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Advice and guidance
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Ethnicity focus: Polish, Eastern European
Providing a great quality accredited advice and guidance service.
Ethnicity focus: Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi
More detailsAdvice, information, guidance, befriending and accompaniment to refugees and asylum seekers from French Speaking Countries
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As individuals create art, they may analyse what they have made and how it makes them feel. Through exploring their art, they can look for themes and conflicts that may be affecting their thoughts, emotions and behaviours.
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Counselling and Psychotherapy Services.
Relationship counselling
Family mediation
Counselling hub for clients private and public, and counsellors. Providing clinical supervision, CPD and counselling training.
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Students can be:
Nursery age
Primary age
Secondary school age
Adults
Each student receives:
Tailored assessments
Specific targets set
Bespoke learning programme
Assessments to monitor and track programme.
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SWA's Independent Sexual Violence Advice (ISVA) Service supports survivors of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse with advocacy, practical and emotional support and counselling, whether or not they choose to report to the police.
Quality: Investors in People
SWA support victims of domestic abuse, rape and sexual violence, sexual exploitation and human trafficking in the West Midlands.
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Bridges service supports people with palliative care, registered with a Birmingham GP.
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Brushstrokes mission statement, Welcome the Stranger, guides our work to help the most vulnerable members of our community as well as newly arrived families and individuals in Sandwell, West Birmingham and Dudley.
#SHIP
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A free independent and confidential advocacy and support service.
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With thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund our Wrap Around Health & Wellbeing – Caring Lifestyle Balance service aims to help improve the overall health and wellbeing of carers living in Sandwell and surrounding areas.
Quality: CQC Registered
Cost of Living Advisors offering support around benefits, budgeting, debt, employment and energy.
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Crossroads Accelerated Response Service (CARS) offers free support to adults who are unpaid carers or who have assessed care needs living in Sandwell.
Quality: CQC Registered
Debt Advice & Support
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Helping you and your family before and after being diagnosed with dementia
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SWA's IDVA (Independent Domestic Abuse Advice) service supports victims of domestic abuse who are at risk of harm from intimate partners, ex-partners or family members, with the aim of securing their safety and the safety of their children.
Quality: Investors in People
Informal English Classes held at BIC for Women
Pre entry Level
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On the last Saturday of every month we open our Community cafe between 1pm-3pm. We offer a welcoming environment and amazing value brunches for the local community. We support the local community through isolation and loneliness by opening our doors to everyone.
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Free arts and crafts sessions every Saturday morning, use our craft equipment or bring your own project along, we welcome all crafts, such as latch hook, knitting, cross stitch, scrap book making etc. Free drinks and snacks available starting 10am - 12pm
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Ethnicity focus: English, Indian, Afro Caribbean
Harassment and discrimination support to individuals in Sandwell who have experienced discrimination or harassment.
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Signposting, advice and a listening ear.
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Our Carers information, advice and support service operates between 9am - 5pm on Mondays to Fridays. If no one is available to take your call, carers can leave their contact details with our Administration Officer or Receptionist and our Service Manager will phonethe carer when he returns to our office.
Quality: Investors in People, Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service
Ethnicity focus: Congolese, Afro Caribbean
Helping individuals to develop skills, employability, self-reliance and confidence
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Ethnicity focus: Bangladeshi
Community Hub will be offering free, confidential and impartial advice and signposting with a free drink and snack in a warm and welcoming environment.
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If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, we can help. Find out what to expect, get information, practical advice and support, hear from experts and read about other people’s experiences.
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Supporting parents with a learning disability and/ or Autism who are subject to, or at risk of interventions from Children's Services by offering a range of support options which includes the provision of Independent Advocacy and Independent Living Skills support
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PAGE - Parents, Advocacy, Guidance and Empowerment
Supporting parents with a learning disability and/ or Autism who are subject to, or at risk of interventions from Children's Services by offering a range of support options which includes the provision of Independent Advocacy and Independent Living Skills support.
Quality: Matrix
A Support Group for parents and carers who have disabled children, young people and adults.
Quality: CQC Registered
A service which ensures individuals have a say when their care and support is being assessed.
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To provide advocacy for people who are affected by mental health issues or lack capacity, when making important decisions.
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To provide advocacy services for people who are affected by mental health issues or who lack the capacity to make important decisions.
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POhWER delivers the statutory NHS Complaints Advocacy Service accross the area of Sandwell.
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POhWER supports volunteers in Sandwell. Please get in touch if you would like to get involved!
