Eliz Hopkins

Could your business help tackle food insecurity in Birmingham?

By Alice Rosenthal, Communications Officer, The Active Wellbeing Society Birmingham is known as a food city. We have a thriving street food scene, new independent restaurants, and the most Michelin stars outside of London, but this sits alongside high levels of food insecurity. More than two fifths of people in the city (43%) are living […]

Tackling homelessness – it’s everybody’s business

The WMCA Homelessness Task Force have shared their thoughts about why homelessness is everybody’s business. Read to find out how you can ‘Find Help’ and ‘Give Help’ To a lesser or greater extent, the cost of living crisis is affecting most of us on a daily basis with the cost of essentials like food, rent, […]

Can You Help Feed Birmingham?

By Alice Rosenthal Communications Officer The Active Wellbeing Society There has been a welcome move in recent years to combat food waste, and to make sure any leftovers go to feed bellies, not bins. This is something we are fully behind at the Active Wellbeing Society, we use surplus food in our cafes and our […]

Summer campaign reminds people that Homelessness Doesn’t Take a Holiday

By Robb Sheppard Communications Officer, SIFA Fireside (reproduced with permission)   It’s a sad truth that while the festive season often inspires acts of kindness towards vulnerable people, the same cannot always be said for the warmer months. But SIFA Fireside, the Birmingham support service for those experiencing homelessness, is addressing this issue head-on. They […]

Crisis Skylight Birmingham Service Update Aug 2023

New ways of Working at Crisis Skylight Birmingham Following the introduction of a new approach to supporting members, Crisis Skylight Birmingham now have Engagement & Assessment, Strengths & Assets Coaches and Lead Workers.  Matt Green, Skylight Director says “For 13 years our staff and volunteers have delivered life changing work with members and now my […]

CRASAC launches new training programme

Join the experts at Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre on Tuesday 12 September 2023 for an interactive and engaging training session which raises awareness of sexual violence, its prevalence and impacts.  Book your place The full day face-to-face workshop will provide an overview of what we mean by sexual violence, some of the key […]