Join us to discuss potential funding bids & processes for an upcoming round of grants for small LGBTQ+ groups in Brighton & Hove. It is recognised that sometimes bidding processes can be biased towards larger more established organisations. Those organisations & individual organisers who experience structural disadvantages don’t always have the capacity to bid for… Continue Reading Grants available for grassroots groups
We are setting up a steering group for Switchboard’s Domestic Abuse service. A steering group acts as a board of LGBTQ+ survivors who are passionate about inclusive services and ensuring that the work we do is survivor-led, and what our community needs. Do you: Have lived experience of domestic abuse as an LGBTQ+ person? Want to give something back to the… Continue Reading Lived Experience Steering Group
We’re recruiting: Trustees Reporting to: Chair of the Board Location: Sussex / Remote – The board aims to meet face to face 50% in Brighton Applications accepted up to 10th August 2023 Switchboard, a local LGBT+ charity based in Brighton, is seeking passionate individuals to join our board of Trustees. We are particularly interested in… Continue Reading We’re recruiting: Trustees
We’re Recruiting: Treasurer Reporting to: Chair of the Board (Simon Dowe) Location: Brighton Switchboard is an established and growing LGBTQ charity that provides a number of projects and services across Sussex. We are searching for a voluntary treasurer to join our Board of Trustees. We are seeking an individual with an affinity to our mission… Continue Reading We’re Recruiting: Treasurer
LGBTQ+ Survivors Christmas Survival Guide Christmas can be a particularly dangerous time of year for domestic abuse survivors. Many services close, meaning that people are stuck without means of support if they’re in danger or particularly struggling with something. Being around abusive family members as an LGBTQ+ person can be particularly dangerous and triggering, especially… Continue Reading LGBTQ+ Survivors Christmas Survival Guide
January Joy: LGBTQ Community Wellness Day Join Us For A Community Wellness Day To Wash Away The Winter Blues! We’re hosting a community wellness day for members of the LGBTQ+ community who may be struggling with the cost of living crisis and winter blues. We will be offering free self care activities such as massage, haircuts… Continue Reading Join Us For A Community Wellness Day To Wash Away The Winter Blues!
LGBTQ Inclusion Training at Switchboard Did you know we offer LGBTQ Inclusion training at Switchboard? Our training is informed by our 47 years of experience of on-the-ground work with LGBTQ communities, our community research and our engagement with mainstream and specialist healthcare providers and other services. We offer three main training sessions to… Continue Reading LGBTQ Inclusion Training at Switchboard
We’re giving away free LGBTQ Care Packages With the cost of living rising, we know many LGBTQ people don’t have a safety net to fall back on.We’re offering free care packages to any LGBTQ person who needs them, with essential items such as toiletries, period products, underwear, kitchenware, bedding and self care items. Priority will… Continue Reading We’re giving away free LGBTQ Care Packages
Help shape Switchboard’s future We’re currently developing our next three-year strategy, to ensure that Switchboard is heading in a direction that the community wants. For this reason, we’d love it if you could fill out our survey which asks you some questions about our services, Switchboard’s identity and what we could do better. For every… Continue Reading Help shape Switchboard’s future
We’re Hosting an LGBTQ Housing Conference! Join us to discuss the future of LGBTQ affirmative housing in Sussex and beyond. Switchboard, in partnership with University of Brighton Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender (CTSG) and Clarion Futures, are hosting a solution focused, community led conference to provide a springboard for provision of safe LGBTQ+ affirmative… Continue Reading We’re Hosting an LGBTQ Housing Conference!
Meet Our New Chair of the Board of Trustees: Simon Dowe Simon joined Switchboard as Chair of the Board of Trustees at our AGM in December 2021. He became a trustee for Switchboard in 2019 bringing with him extensive experience in shaping and changing organisations in challenging environments Here he talks his proudest achievements, LGBTQ… Continue Reading Meet Our New Chair of the Board of Trustees: Simon Dowe
Switchboard’s Statement on Trans Inclusive Domestic Abuse Provision Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard are proud to be one of just a few organisations in the country providing services by and for LGBTQ survivors. We work with people whose experiences of gender do not sit within a cisgender binary, rather they identify as trans, non-binary, intersex,… Continue Reading Switchboard’s Statement on Trans Inclusive Domestic Abuse Provision