Monthly Archives: March 2020

Volunteering for COVID-19 crisis

We realise these are tough times. some of us can’t leave home because of health issues, both physical and mental, visible and invisible. For those of us well enough to help there are numerous local projects looking for help.

Brighton and Hove Food Partnership – services & volunteering, includes a list of local orgs that are looking for volunteers
https://bhfood.org.uk/coronavirus-update/
Food Banks in the area – https://bhfood.org.uk/resources/referring-to-a-food-bank/

A food delivery/volunteering initiative in East Brighton / Bristol Estate – details at
https://www.eastbrightonfoodcoop.uk/?page_id=2
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BECACIC/permalink/2505071109742470/

Brighton & Hove Community Works (covers B&H / Adur & Worthing) latest bulletins with info on volunteering etc.
– https://www.bhcommunityworks.org.uk/coronavirus-covid-19-27-march-update/
– https://www.bhcommunityworks.org.uk/coronavirus-covid-19-30-march-update/

Student Action for Refugees has collated some really useful information on supporting people from refugee and asylum backgrounds
It includes links to translated guidance produced by the Big Leaf Foundation and Doctors of the World
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IfLzSQW9jVOg8zMizp7j8d_ObQevbqE-9wL0QZuqcxY/edit#heading=h.4sozw1wze4t