In general, residents of our more deprived neighbourhoods and members of ethnically diverse communities are diagnosed for cancer later, which of course leads to worse outcomes.
To address this shocking health inequality, we are launching our new project; Act on Cancer Together.
Did you know that Bevendean Foodbank has now been around for more than 10 years?
Whilst it’s difficult to celebrate something like a foodbank, we would love to share our journey from past to present, celebrate the many volunteers past and present and every supporter along the way.
TDC’s Youth Team recently hosted and Citywide YouthWise meeting, consulting with our young people about the effects of the Cost of Living Crisis.
This week we say goodbye to our Ageing Well Project Manager Sue Sayers as she retires.
An Update from SeanO our Hospital Youth Worker
It’s been a busy beginning to our Hospital Youth Work (HYW) project, and we are incredibly grateful to all those that have researched, funded, given support and worked tirelessly to help make it a reality.
Two members of TDC’s Equalities Team, Mohammad and Maha, will be supporting people affected by cancer at the Macmillan Horizon Centre beside the Royal Sussex County Hospital.
In 2022 TDC continued to work to support communities across the city of Brighton and Hove.
✨Here are our Highlights of the Year✨
St Michael’s Way Traveller site became the home of one of the TDC ‘Girls groups’ in September 2017. TDC youth workers George, Reana, and Shannon have worked to strengthen the relationship between St Michael’s Way Traveller site and TDC. This work has been achieved by facilitating a space that provides social and emotional support, heightening … Read more
From our Albanian Community Engagement Worker, Sonila Deda. TDC have been helping me engage my community for the past 18 months, although some of us have called Brighton and Hove home for more than 2 decades, contributing to the economy of this diverse city. I was proud to get this opportunity to help build our … Read more
This Autumn half term, TDC’s Youth Team got together with theatre company Shakespeare in Italy to run the second year of our Apples and Eyes project. A group of young people spent the week creating a film inspired by scenes from The Tempest. The project was designed to be accessible to young people from all over … Read more
Last week we held our first Inclusive Job Fair at the Brighthelm Centre in partnership with the Brighton Chamber of Commerce and the Department of Work and Pensions The auditorium was full of stalls representing employers from across the city. We publicised the event with flyers, posters and social posts translated into Ukrainian, Arabic and … Read more
This year’s Ageing Well Festival took place from 19th September to the 3rd October all across the city. TDC were involved running events at HAWKS cafe, Albion Community Garden and The Manor, focussing on intergenerational projects around the festival’s theme of Challenging Ageism. Including a discussion with young people and older people over 50, Challenging … Read more