What We Do

C B
About Us

C B
News

What We Do

C B
About Us

C B
News

2020 and Before Articles

Categories:

Archive:

Birmingham Foodbanks over Christmas

If you need food over the Christmas period see a list below of Birmingham, Solihull and Sandwell's foodbanks and their opening times. For most of the foodbanks you will need a voucher, for information on how to get one please contact the following organisations: The...

Edgbaston NNS – Focus on Assets: Sar Ramz Cooking Club

The Edgbaston Neighbourhood Network (ENNS) supports older people in Birmingham connect with others in their local neighbourhood, and is led by Gateway, together with Age UK Birmingham. So our ENNS Community Connectors are always on the lookout to find great community...

Social Prescribing case study: Confidence, boundaries and a place to call home

This is the fourth blog post in a series highlighting the inspiring work of our Social Prescribing Link Workers. Previously, Wayne, Becky and Glenn highlighted some of the ways our Link Workers listen and support their patients, helping them to improve their...

People Trafficking

Feb 29, 2012 | 2020 and Before, Other Services

I have worked at Gateway for nearly five years. During that time I have worked on all the services including the Pregnancy Outreach Worker Service. I remember a number of clients who it turned out...

Gateway volunteers help heart patients recover

Feb 24, 2012 | 2020 and Before, Other Services

http://youtu.be/Cz0OUyvyj-M Consultant cardio nurse, Kate Gee describes how volunteers help heart patients recover. Regular dance classes are helping heart patients get back on their feet. It's a...

Coping with post-natal depression

Feb 17, 2012 | 2020 and Before, Other Services

http://youtu.be/tuRL6uZtO3I Veronica talks about coping with post-natal depression. Pregnancy Outreach Workers help with practical things but also offer emotional support too. Veronica suffered from...

Social support in pregnancy

Feb 15, 2012 | 2020 and Before

http://youtu.be/zhOFFInMfiI Kalvinder talks about the support she got from Gateway. Being pregnant is supposed to be a happy time, but it can be very difficult. We help mums deal with practical and...

My husband had the baby blues.

Feb 15, 2012 | 2020 and Before

http://youtu.be/Q2StDnpHAa0 I was talking to Debbie the other day and she told me about her husband's baby blues. After the baby was born her husband found it difficult to adjust to the new member...

Our Keyworkers get people into the jobs they want

Feb 10, 2012 | 2020 and Before

13 weeks pregnant and under a lot of stress, Diane* was a client of our POW service. She was involved with an abusive partner and had suffered an early miscarriage, as well as experiencing...

Losing 5 stone? That’ll be the Health Trainers

Feb 10, 2012 | 2020 and Before

Health Trainer Paul Clarke’s client, Jenny*, was referred into the Health Trainer Service as she wanted to lose a bit of weight and also was very keen on learning more about healthy eating. Sitting...

POWs get more mums to breast feed

Feb 8, 2012 | 2020 and Before

http://youtu.be/TLoNfhbvp4c 19 year old Jess talking about why she wants to breast feed. Our latest statistics show that 70% of our mums started breast feeding, compared to 68% across Birmingham....

Starting up a charity – with help from Gateway

Feb 2, 2012 | 2020 and Before

http://youtu.be/Txq1JuaGHLA?hd=1 19 year old Francis from Northfield in Birmingham has founded his own charity with the help of Susan Bernard from Gateway Family Services. One in five young people...

« Older Entries

Next Entries »

2020 and Before Articles

Social Links

Subscribe

Success!

About

Services

Contact