Community Fund: Sight Support Worthing

We’re proud to announce that the latest recipient of our Union Gardens Community Fund is Sight Support Worthing, who will receive £600 to support their entry into the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge – the UK’s biggest collaborative fundraising campaign. Working on a match-funding model, the Big Give Christmas Challenge enables participating charities to have their donations doubled. Sight Support Worthing’s ultimate goal is to raise £10,000.

Sight Support Worthing is the town’s oldest charity; it began in 1910 when a small group of local residents formed a committee called the ‘Society for Befriending the Blind’. The committee raised money to help blind people living in the town at the time. Over the past century, the charity has grown far beyond its original remit, establishing a social club, providing residential care, and continually adapting its services to meet the changing needs of people living with sight loss.

In the year 2025-26, Sight Support Worthing delivered…

Events for 3,352 people
491 counselling sessions
335 technology & scam awareness sessions
141 sessions on benefits
17 Visual Impairment Training sessions
209 sighted guide lifts to medical appointments

The charity anticipates that these figures will double in the year 2026-27. We are delighted to make this donation and support such important work.

How to apply for the Union Gardens Community funding

If you would like to apply for funding to support your organisation, please contact Max Harbron at max@roffeyhomes.com.

In your message, please tell us:

Who you are and the group you’re applying for
The amount of support you would like
How our funding will make a difference

Funding recipients will be featured on our website and social media channels – so watch this space.

Terms and conditions

One application per group
Your group must be based in central Worthing

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