Are you aged 11-18 and live in Whitehawk, Bristol Estate, Manor, Woodingdean, Saltdean or Rottingdean? Join our youth team for some activities this summer. Get in touch with Caroline Vitta 07481 896892 or [email protected] for more details.
TDC is very sad to be sharing the news that our founder, friend and community development legend Barry Hulyer died earlier this month. Barry set up TDC from scratch in 2000, with the aim of sharing values driven, empowering community development work across our city. His creation has gone on to thrive as an impactful … Read more
Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees, this year it takes place between 15th and 21st June. At TDC we are proud to support Brighton’s refugee community and this week we come together with them in celebration and solidarity. We deliver a range of services to Brighton’s … Read more
The week of June 1st – 7th marks Volunteers’ Week – that time of the year when we give a huge thank you and a big shout out in recognition of the huge impact our amazing volunteers make. We simply couldn’t do what we do without them, and their contribution has become even more … Read more
A recent recruit to our TDC Equalities team, Maha Mustafa, is working with us on the Social Prescribing Plus Project. Her journey with TDC started when she had support from a Community Development Worker to run groups in the BME community to bring people together. She then joined us as a volunteer and has now … Read more
By Kirsty Walker, Director of Neighbourhood projects In February this year, we celebrated some of our fantastic volunteers by giving “Community Champions” awards to inspirational individuals whose hard work giving back to their community makes a huge positive difference to people’s lives. At practically every TDC AGM (and there’ve been a few now), somebody highlights … Read more
TDC has partnered with Community Works to launch a new online coronavirus help directory, providing trusted information on COVID-19 to residents of Brighton & Hove. COVID Brighton & Hove is a new central resource which will be updated daily with the latest welfare advice, support offers, public health advice and all the vital rapidly changing … Read more
Organisations from across the public and voluntary sector in Brighton & Hove are coming together to tackle Serious Youth Violence. TDC will be hosting a conference at The Grand Hotel, Brighton on Wednesday 11th March to create innovative responses to youth violence and it is hoped that this event will kick start a coordinated and … Read more
The Trust for Developing Communities is a charity tackling inequality in Brighton and Hove through community-led solutions. We do this by delivering youth work, research and training, and community development work across the city. Our vision is for Brighton & Hove to become a city of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, where all our communities thrive. … Read more
The TDC Community Champions awards were launched on Thursday 20th February 2020. These awards are given to inspirational individuals in Brighton & Hove whose hard work giving back to their community makes a huge positive difference to people’s lives. The Community Champions were selected by a panel of local people including TDC trustees and leaders … Read more
UPDATE Monday 16th March 5pm: EVENT CANCELLED On behalf of the BME Employment and Skills Steering Group, we’d like to let you know that after much deliberation, we have taken the decision to cancel the BME Employment and Skills Fair event on Wed 18th March. Although a challenging decision, the steering group felt that in … Read more
The Trust for Developing Communities in Partnership with small voluntary run Charity, Look Sussex, support weekly sessions for young people, who are visually impaired/blind to access fun and interactive youth sessions. Look Sussex was established in 1992 and to date has supported over 250 families across Sussex offering access to support, friendship and advice as … Read more