Community Services

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Community Fun Day

A community fun day event, where families from different cultures and backgrounds come together to have fun, play games, share conversations and share food.

Medina Food Bank

The cost-of-living crisis has had a severe impact on the most vulnerable people of our community, and we want to help by giving emergency food to members of the community that needs it the most.

Community Inspiration Awards

The Community Inspiration Awards is an annual awards ceremony held to recognise individuals who've made significant positive contributions to their community.

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Neighbourhood Watch Scheme

Community Foundation has set up a Scheme covering most of the Lozells Area. Residents of the area can become members, and help in making sure that the area is strong, clean, and a safe place to live.

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Data Bank

Community Foundation, in partnership with Vodafone, are offering a free 6-month sim card. The free sim card is available for those not working and without access to the internet or those isolated.

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Childhood Immunisation

Community Foundation ran immunisations workshops and conducted community surveys as part of research commissioned by Flourish, West Birmingham’s Community Health Collaborative.

Sahara Housing Scheme

Provides good quality accommodation for Muslim women with diverse needs, in a culturally sensitive, supportive, and safe environment.

Bosnia

An educational trip to Bosnia in partnership with Remembering Srebrenica, giving individuals the chance to meet survivors and observe the work conducted by the International Commission.

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Community Services Directory

A directory that provides quick access to services in the local community.

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Long Covid Engagement

Community Foundation is supporting BVSC Research to evaluate the impact of the Long Covid Community Engagement activity as part of Birmingham & Solihull NHS Post Covid Syndrome Service.

House Fire Safety Check

Supporting West Midlands Fire Service to promote their home fire safety scheme.

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Wardens Scheme

Community Wardens scheme helps to improve people’s quality of life and help reduce crime, by reducing fear of crime and tackling low level anti-social behaviour and environmental crime.

Handy People Scheme

Community Foundation started a Handy Person Scheme which allowed people to get an odd job from painting and decorating to mowing the lawn and cleaning completed at an affordable price.

Census 2021

Community Foundation became an approved ONS Census Support Centre, to help people fill out the census, and answered any queries that they had regarding the Census.

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Know Your Neighbour

A scheme where people can volunteer to help in different projects/activities in their local community.

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Canal Adoption Scheme

A scheme where a canal is adopted, and volunteers help to keep it maintained.

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Parent Patrol

Local parents undertook basic training in conflict resolution and anti-social behaviour, and then patrolled targeted areas with local police community support officers.