WV13 2HA TELEPHONE 01902212196 EMAIL WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIA T: CONTACT NAME Clare Gwynne OPENING 9am-5pm Mon-Fri Some evening work TARGET Families Lone parents WHERE WILL THIS SERVICE BE AVAILABLE? Dudley Sandwell Walsall Wolverhampton LANGUAGE SPOKEN English HOW DO PARTICIPANTS ACCESS THE SERVICE? Referral - multi-agency - through early help systems, children's centres, health. Services can be provided via home visits and community based venues. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE Family support service to reduce barriers that prevent families and parents accessing employment, education and training. Using outreach methods and volunteers to build confidence, self-esteem and skills. ADDITIONAL STRANDS BRIDGES – N/A CLICK START – N/A COMMUNITY MATTERS – N/A BLOXWICH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP i ID ADDRESS Blakenall Centre Blakenall Row Blakenall Walsall WS3 1LW TELEPHONE 01922 712069 EMAIL Sue Phillips - Nicole Mason - WEBSITE SOCIAL F: CONTACT NAME Ann Russell Nicole Mason OPENING HOURS Mon-Fri 9am-4pm TARGET 16+ unemployed/economically inactive, male and female. WHERE WILL THIS SERVICE BE AVAILABLE? Delivery based in Blakenall/Bloxwich area of Walsall, but delivery can be Walsall borough wide LANGUAGE SPOKEN English HOW DO PARTICIPANTS ACCESS THE SERVICE? Contact via existing services (such as youth clubs, charity shops/tea rooms and other classes) but can be via drop-in, referrals from workers or contact staff directly. Home visits can be provided DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE A motivational course, encouraging all participants to address their barriers to employment and further education, to look at future options and become "job ready" leaving with a CV, experience of applying for jobs and courses and to progress into a training or employment opportunity. ADDITIONAL STRANDS BRIDGES – N/A
GAZEBO THEATRE i ID 8 ADDRESS Chancel Court, Wellington Road Bilston WV14 6AA TELEPHONE 01902 497222 EMAIL WEBSITE Under Construction SOCIAL MEDIA T: CONTACT NAME Rebecca Shepherd OPENING HOURS 10am-5pm Mon-Fri TARGET GROUP(S) Families from all different ethnic backgrounds. WHERE WILL THIS SERVICE BE AVAILABLE? Bilston Wolverhampton Darlaston LANGUAGE SPOKEN English HOW DO PARTICIPANTS ACCESS THE SERVICE? Self-referral Agency referral Community engagement officer Home visits are available DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE Internet café, CV, I.T. skills, hot meals. Mentoring, one-to-one sessions. Creative and holistic arts and crafts from different backgrounds and life skills. ADDITIONAL STRANDS BRIDGES – N/A CLICK START – N/A COMMUNITY MATTERS – N/A GLOUCESTER STREET COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD i ID 9 ADDRESS 1-8 Gloucester Street Wolverhampton WV6 0PT TELEPHONE 425461 WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIA T: CONTACT NAME Marcia Williams OPENING HOURS Mon-Tues 10am-4pm Weds - Closed Thurs-Fri 10am-4pm TARGET GROUP(S) BME (primarily) WHERE WILL THIS SERVICE BE AVAILABLE? Gloucester Street Community Centre Childcare will be available to other partners and participants on request. LANGUAGE SPOKEN Language barriers will be addressed using volunteer interpreters. HOW DO PARTICIPANTS ACCESS THE SERVICE? Drop-in - events, promotion by other partners, internet, local organisations, website and schools. Home visits can be arranged but subject to risk assessment. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE The project aims to engage with adults within families deemed furthest removed from the job market. We will a range of diverse engagement opportunities. The project will
Dudley DY1 1RT TELEPHONE 217050 07471 910601 WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIA T: F: CONTACT NAME Sally Bassett OPENING HOURS Mon-Fri 9am-2.30pm TARGET Adults with learning disabilities and autism. WHERE WILL THIS SERVICE BE AVAILABLE? Dudley (training is provided at our base in the DY1 community centre on Stafford Street in Dudley) LANGUAGE SPOKEN English HOW DO PARTICIPANTS ACCESS THE SERVICE? Direct contact, self-referral or referral from partner BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE Training and work experience in catering, including food hygiene, health and safety and customer service. ADDITIONAL STRANDS BRIDGES – N/A CLICK START – N/A COMMUNITY MATTERS – N/A MANOR FARM i ID 12 ADDRESS King George Crescent Rushall Walsall WS4 1EU TELEPHONE 01922 614316 WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIA F: CONTACT NAME Sue Evans Natalia Moran OPENING HOURS Weekdays 8am-10pm Saturday 9-3pm Sunday 9-1pm TARGET GROUP(S) Families Lone parents WHERE WILL THIS SERVICE BE AVAILABLE? Walsall Farm CA Alongside venues across Walsall Home visits are available LANGUAGE SPOKEN English HOW DO PARTICIPANTS ACCESS THE SERVICE? Participants can access the service through Family Engagement activities, Family Learning opportunities, referrals and support sessions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE Our project activity is called "Working Well" at addressing crucial local issues of social exclusion, unemployment and economic inactivity. Targeting families from the most disadvantaged wards in Walsall we will move towards employment and the increased family stability through family engagement and learning activities progressing to a support service to assist positive steps towards employment. We have identified significant pockets of deprivation and will work intensively with participants. "Working Well" will
focus on issues of poverty, lack of childcare, mental health and wellbeing, school or social exclusion, ex-offending, generational unemployment or coping as a lone parent. ADDITIONAL STRANDS BRIDGES – YES START – N/A COMMUNITY MATTERS – YES PHASE TRUST i ID 13 ADDRESS Owen House Little Cornbow Halesowen B63 3AJ TELEPHONE 0121 585 9419 EMAIL WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACT NAME Jonathan OPENING HOURS 9:00am-4:00pm TARGET GROUP(S) Young people aged 15-24 (if LDD) who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET. WHERE WILL THIS SERVICE BE AVAILABLE? Across Dudley borough. LANGUAGE SPOKEN English Arabic HOW DO PARTICIPANTS ACCESS THE SERVICE? Referral form requested from Phase Trust. Anyone can refer. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE Provide personalised Intentional Development (I.D.) programme 8-10 over 2/3 days per week. Individual life coaching and member one-to-one support. Provide a 3 week transitional programme to support school leavers to support their integration into further education/training. ADDITIONAL STRANDS BRIDGES – N/A CLICK START – N/A COMMUNITY MATTERS – N/A PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE i ID 14 ADDRESS Hatherton Pre-School Bloxwich Lane Beechdale Walsall WS2 7JT TELEPHONE 407668 Philip.mantom@pre-school.org.uk WEBSITE SOCIAL MEDIA T: F: CONTACT NAME Philip Mantom OPENING HOURS 9.00am-5.00pm Mon-Fri