Brighton Care Leavers Christmas Dinner

We want to ensure that no young Care Leaver feels alone on Christmas Day in Brighton & Hove. We value community, collaboration and creating change for care experienced young people.

Driven by their own experiences in care, Shalyce Lawrence and Jerome Harvey-Agyei co-founded The Topé Project to provide the first "Christmas Day" event for young people who would otherwise be alone.  The poet, memoirist playwright curator and broadcaster Lemn Sissay, envisioned the Gold from the Stone Foundation. With a mission to ensure no young care leaver feels alone on Christmas Day GFTS supports communities of volunteers across the UK to create extraordinary Christmas Dinners which gift the joy of belonging 

Since 2013, there have been 155 Christmas Dinners in 35 towns and cities, reaching 7,500 care-experienced young people. However, there has not be an event in Brighton & Hove for our Care Experienced young people for over 7 years. Support us in making this a reality in Brighton & Hove on Christmas Day 2026.