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Free penpal befriending service

This service is for adults with PMLD - complex needs (Profound and Multiple Learning disabilities).

Options for Life have provided high quality care for adults with complex needs, learning disabilities and/or autism since 1988. We currently offer PMLD support, community outreach, Online activities and building based opportunities. Our aim is to provide a service that will enhance your life, health and well being and support you to build on all your strengths and have fun.

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

A registered home care service serving Sandwell, Birmingham delivering personal care and domestic support in the home to enable individual to retain or maintain their independence.

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service
Ethnicity focus: English, Indian, Somali, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Afro Caribbean

An Advice & Guidance Service for Deaf and hard of hearing people.

Our information and advice is a core service for our organisation and is there to provide support to older people and their carers. Areas of advice can include benefits, housing social care, consumer rights and many other subjects or issues of interest.

Peer support in the community for people with arthritis

Ethnicity focus: English

Bringing isolated adults and families together, provision of home support by volunteers community support workers.

Ethnicity focus: Congolese

Home From Hospital Care supports Sandwell residents who have recently been discharged from City Hospital and Birmingham residents who have been discharged from Birmingham hospitals with benefits checks and support with bills, correspondence and information, advice and signposting.

The service aims to close the gap in health inequality by ensuring that deaf patients have access to a full range of communications support, as well as advice and information to enable them to feel included in their care and medical treatment.

Advice, guidance and support for carers and families of people with dementia.

Free telephone befriending service

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

Dancing for fun with friends

every Wednesday we are opening our Community cafe between 9.30 and 11.30am. we offer a welcoming environment and amazing value breakfasts for the local community

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We are always looking for volunteers to help look after our community garden - if you think this might be of interest to you then please do not hesitate to get in touch with us

Accessible Group Transport for local organisations, community groups and clubs. Also vehicles available for self-hire, and driver training available

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Telephone-based companionship and personalised support service

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A specialist day care for people with dementia

Quality: CQC Registered

A Specialist home care and support service offering personalised one-to-one support in your own home to help you maintain your independence

Quality: CQC Registered
Ethnicity focus: English, Indian, Pakistani

Provides support to carers of people with Dementia

Quality: CQC Registered
Ethnicity focus: English, Indian, Pakistani

A specialist homecare service to help deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deafblind adults maintain their independence and improve their lives both at home and in the community.

Regular coffee mornings on Mondays from 10am till 12pm
Employment information, advice and guidance including CV building and education and training opportunities
Business and social enterprise support

Gentle exercise to music aimed at, but not exclusive to, those aged 50+

Fit4Life exercise class.
Thursdays 10.30am -11.30am

Food and Friendship Group. Thursday 11.15 - 1.15 pm

The friendship group get together every Tuesday afternoon for a game of bingo but they also do many day trips and party on weekends.

FUSE Friendship group, offering friendship, signposting and support to anyone in Sandwell affected by loneliness, bereavement, isolation or anxiety

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

The Golden Years Club meet every Tuesday morning to have fun, play games and enjoy a lunch together.

A service to support you to tackle the issues that may be causing you concerns BID are able to offer an accessible advice and guidance service that can provide you with important information or signposting you to other appropriate services to support you in improving your health and wellbeing

Home to Home Calls provides a friendly daily phone call service specifically for the elderly and the most vulnerable members of our society.

Ethnicity focus: English, Turkish, Indian, Polish, Somali, Pakistani, Congolese, Afghan, Iraqi, Bangladeshi

A visit to you at home for a chat by one of our staff members or volunteers.

Free anonymous online counselling support for young people in Sandwell aged 11-18 yrs (or 25 if you're a care leaver)

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

Cancer support group

Classes are run to help new migrants develop conversational English skills so they can tackle everyday tasks.

LiC Me, You, coffee & Zoom, gives individuals aged 18+ living across Sandwell the opportunity to connect into a friendly online social group.

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

Lifeline Listening provides the opportunity for those aged 18+ across Sandwell to access, up to ten 50-minute uninterrupted listening sessions, with a professionally trained volunteer. As a pre-cursor to counselling, sessions are confidential, non-judgemental, and provide a safe space to talk through life issues.

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

How a Telephone Buddy helps




Going through cancer can be an isolating experience at any time, and especially when social distancing. Our free Telephone Buddy service is here for you. We'll match you with someone who understands what you're going through, and they'll give you a weekly call.

Your volunteer buddy will be a listening ear, ready to talk about how you’re feeling and your support needs during this difficult time. They can also let you know about our services, and all the ways Macmillan can help, to ensure you don't face cancer alone.
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/telephone-buddies

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Moms chat and relax and share issues

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Outreach Services offer a variety of options around working in a persons own home to promote social inclusion, reduce isolation and promote wellbeing both physically and mentally.

A club providing activities and entertainment for retired gentlemen over 60.

Over 60s get together on a Thursday afternoon for a game bingo they also have party's

Showtime Community Productions CIO is a performing arts, variety entertainment, amateur dramatics group based in Wednesbury. We welcome anyone aged 8 to 99 that have intrests in and around the theatre or perfoming arts.

