Volunteers have been key in supporting the #BrumTogether befriending service and food distribution by helping pack, prepare and deliver food and other essential supplies across Birmingham. To celebrate their hard work, we’ve created a series of ‘Meet the Volunteer’ profiles so that you can hear all about their experiences, learn
The OoRITE! Podcast is a series in which four people have real conversations online using Zoom, discussing how they’re doing during the current outbreak. This month The Active Wellbeing Society and C4 have collaborated on four episodes with different guests every week! C4 grew up in Birmingham, and has been
Volunteers have been key in supporting the #BrumTogether befriending service and food distribution by helping pack, prepare and deliver food and other essential supplies across Birmingham. To celebrate their hard work, we’ve created a series of ‘Meet the Volunteer’ profiles so that you can hear all about their experiences, learn
This ‘Spotlight on…’ blog series is aimed at shining a light on some of the 70+ partner organisations that are making the #BrumTogether campaign possible. Next up on the spotlight list, is Urban Devotion Birmingham: Q. What do you do? A. Our aim is to transform communities by building relationships
On World Environment Day (in Volunteers’ week) we’d like to celebrate the achievements of people doing their bit to improve where we live for everyone. These are exceptional times and nature is sending us a message: To care for ourselves we must care for nature. There are so many people
Volunteers have been key in supporting the #BrumTogether befriending service and food distribution by helping pack, prepare and deliver food and other essential supplies across Birmingham. To celebrate their hard work, we’ve created a series of ‘Meet the Volunteer’ profiles so that you can hear all about their experiences, learn
This ‘Spotlight on…’ blog series is aimed at shining a light on some of the 70+ partner organisations that are making the #BrumTogether campaign possible. Next up on the spotlight list, is Highfield Hall Community Club (HHCC): Q. What do you do? A. We’re a charity that’s based in South
Volunteers have been key in supporting the #BrumTogether befriending service and food distribution by helping pack, prepare and deliver food and other essential supplies across Birmingham. To celebrate their hard work, we’ve created a series of ‘Meet the Volunteer’ profiles so that you can hear all about their experiences, learn
Former professional footballer, Brendon Batson OBE, is among the dedicated volunteers helping deliver the #BrumTogether campaign. Volunteers have been working hard to pack, prepare and distribute food and other essential supplies to Birmingham residents. As of 17th May, #BrumTogether has provided 21,814 food parcels and 6,836 cooked meals to vulnerable
EmployabilityUK is an education charity, who believe the best way to bring sustainable employer engagement and first class professional employability skills to schools, colleges and youth organisations is by working with them to understand their individual needs and the aspirations of their learners and their parents. They offer support and
Volunteers have been key in supporting the #BrumTogether befriending service and food distribution by helping pack, prepare and deliver food and other essential supplies across Birmingham. To celebrate their hard work, we’ve created a series of ‘Meet the Volunteer’ profiles so that you can hear all about their experiences, learn
This ‘Spotlight on…’ blog series is aimed at shining a light on some of the 70+ partner organisations that are making the #BrumTogether campaign possible. Next up on the spotlight list, is Fareshare: Q. What do you do? A. We aim to fight hunger and tackle food waste by redistributing
The OoRITE! Podcast – Episode 2 #BrumTogether The OoRITE! Podcast is a new series in which four people have real conversations online using Zoom, discussing how they’re doing at the moment during the pandemic. For the next month The Active Wellbeing Society and C4 will collaborate on episodes with different
The food distribution hub for the #BrumTogether campaign has relocated from Ladywood Community Centre to Aston University Students’ Union building while its doors are closed to students. Aston University has been running a volunteer support group to help students living in accommodation, in particular overseas students, who might not have
The Aston Villa Foundation, Active Wellbeing Society and wider #BrumTogether network have teamed up to collect clothing from across the city and redistribute it to vulnerable residents. The Foundation is collecting clothes from grassroots organisations and organised street collections across Birmingham, and has received support and donations from organisations, such
This ‘Spotlight on…’ blog series is aimed at shining a light on some of the 70+ partner organisations that are making the #BrumTogether campaign possible. Next up on the spotlight list, is Gas Street Church: Q. What do you do? A. We’re an Anglican church that’s split across two sites
Over the last few days, #BrumTogether and the work being carried out by partners has been given a mention on BBC Radio WM not once, but twice! The campaign has been featured on the radio station as part of its regular Make a Difference slot which, as the name suggests,
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