Community Impacts

Crime & Community Safety

Crime

Independent: ‘Police ‘fear surge in crime and civil unrest’ driven by cost of living crisis this winter’ (04/09/22)
Neighbourhood Watch: ‘Supporting your community through the cost-of-living crisis’
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (26/08/22): ‘ ”Serious fears” over crime rise due to lack of emergency budget on energy bills’

Community Safety

Health & Wellbeing

Birmingham & Solihull Integrated Care System: Cost of living support and advice for staff (For employees of all organisations commissioned by the NHS to deliver health and social care across the city)
Route 2 Wellbeing (Voluntary Community, Faith & Social Enterprise sector Health & Wellbeing services)
House of Lords Library: ‘Cost of Living: Impact on public wellbeing’ (14/10/22)
NHS Providers: ‘Rising Living Costs: The Impact on NHS, Staff and Patients’ (September 2022)

Community Buildings

Warm Welcome

Birmingham Warm Welcome Spaces

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Volunteer Befrienders for Younger Adults, Bridgebuilders

Bridgebuilders helps socially isolated adults aged 18-49 in the Northfield area, through befriending, to build confidence, positive wellbeing and self-esteem.
Helping residents who use food banks - can you connect us to residents we can talk to?

Birmingham City Council Early Intervention and Prevention programme aims to tackle inequalities and access to services and support such as unemployment, loneliness, housing, and debt. We are looking on how information on our website can be improved to help residents easily access information, advice and guidance about support services available to them. We are focusing first on food provision, especially food bank vouchers.
FREE Introduction to Storytelling in Fundraising Workshop

We have a FREE Introduction to Storytelling for Fundraising Workshop. Storytelling is a valuable skill that can be used to influence your potential supporters and maximise on your fundraising efforts.
Energy Adviser

BVSC, Closing date: 16 October

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Household Support Fund

Help for Birmingham households experiencing financial hardship is being developed as part of Birmingham’s Household Support Fund programme.
Hardship Grant Community Fund

Support is available to households in Birmingham using funding from the Department for Work and Pension's Household Support Fund.
Become a volunteer

Volunteering involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that is of benefit to others or the environment.
Hardship Grant Community Fund

Help for Birmingham households experiencing financial hardship is being developed as part of Birmingham’s Household Support Fund programme.
What we do

BVSC works to make a positive difference to the lives of people in Birmingham and we believe that the key to this is found in our communities.
The Weather Model

This model uses the weather as a metaphor for different elements of reflective practice.
Neighbourhood Network Schemes in Birmingham

The aim of Neighbourhood Network Schemes (known as NNS) in Birmingham is to help older adults in Birmingham to lead healthy, happy and independent lives in their own homes and communities.
Become a member of BVSC

Become part of a growing network of voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector organisations in Birmingham.
Quality Standards
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