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Ethan Appleby and Connor Buxton finalists for national awards
We have two young people shortlisted for national awards. The first is Ethan Appleby who has been living at our On Route Foyer. The Inspirational Youth Awards made him a finalist in the Most Promising Rising Star in Employment category. They said of Ethan: ...
Introducing Ethan
ETHAN’S NEW ROLE - ACTIVITIES MENTOR Ethan has made an inspiring journey from ‘service user’ to a valued member of thestaff team here at CHADD, and we couldn’t be more delighted. “I’m excited to finally get some activities underway and introduce them to our residents...
Foyer Refurbishment
Pride In Our Homes A major highlight of the year was the refurbishment of the main Foyer building utilising £36k from the Inclusive Communities program and CHADD’s own investment to provide new shower rooms, full design & redecoration, and new furniture now...
CHADD wins award for longevity
Thank you Dudley CVS - we came along to help you celebrate your 50th Birthday and left with an award. Last night CHADD were recognised with the prestigious Abrahams Lindsay Longevity Award for our contribution to providing a safety net and lifeline through all our...
Thank You Taylor Woodrow and Partners
The garden at our On Route Foyer has been transformed! It used to be an unused area. Now it’s a wonderful space where our young people can spend time, enjoy the outdoors and even grow their own fruit and veg. All thanks to the wonderful folk at Taylor Woodrow and...
CHADD Annual Report and Celebration
What a wonderful evening we had at our Annual General Meeting last night. More than 100 people came together to celebrate all that CHADD and our partners have been up to. Brilliant poetry from Jemima Hughes and also a new poem created with our tenants and service...
Help to get new homes decorated…
More wonderful support from Taylor Woodrow for our young people. They and VINCI have donated moving on boxes to help people decorate their new homes when they finally leave us. The box contains £170 worth of decorating materials and a note saying: "Painting and...
What is Dudley Youth Hub?
Hannah Westwood, a team senior in our Young person's Service, was asked by Street Support to write about a day at the Dudley Youth Hub, a crucial part of the service to reduce youth homelessness. This is what she said: "A day in the life of a youth hub support...
CHADD Foyer young people at Dudley Pride
Young people from our Foyer had a colourful day out at Dudley Pride. They were promoting Rainbow+ which is their new LGBT group. Connor, Willow and Winter were among those helping out on the stall.
Hands on Support from Dudley Building Society
Big thanks to the wonderful folk from Dudley Building Society who spent the day at the refuge helping to sort out clothing and toy donations, moving furniture and lots more. They also recently donated £2,500 from their Community Support Fund. Thank you so much for...
Thank you to our brilliant volunteers at the Refuge
SPRUCE UP! The lovely Jan and Sarah from Dudley South Labour Women’s Group visited in May to help spruce up the gardens at our New Beginnings Refuge. Here they are pictured refreshing our planters with lots of colourful flowering plants. Thank you Jan and Sarah!
What a difference a design makes
Women and children at our New Beginnings refuge have a beautiful new lounge - with thanks to a brilliant design team who came in and transformed the place. CHADD paid for new furniture and furnishings and Ellie and her design team from Spacious Places came up with the...
Domestic Abuse Service Recommissioned for 5 years
We are celebrating this month. CHADD has won a tender to continue supporting hundreds of women and children affected by domestic abuse in Dudley for another five years. The contract with Dudley Council means our refuge and outreach services are secure until at least...
CHADD care services put a cross in the voting box
Dudley Voices for Choice visited us last week at Charter St to explain the voting and democratic process to our service users. Many of the people who use our services for people living with learning disabilitiesand mental health conditions already vote and are ready...
A day in the life of an IDVA in Dudley
CHADD is leading the way with a top team of Independent Domestic Violence Advocates - helping hundreds of women and children each year. Known as IDVAs, they are highly specialist professionals, specifically trained to help survivors of domestic abuse. And they can...
