Switchboard is excited to launch a brand new LGBTQ+ Community Steering Group to help guide our work and place the voice of local lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and queer lived experience at the heart of all we do as a charity. Together the members will act as a ‘critical friend’ to Switchboard, providing input to help guide… Continue Reading New LGBTQ+ Community Steering Group
Switchboard have been working in partnership with Alzheimer’s Society and their innovation team on a new scheme currently being piloted in Brighton and Hove and Greater Manchester. Bring Dementia Out aims to raise awareness and provide support for LGBT+ people affected by dementia. While everyone’s experience of dementia is unique, there can be many additional… Continue Reading Switchboard partners with Alzheimer’s Society to Bring Dementia Out
Grief Encounters is a peer support group for LGBTQ people who have experienced a bereavement. There is currently no LGBTQ specific service for those of us who have been bereaved. Many LGBTQ people face a number of additional challenges when it comes to bereavement, in addition to universal experiences of grief, pain and sadness. This can… Continue Reading Grief Encounters
TNB Drop-In Launch The Clare Project and Switchboard would like to invite you to the launch event for our new trans and non-binary drop-in service – TNB. Date/Time: Thursday 17th January, 6-8pm Location: Phoenix Gallery, 10-14 Waterloo Place, Brighton, BN2 9NB We welcome all members of the community, service users and providers to join to find… Continue Reading Trans and Non-Binary Drop-In Launch
Happy Holidays from all of us here at Switchboard – we hope you have a restful holiday and a happy new year. We know Christmas and the festive season can be a difficult time for many people, especially in the LGBTQ community. With this in mind we’ve tried to ensure our helpline is open as… Continue Reading Switchboard Helpline Christmas Opening Hours
Support an LGBTQ person in need this Christmas by donating to Switchboard Switchboard has been supporting LGBTQ people in Brighton & Hove for more than forty years – but we need your help to secure our future. In order to continue our work and the vital services we provide we’re relying on community funds to… Continue Reading Support an LGBTQ person in need this Christmas by donating to Switchboard
Grief Encounters is a pilot project that aims to support LGBTQ people who have experienced a bereavement. Grief Encounters is Switchboard’s newest project and has been generously funded by the Rainbow Fund who are supporting us in developing this new and essential initiative. In addition to the universal experiences of grief, pain and distress, LGBTQ… Continue Reading Switchboard launches ‘Grief Encounters’ to support LGBTQ people who’ve experienced bereavement
Can you spare a few minutes to vote for Switchboard’s Older LGBTQ project in Aviva’s Community Fund and help us secure funding for this vital project? Switchboard’s Older LGBTQ Project has been running for three and a half years now, supporting LGBTQ people 50+ with a number of regular social activities, meet-ups and trips. We… Continue Reading Vote for Switchboard in Aviva’s Community Fund
Our Trans Survivors Switchboard project is expanding! We need trans and non-binary Peer Facilitators to support a unique new group for transgender survivors. In addition to our helpline offering support to trans and non-binary callers, from the end of November we’ll be offering a monthly drop-in space exclusively for trans and non-binary survivors of violence,… Continue Reading Trans and Non-Binary Volunteers Needed for Trans Survivors Drop-In
Saturday 13th – 20th October marks Hate Crime Awareness Week 2018. Even though many of us would like to think LGBTQ+ people in Britain are safer than ever, hate crime against LGBTQ+ communities is still a big problem, and there’s a worrying upward trend. According to a 2017 poll by Stonewall, 2 in 5 trans people… Continue Reading LGBTQ+ People of Faith and Hate Crime Awareness Week 2018
Switchboard, MindOut and Allsorts have teamed up to support the Brighton & Hove trans community and allies to help reform the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) and speak up for trans rights. Together we’ve made this quick and easy guide to help make it as simple as possible to make your voices heard on the most important issues. This is… Continue Reading A quick and easy guide to responding to the GRA Consultation
We have recently reviewed our helpline hours and made the decision to close our Saturday evening shift for the time being. Our caller statistics tell us that this is a time in the week when demand for the helpline is lower than other times in the week. We will be reviewing the helpline opening hours… Continue Reading Helpline Opening Hours Review