You may remember that, back in March, we wrote about our involvement with a forum for people with long term health conditions. Birmingham South Central CCG had offered to cover the group's running...
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Finding an alternative route to employment: Georgina’s story
When Georgina Morgan started the Training to Care course at the beginning of this year, it looked like everything was going really well. She had completed a number of the mandatory training units...
New jobs and a bright future for our Trainees
Our Training To Care trainees are coming to the end of their 12 month placements now - and we're really happy to report that some are already starting to apply for - and get! - permanent jobs in the...
A little help can make a big difference
We're not a charity, but you might occasionally see us asking for donations. Why is that? The simple truth is that we want to make sure our clients - across all our services - aren't going hungry,...
Dragons for a day
On Wednesday, the Making Health Work team became Dragons for the day! The Making Health Work project is funded by the Big Lottery and delivered by Gateway in partnership with the Foyer Federation....
Two Ticks: positive about people with disabilities
Gateway Family Services has recently applied for, and been accepted to, the Jobcentre Plus "Two Ticks - Positive About People with Disabilities" scheme. It means we have made a public commitment to...
Fair doesn’t mean equal
I was sent this picture by a member of our Board. They'd seen it on Twitter. I think she liked it for the simplicity of the message it gave. Most people would agree that equality is a fine thing....
Catherine looks back at six years of Pregnancy Outreach Work
After six years with Gateway, Pregnancy Outreach Worker (POW) Catherine Lennon is leaving to live with her family in Ireland. So we asked her to reflect on her time with us. Over her time as a POW,...
Health Trainers – making the whole home healthier
Birmingham's childhood obesity crisis has been in the news again this week, as Birmingham's Lord Mayor came under fire for agreeing to open a new fast food restaurant near a school. In 2012 one in...









