NEW, Women only ESOL classes, Tuesdays at BUCFP.
NEW, Women only ESOL classes, Tuesdays at BUCFP.
Term time only. Please contact us for more details.
Support available during Xmas 2019.
Download PDF’s of the above docs HERE and HERE.
This page is a work in progress, and will be updated.
As well as the above, we know of the following:
Streets Cafe at the Open Market provide soup and hot drinks to rough sleepers and will be putting a 3 course Christmas meal on the 27th December from 1:30pm
The Real Junk Food project are doing Xmas dinner, Xmas day, One Church Brighton, 1pm
St Mary’s Church, Kemptown, is doing a Christmas Day lunch.
MCC Brighton will be at the Clock Tower on Christmas Eve, 4-6pm, with food & gifts.
If you have anything to add to this page please send a message:
Thanks to the Sussex Homeless Support CIO Facebook page for the information on this page.
**FOOD DONATION PLEA**
As the waiting lists for food banks are getting longer, our small supply of emergency food is dwindling rapidly.
If you have any of the following you could help us with for our clients, we would be very grateful.
Tinned or packet food, in particular kettle meals like pot noodles, toiletries (toothpaste, deodorant, razors), long life milk and Christmas treats.
Thank you.
BUCFP Xmas opening times 2019.
XMAS OPENING TIMES:
Wednesday 18th Closed for normal use - Christmas lunch and party for centre users and volunteers. Free! from 1.00pm
Closed Monday 23rd as usual on a Monday
Closed Tuesday 24th all day
Closed Wednesday 25th all day
Closed Thursday 26th all day
Open Friday 27th 10am to 2pm free light lunch
Week beginning 30th December normal opening hours apart from
Closed only Wednesday 1st January all day
BUCFP Family & Children's Christmas Party. Sat 14th December.
Family & Children’s Christmas Party
Saturday 14th December 2019
1.00pm – 4.00pm
At Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project
6 Tilbury Place.
Once again it is the time of the year for our annual children & family party - Entertainment, food and of course Mother & Father Christmas!
If you would like to attend Please come and put your Name down in the Centre Or call 01273 601211 For more details
Participants needed for Archives Alive Creative Sessions at BUCFP Wed 6th & 13th November
Archives Alive is a Heritage Lottery-funded project which aims to make QueenSpark’s history books and archive material more accessible to local people.
Having recently completed the first stage of the project we have four fabulous new books edited by our brilliant volunteers. See them in our online bookshop.
https://queensparkbooks.org.uk/bookshop/
Are you interested in local historical archives and creative writing? If so we are looking for participants to take part in two creative sessions at BUCFP in partnership with QueenSpark Books on Wednesday 6th and 13th November 1:30-3:30pm. Please sign up at BUCFP reception or call 01273 671 213 to reserve a place.
ABOUT QUEENSPARK BOOKS
Since 1972 QueenSpark Books has been dedicated to gathering, preserving and making accessible Brighton & Hove’s histories. We do this through publishing oral histories or creative responses to local history, via books, e-books, exhibitions, events, websites and other projects.
*ABOUT COLLECTED WORKS CIC
Collected Works CIC is an award winning, Brighton based social enterprise that delivers bold and innovative shared community reading projects. The organisation specialises in bringing people together to help them connect over books and stories.
End Hunger UK Week of Action 11-18 October 2019
A recent report by the Trussell Trust (one of the largest nationwide Foodbank Providers), showed that in the last five years foodbank use in the UK has increased by 73% and in 2018-2019 they distributed 1.6 million emergency food parcels throughout the UK. Food poverty is affecting more and more families, and here at BUCFP we do not want to see anyone go hungry.
Because of this we are proud to be part of the End Hunger UK week of action which takes place 14th -18th October. As part of our commitment to tackling food poverty we will be offering a free, shared lunch here at the Centre on Friday 18th October. If you think you could benefit from this then do come along, eat some great food and meet your local community.
If you would like more information, or want to get involved, please contact Carol, the Food Project Coordinator. We look forward to seeing you!
Tilgate Park Trip 2019
We’ve had feedback from 30 families who joined us on our trip to Tilgate Park this year:
The top 10 cuts to UK welfare benefits that need reversing now!
In the past year, we've helped 1500 benefit claimants deal with countless problems involving the DWP and local councils. From this first hand experience, and over 20 years spent working in welfare rights at BUCFP. Here are our top 10 cuts to UK benefits that need reversing now!
1.
Benefits freeze to end. For all working age benefits, including Housing Benefit. And at least a return to inflation based increases every year.
2.
UC work allowances and taper rate. A return to work allowances as they were originally intended, and not just for those with children and those whose disabilities limit their ability to work. A taper rate of 50% as was originally intended
3.
2 child limit. Removal of the 2 child limit, in UC and child tax credits. We feel the following statement is completely out of touch with a compassionate welfare state: "The Department for Work and Pensions and HMRC will develop protections for women who have a third child as the result of rape, or other exceptional circumstances." - 2015 summer budget.
4.
Reinstating an additional benefit amount for people with limited capability for work (those assessed as being able to prepare for a return to work). This cut needs reversing urgently, to restore fairness and decency for sick and disabled people.
5.
Abolish the benefit cap. The new lower benefit cap has resulted in families splitting up, and use of temporary accommodation rising while those unable to be exempt, are made homeless from private rental properties. For families with children in the South East of England, the benefit cap means there is no safety net.
6.
Pay childcare costs upfront, rather than expecting people to pay out of their UC and claim it back at the end of the month
7.
Abolish sanctions. The Universal Credit sanctions regime has been described by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights as "draconian", "harsh and arbitrary". (reference: https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Poverty/EOM_GB_16Nov2018.pdf)
8.
Abolish the Minimum Income Floor for self-employed people and treat their earnings the same as those of employed workers
9.
Limit the amount of deduction for overpayments and debts to an affordable amount (deductions of 40% of personal allowance are leaving people in hardship)
10.
Restore full funding for Council Tax reduction, so that local councils can return to giving reductions of up to 100% for those on the lowest incomes.