Taking Poverty to the Cleaners

The major facelift given to the Antifreeze Centre is now more or less complete. A laundry has been built, a shower room installed and the interior of the Centre has been completely freshened up with the help of volunteers from The Point Church in Burgess Hill; with money donated by Sussex Community Foundation, Southern Water and others. Phil Cross of Mid Sussex Maintenance Service has also been hard at work making sure the drainage and water supplies are properly working. In the 7 months since re-opening, the shower has been used 129 times an we have done 189 lots of washing.

Thanks to a great team of volunteers coming alongside the staff, we are now running our BLAZE evening outreach 4 nights every week, with 2 teams covering the main streets of Brighton and Hove. With the generosity of Roedean School, we are able to give food out alongside our provision of essential items to keep warm overnight in addition to offering ongoing one to one support, helping people to access housing and health services, and offering spiritual support to those feeling lonely and vulnerable at night.

Our aim is to provide a safe and welcoming space where those experiencing homelessness can come and share, feel at home and receive help and advice about the best way to move forward.