At Gateway we are currently hosting a number of work experience placements. Joyce and Sandra, who are both studying at Newman College, are volunteering at Gateway as part of their college work...
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More interpreters and more languages means more support
Our interpreting agency is going from strength to strength, taking on new interpreters, covering more and more languages, and starting to work with other organisations to provide interpreting...
Maternal Health Trainers: tailored support for pregnant women
You are probably aware of our Health Trainers service, but did you know that it includes a Maternal Health Trainers service, providing tailored support for pregnant women? Most women who have a...
POWS welcome a new team member
At the start of this year, the Pregnancy Outreach Workers Service (POWS) welcomed a new member of the team on board. We don't usually introduce new members of staff on our blog, but we thought it...
Third Sector Strategy misses the mark
I've been looking at Birmingham City Council's Third Sector Strategy, currently in draft, with a view to responding formally to the consultation. I suppose I'm actually quite a new third sector...
POWS: Benefiting Birmingham
The consultation on Birmingham City Council's budget proposals for 2015-16, "Responding to the challenge, looking to the future", closed this week, and the council is now considering the feedback...
Back to school with ‘Making Health Work’
Remember when our Making Health Work team became Dragons for a day? Together with the Street League Academy we have been supporting a group of 16-25 year olds, who are all NEET (Not in Education,...
A busy new year for Lighten Up
Happy new year! We know lots of people are making new year's resolutions to lose weight, or otherwise become healthier, so we're ready for a new influx of clients across our Health Trainer and...
Christmas hamper time is here again
This week was "hamper-packing week" at our food bank (which we've had to move into the boardroom due to the number of generous donations!) This is the third year the Pregnancy Outreach Workers...








