INTRODUCTION Sussex Community Foundation. The three words at the heart of everything we do.
SUSSEX
is an incredible county with an amazing history and resilient, creative and bold people. We’ve come a long way in the 1,500 years since Ælle reigned as the first king of the South Saxons (now called Sussex). The people are still resilient and communities here have sustained over all those years, some growing and some shrinking in importance, over the millennia. We are now three parts – East, West and Brighton & Hove, collectively home to more than 1.6 million people.
COMMUNITY
is at the heart of life in Sussex, whether urban dwellers in Brighton & Hove, Crawley, Hastings and Chichester or rural communities of the High Weald or people living in the coastal towns of Selsey, Newhaven and Camber. Of course, communities are more than just geographic – older people, LGBTQ people, rurally isolated people and people with learning disabilities, asylum seekers or others who may be disadvantaged. Sussex people come together in a network of support for each other through charities and community groups across our county.
FOUNDATION is the basis of something, whether it be physical or philosophical. The foundation of our work is connecting people who want to give to the people that need their support. We are building a community of philanthropists and a foundation of sustainable funding for the voluntary sector in Sussex. Underpinning all of that is a growing endowment fund which will support the people of Sussex for many years to come.
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