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

Drop-in for anyone who wants a coffee or tea. Friendly inclusive people; Especially for those who feel isolated

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Place of Welcome
People come to have a chat make new friends, They can also come and get advise about benefits and also learn to use the i pads.
They can also get help with finding a job.

Place of Welcome - meet new people and make friends. Free refreshments. Friday 10am-12pm

a place to sit, relax and meet new people and connect with the community while enjoying free refreshments

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

Our school has been in operation since 2009 and is currently the largest Polish supplementary school in the region. We provide teaching and learning of Polish language, history and geography of Poland; preparing students for their GCSE and A level in Polish. Lessons are taught each Saturday in the academic year between 9.00 am and 1.00 pm.

Furthermore, we provide extra curriculum activities for children in the afternoon. This include art lessons, guitar lessons, kick boxing sessions, Chess club, Scouts and Brownies.

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service
Ethnicity focus: Polish

Supporting Your Recovery supports older people aged 65+ with low care needs in their own homes after being discharged from hospital or a nursing home.

An organisation for deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind people run by deaf people.

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

The Sandwell Adult Discussion Group offers an opportunity for Autistic Adults to meet within a safe and supportive environment. The group is free to attend. The groups offers topic based discussions which are led by those attending and supported by an Autism Specialist Worker. For more details please see service description.

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

Telephone befriending service for isolated, lonely and vulnerable people during Covid 19 pandemic and in the foreseeable future.

Supporting Older adults and carers in hospital and at home

Shopping support service provided by Home From Hospital Care for Sandwell Residents recently discharged from City Hospital and all Birmingham residents discharged from Birmingham hospitals. HFHC provides six weeks of support to help people do a weekly shop and can provide support and information to make arrangements for shopping support when the six weeks comes to an end.

Sitting-in service for carers provided by Home From Hospital Care for Sandwell residents who have recently been discharged from City Hospital and for all Birmingham residents discharged from a Birmingham Hospital. This service will be weekly visits for up to two hours for six weeks to allow carers to have a break, rest, attend medical appointments or do anything else which they feel might be beneficial to them.

Activities which bring people together with others for enjoyment and well-being. We speak different European languages.

Luncheon club/day care service. The majority of the diners are 60+. An "open door" policy.
For a small charge, transport is available. Activities throughout the day. Freshly cooked hot meals.

A Friendly and Welcoming Church, with many activities, including a food bank. Halls are available for additional activities.

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service
Ethnicity focus: English, Turkish, Indian, Polish, Somali, Pakistani, Congolese, Afghan, Iraqi, Bangladeshi, Afro Caribbean

A friendship group with a shared love of knitting and crocheting

Summer Play scheme is a provision for children’s activities during the summer break.

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

Home From Hospital Care provides support for Sandwell residents who have recently been discharged from City Hospital and Birmingham residents leaving Birmingham hospitals to attend medical appointments and collect prescriptions. Transport, company and emotional support are part of this service.

This free service offers weekly or bi-weekly befriending/ well being calls. The calls help to reduce isolation and loneliness, enable us to offer support and advice and helps participants to stay engaged in the service.

Quality: PQASSO Level 1

A weekly phone call to have a chat, see how you are, and find out if there is anything we can support you with.

Here at The Albion Foundation, we offer opportunities to participate through alternative delivery for participants who have not engaged in more traditional learning and sporting environments; enabling them to re-engage in positive activities. Our programmes are aimed at a number of different age ranges from as young as Primary School all the way through to Post 16.

Options for Life have provided high quality care for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism since 1988. We currently offer community outreach, Online activities and building based opportunities. Staff will enable you to maintain your independence and where needed, encourage and support you to learn new and maintain independent living skills. Staff are trained to deal with and support participants that may have sensory needs, set routines and may require specialist support. Our service is flexible, and we will work with you and your family to support you to make any changes to your chosen programme or to try new experiences. Our aim is to provide a service that will enhance your life, health and well being and support you to build on all your strengths have fun and be as independent as you possibly can.

Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service

Supporting people living with cancer and palliative care needs, regarding their transport needs

Ethnicity focus: English, Turkish, Indian, Polish, Somali, Pakistani, Congolese, Afghan, Iraqi, Bangladeshi

User led social activity service.

Ethnicity focus: English, Indian, Somali, Pakistani, Congolese, Afro Caribbean

We welcome applications from people who would like to Volunteer with BUDS. We provide opportunities within our Activity Sessions and Befriending Service.

We are a Housing Association that offers activities to all ages.

A safe space for women to come together and take part in activities that boost morale, increase mindfulness and help to build confidence.

Youth Club for young people aged between 11 - 19 years old.

Quality: Matrix
Ethnicity focus: English, Turkish, Indian, Polish, Somali, Pakistani, Congolese, Afghan, Iraqi, Bangladeshi, Afro Caribbean