A grant by the Rainbow Fund has enabled Lunch Positive to continue its well-received work providing a popular weekly lunch club for people with HIV, serving healthy food and offering a community space for people to meet up and make new friends. The funding was made possible by Brighton Pride from the revenue raised through its scheme to donate £1…
Thanks to last year’s funding from Brighton Pride, the Rainbow Fund has been able to continue its support to MindOut, the LGBT mental health project working in the city. Following a Rainbow Fund grant provided to the group last year, Helen Jones, Director of MindOut has reported that: “The funding enabled us to provide peer support groups for LGBT people…
Since its inception, the Rainbow Fund has repeatedly supported a range of local community groups and charities working in the field of HIV. Last year funding was provided to groups including the Sussex Beacon, Lunch Positive and Peer Action. The Sussex Beacon offers specialist care and support for men, women and families affected by HIV. Their services are designed…
Robyn Rainbow is holding an Open House in May as part of the Brighton Artist’s Open House Festival. As well as painting local scenes of Brighton and nature, Robyn paints art with a gay/lesbian content. 10% of art sales made during the Open House in May will be donated to The Rainbow Fund who make grants to…
Outcomes from last year’s funding by the Rainbow Fund have highlighted the value of grants to local LGBT and HIV community groups. Working with Brighton Pride, the Brighton Bear Weekender and other fundraising groups and venues to maximise the money available to give out, community organisations such as GEMS, who work with gay older men in the city,…
Pride have asked the Rainbow Fund to arrange for a fair and transparent way to distribute 150 free tickets to people on low incomes who are otherwise unable to volunteer. The Rainbow Fund will make a recommendation to Pride for the fair and needs-led distribution of the tickets. The Rainbow Fund is independent and can…
Community activist Chris Cooke has been appointed to chair the Rainbow Fund’s fundraising sub-commttee. Chris has a wealth of experience in the local LGBT voluntary sector, including previously at the Sussex Beacon and currently as an LGBT rep for Community Works. Community Works helps organisations and individuals across the city make as big a difference as…
Award winning comedian Zoe Lyons has been appointed as the first ever Patron of the Rainbow Fund. The Rainbow Fund makes grants to local LGBT/HIV volunteer-led groups and works with Brighton Pride to distribute the £1 per ticket raised at the event to the organisations who need it most. Zoe, who lives in the city,…
Home Secretary Theresa May lays red roses at the Aids Memorial, during a visit to Brighton to discuss hate crime issues with Sussex Police She was accompanied on the visit by Simon Kirby MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven who introduced her to the sculpture of the memorial, Mark Romany Bruce and Paul Elgood, chair…
The newly re-constituted Rainbow Fund has received its first donation from the Brighton Bears Weekend. The Rainbow Fund recently announced that it would transfer its account from the Sussex Community Foundation to establish itself as an independent group. The Brighton Bears Weekender kindly donated £240.50 from their Saints & Sinners evening at Subline in November…
After three successful years distributing over £100,000 to LGBT and HIV community groups in Brighton and Hove, the Rainbow Fund has reviewed how best it can contribute to a strong local voluntary sector. As part of this review, the Rainbow Fund will look to develop a new structure to govern and administer the fund, separate from the Sussex Community Foundation,…
LGBT and HIV voluntary sector organisations, cabaret entertainers and community fundraisers attended the Rainbow Fund grants ceremony on Tuesday, November 26 at the Metropole Hilton Hotel in Brighton which was hosted by Lola Lasagne. Gary Pargeter the volunteer project manager from Lunch Positive, the HIV charity who provide a healthy meal once a week for…