Helping Sussex people lead healthy and fulfilling lives
From social activities or after school care to advocacy or counselling, employment support or housing we support people of all ages.
Established 40 years ago, Impact Initiatives aims to give individuals and communities the support they need to improve their quality of life and feel a part of a wider community.
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CHILDREN & YOUNGER PEOPLE
Giving children and young people safe places where they can get the support they need to thrive, gain skills, meet others, have some fun and positively move on in their lives.
ADULTS & OLDER PEOPLE
Giving adults and older people the support they need to find employment, have their voices heard or to find a place to go for good food and company, a focus to the week and keep happy and healthy.
OPF is held each year around 1st October, the UN International Day of Older Persons
Held in venues across Brighton and Hove the OPF is a two week festival of celebrations and events for people aged 50+ . A packed programme aims to inspire people to get out and about and enjoy being part of the wonderful City. Each year it brings a fabulous mix of familiar favourites alongside new and exciting opportunities to try out and take part in. The OPF aims to offer our ever-increasing number of older people a fantastic two weeks, to leave them with some great memories.
LATEST NEWS
Older People’s Festival 2018 film
The OPF 2018 video is now live! Please click the embedded video below to view. Aiming to build on the success of 2017, we put together a more expansive and wider-reaching Festival for 2018. OPF 2018 was stacked with great events that aimed to highlight and celebrate...
Agenda for Making Tomorrow a Better Day Conference
Following our ‘save the date notification’, we have now finalised the full agenda for the Making Tomorrow a Better Day Conference on November 13th at the University of Sussex Conference Centre. You can download a copy of this agenda here: Click here to download the...
Save the date: 13th November 2018 – Conference on building on innovation and resilience
Back in 1978 a conference was held at University of Sussex to see how local authorities, voluntary organisations and churches could work better together for the benefit of people living in Sussex who most needed support to enable them to live a healthy and fulfilling...
Older People’s Festival 2018 film
The OPF 2018 video is now live! Please click the embedded video below to view. Aiming to build on the success of 2017, we put together a more expansive and wider-reaching Festival for 2018. OPF 2018 was stacked with great events that aimed to highlight and celebrate...
Agenda for Making Tomorrow a Better Day Conference
Following our ‘save the date notification’, we have now finalised the full agenda for the Making Tomorrow a Better Day Conference on November 13th at the University of Sussex Conference Centre. You can download a copy of this agenda here: Click here to download the...
Save the date: 13th November 2018 – Conference on building on innovation and resilience
Back in 1978 a conference was held at University of Sussex to see how local authorities, voluntary organisations and churches could work better together for the benefit of people living in Sussex who most needed support to enable them to live a healthy and fulfilling...
VIDEO: Older People’s Festival 2017
Check out this video below which includes highlights from last year’s Older People’s Festival: facebooktwitterinstagram 01273 322940 | info@impact-initiatives.org.uk | www.impact-initiatives.org.uk Impact Initiatives, 19 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XA OPF 2017...