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We have been planning our activities and currently only delivering 1-2-1 basis supporting local residents set up the online NHS app and small group interventions. Delivery of the project will soon be coming to an end and we will have achieved out set targets.
The overall project outcomes are:
Outcome 1
Disadvantaged residents better understand how to prevent ill health for themselves and their families
Outcome 2
800 people are better managing their existing/ emerging health conditions
Outcome 3
Disadvantaged residents will access local information and services to support individual and family wellbeing
Outcome 4
Residents in disadvantaged communities are more able to support family, friends, and community members
Outcome 5
Health and digital literacy is supported and strengthened in Sandwell services
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Room hire
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An organisation for deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind people run by deaf people.
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Welcoming Space
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We are now part of the Sandwell Council Warm Spaces programme - providing a warm space to everyone on:
- Wednesday: 11am - 3pm
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Ethnicity focus: Polish, Eastern European
We are now part of the Sandwell Council Welcoming Spaces programme - providing a welcoming space to everyone.
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All of our projects:
• Work on the side of those we support.
• Are independently of service providers and statutory agencies.
• Are free from the potential conflicts of interest unlike those that may provide other services.
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Hospital Befriending, Support, Advocacy, & Community Support
Quality: Investors in People, Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service
Ethnicity focus: Congolese, Afro Caribbean
Free qualified independent one to one person centred advocacy service supporting children and young people aged 5-18 to ensure their needs, rights and wishes are articulated to access and plan their individual needs.
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• Training and education.
• Job searching.
• Basic life skills.
• Confidence and Motivation.
• IT and Digital Skills.
• Volunteer Opportunities.
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Specialist Debt Casework Service call 0121 726 6745 for appointment, appointments available across Sandwell & Walsall
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SWA's specialist Young People's ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Adviser) offers support and advice to any survivors of rape and sexual violence aged 11-18.
Quality: Investors in People
Day - to - day Support needs, Administration needs, and Befriending services are all provided at Best Choice Befreidning Services CIC
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SWEDA provides information, advice and guidance to individuals looking to get back into work (Employability) and those considering self-employment.
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Relieving stress and anxiety
Improving relationships
Creating life balances
Gentle exercise
Yoga
Pilates
Parenting
Mindfulness
Self-improvement workshops
Career Support
Trips out
Emotional boundaries
and lots more
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Relieving stress and anxiety
Improving relationships
Creating life balances
Gentle exercise
Yoga
Pilates
Parenting
Mindfulness
Self-improvement workshops
Career Support
Trips out
Emotional boundaries
and lots more
Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service
Relieving stress and anxiety
Improving relationships
Creating life balances
Gentle exercise
Yoga
Pilates
Parenting
Mindfulness
Self-improvement workshops
Career Support
Trips out
Emotional boundaries
and lots more
Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service
Relieving stress and anxiety
Improving relationships
Creating life balances
Gentle exercise
Yoga
Pilates
Parenting
Mindfulness
Self-improvement workshops
Career Support
Trips out
Emotional boundaries
and lots more
Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service
Relieving stress and anxiety
Improving relationships
Creating life balances
Gentle exercise
Yoga
Pilates
Parenting
Mindfulness
Self-improvement workshops
Career Support
Trips out
Emotional boundaries
and lots more
Quality: Staff subject to Disclosure & Barring Service
The Crossroads Carers Assistance Line is a free service which offers support and practical assistance to help unpaid carers in Sandwell.
Quality: CQC Registered
We serve our local community in providing a safe space for people to come and report any hate related incidents that they have experienced directly or witnessed.
Our organisation has been approved by the West Midlands Police as a third party reporting centre for hate crime related incidents.
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Ethnicity focus: Polish, Eastern European
Victim Support Sandwell operates to empower victims of crime through their journey of recovery. We provide free help and confidential support and information about appropriate services to help in your time of need.
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Independent one to one advocacy support for older people with long term health and accommodation issues.
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We provide a welcoming space with hot food & drinks. We have services that attend with information about cost of living, Energy advice etc.
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Enjoy a hot cuppa and toasted teacake. Chat with our friendly team or relax as you need.
Request a prayer on the prayer tree if you like.
All are welcome to this open hospitality!
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Welfare / Generalist Advice Service
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Every Monday, our women's group meets at Brushstrokes to provide friendship and activities to improve wellbeing and health knowledge. Themes include arts and crafts, physical activities such as walking and yoga, information services delivered by a range of health professional and well-being.
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A free independent and confidential advocacy service which supports children and young people who care for another person.
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