This month, we wanted to give a shout out to Laura and Articulate. For over eight years, Laura has been coming to the centre to run creative and therapeutic photography workshops for our young people. She now travels 170 miles every week from Bristol for the sessions! Our clients love working with Laura and the work they produce together is stunning (see …
When Hattie, just 8 years old, got in touch to tell us she was planning to do her own ‘sleepout’ to raise money for CTS, we were blown away. Having already done a sponsored one-night sleepout for us in 2021, Hattie had decided she wanted to do even more this time around. She was going to spend 8 nights in …
Since I recently joined The Clock Tower Sanctuary as a Trustee, I have been learning about how young people find themselves in a situation where they are homeless. Through this research, I have found that there are a lot of people who find they are homeless and hide that fact. There are also lots of ways in which people can …
We know our supporters love a challenge, so we are asking you to clock up 87kms – the distance between London & Brighton – to raise vital funds for our services with young people experiencing homelessness in Brighton & Hove. You can run, swim, cycle, jump, skip or hop your way all from the capital to our fantastic city over …
Two of our amazing volunteers, Paul & Mark are being recognised by Brighton & Hove Buses in their new campaign ‘Above & Beyond’ which celebrates people and organisations who go the extra mile in our local community, with images and information featured on the buses on Route 1 in the city. CTS volunteers like Paul & Mark help to …
June 2020 – as the lockdown began, our clients who were rough sleeping were quickly triaged into accommodation with little time to prepare themselves. Some were placed in unfamiliar parts of Brighton and some further away in Newhaven or Eastbourne. Many told us they were pleased to be accommodated but found this new, unplanned change of circumstances difficult. They didn’t …
Our three Support Coordinators are key to the work we do at CTS – find out more from Angelika about what her job involves: “In reality, no two days are exactly the same! When I get into work, I’ll check emails and my to-do list. There’s usually some paperwork to complete before our team of volunteers arrive. We then sit …
The Clock Tower Sanctuary is working hard to support our clients through this difficult time. Since Monday 23 March, we’ve been working with the Council and other agencies to secure emergency accommodation for our clients who are rough sleeping. We’re also working with community organisations in the city to try and get hot meals delivered to those without access to …
What an honour! The Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Alexandra Phillips has chosen us as one of her official charities for her Mayoral year, alongside some amazing local and national charities. As well as benefiting from an exciting Gala Dinner in March 2020, we’re looking forward to working more closely with some of these incredible organisations, who also help vulnerable …
