The Brighton Rainbow Fund grants made during the Autumn 2013/14 funding round:

• Allsorts Youth Project – £5,000 for a youth engagement worker to support the Transformers group for young Trans people.
• Brighton GEMS – £4,000 towards support costs for befriending and support work for older gay men.
• Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard – £2,500 to reduce their waiting list.
• Clare Project – £4,640 for psychotherapy and speech therapy sessions for Trans people.
• LGBT Community Safety Forum – £7,000 towards hate crime advocacy.
• Lunch Positive – £7,000 towards food, venue hire and lunch club running costs for people with HIV.
• MindOut – £7,000 towards peer support groups and housing advice for people with mental health issues.
• Out & Older – £260 towards an activity session (agreed February 2014)
• Peer Action – £5,000 for health and wellbeing activities for those living with HIV.
• Sussex Beacon – £4,000 towards a new occupational therapy project.

 

Rainbow Fund grants made during the Spring 2013 funding round:

• FTM – £850 for project costs
• LGBT Community Safety Forum – £3,800 for a community advocate post
• Lunch Positive – £1,000 for essential food hygiene equipment
• MindOut – £1,000 for their peer support group costs
• Peer Action – £500 for therapy activity costs