Thank You Sally
Sally Huband is a former board member at CHADD and a total star. For her "big" ish birthday she asked for donations instead of gifts and raised just shy of £1000 for our women's refuge. Thank you, Sally & friends, and yes, we managed this rare picture of our Head...
CHADD’s Carol Service
The Charter Street Choir went down a storm this week when they sang at the end of the CHADD Carole Concert. They belted out Merry Christmas Everyone to wind up a wonderful afternoon with 100 people packed into Living Hope Church. The Bishop of Dudley, Rt Revd Martin...
CHADD hosts a defibrilator in Russells Hall area of Dudley
Pictured is Anna Walsh and David from CHADD with Debra Warren and Gemma Blackford from Friends of Russells Hall Park in front of the defibrillator and bleed kit at our sheltered housing scheme, Rotary House. It means that anyone in the area who has a heart attack or...
Domestic abuse and visual impairment – a tool kit for refuges.
When a domestic abuse survivor comes to live in a refuge it can be distressing and frightening. But imagine if you are also blind or vision-impaired. The challenges are even greater. Here at CHADD we have been working with Beacon Vision in Wolverhampton on a six-month...
Chaddfest 2023
Mike Walters is the Activities and Wellbeing Mentor at our On-Route Foyer.... he organised the first CHADDFest to bring people together.... He wrote about what and why on the Foyer Federation's website.... Great work Mike.... This September saw the community at...
Tori-Jade on the Youth Power fund at CHADD On Route Foyer
My name is Tori-Jade Davies and I used to live at CHADD On-Route Foyer in the West Midlands. Over the past two years I have found myself and 'come out of my shell', and that's all thanks to the youth power and leadership projects that I've had the opportunity to work...
“It literally brought me back to life” – Carmel’s story about her stay at our specialist domestic abuse hub for people with complex needs
Carmel was at her lowest when she arrived at Hub 2 – our new specialist refuge for people with complex needs. She could barely talk to anyone, never mind tell her story.
“It literally brought me back to life” – Carmel’s story about her stay at our specialist domestic abuse hub for people with complex needs
Carmel was at her lowest when she arrived at Hub 2 - our new specialist refuge for people with complex needs. She could barely talk to anyone, never mind tell her story. The hub provides the 24 hour cover and a calm, welcoming safe space so people can work at the pace...
Celebrating one year of the Dudley Young Person’s alliance.
The Dudley Young Person’s Alliance brings together several organizations to help young individuals find their footing, build confidence, and receive practical and personal support. It’s a conscious strategic shift developed between local charities and social...
Counselling partnership for our Women’s Refuge in Dudley
Our Women;’s Refuge has begun a partnership with two Dudley Charities to offer therapeutic counselling to women.
Counselling partnership for our Women’s Refuge in Dudley
Two wonderful local charities have teamed up with us at CHADD to help support women in our domestic abuse refuge with therapeutic arts sessions. We provide a range of housing options supporting people to live in the community including refuge accommodation and...
Amy – the activities coordinator for our Communities team
Amy Philips recently took on the role of coordinating events for our communities team. They support more than hundred people each day - and a crucial part of that support is the opportunity to socialise, which is where Amy comes in 🙂 https://youtu.be/9gqjAo0oFB8 The...
Amy – the activities coordinator for our Communities team
Amy Philips recently took on the role of coordinating events for our communities team. They support more than hundred people each day - and a crucial part of that support is the opportunity to socialise, which is where Amy comes in 🙂 https://youtu.be/9gqjAo0oFB8 The...
Sophie on how the Foyer helped her find ….
"It gave me goosebumps". That's how Sophie described watching her own story back. Here she tells us the journey she's been on since moving to our Foyer for young people. What do you think? https://youtu.be/pjs4H7KCt7w
Vaccinating Jean – the covid vaccine and black and asian people
It's called vaccine hesitancy, and it particularly affects black people and people from other ethnic minorities. It's a concern that they are at greater risk from Covid 19 and also from the vaccines. This video (from the Department of Health and Social Care) talks...