions, entertainment and therapy. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Good Law Project publishes expert legal advice about trans children’s rights at school The advice is to help schools in England and Wales understand their responsibilities, and parents and children to understand their rights By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Over half of school-aged kids in city are worried about the environment A survey of 500 11 to 16-year-old schoolchildren in Brighton & Hove has shown that that 55% are very or fairly worried about the environment By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Fostering provider calls for more LGBTQ+ foster parents Five Rivers Child Care calls on those from the LGBTQ+ community to consider fostering, as research highlights stark misconceptions about who can foster which could be impacting foster care recruitment By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community City Council to sign up to ‘Power of Youth’ charter Brighton & Hove is set to become the first council in the country to sign up to a campaign to give young people more say in decisions that affect their lives. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
