Our News
CHADD to merge with The Langstone Society
We have some really good news. CHADD is about to welcome a host of new colleagues and service users after we agreed to merge with fellow Dudley charity, The Langstone Society. Together we will create a larger and more robust organisation which will continue to...
We are recruiting a new Head of Care position
We are pleased to be recruiting to this newly created role overseeing our expanding portfolio of CQC registered services for people with disabilities. The role is pivotal to CHADD as we move forward and build on our existing portfolio of specialist accommodation and...
Room Hire Opportunities at Brindley House
Large Training Room and Event Space We are offering our large training room space for hire at our Brindley House central office and community building. The Diane Stokes Training Room can accommodate 18-20 people board room style, and 30 people theatre style. The...
Alliance Coordinator -12 month Contract – Youth Services
CHADD are currently recruiting a Young Person’s Alliance Coordinator to join the team in delivering support to young people who are looked after children. The Dudley Young Person’s Alliance is chaired by CHADD, with members Just Straight Talk, Accord Fry, YMCA Black...
About bloody time – but we still need help with period poverty
Last week we devoted International Women's Day to the About Bloody Time campaign to tackle period poverty for the women of Dudley. This week the government confirmed that they will fund free sanitary products for schools in England. Hurrah - great news and well done...
RISE Project Coordinator [youth services]
The RISE Project Coordinator will be responsible for developing and coordinating a programme of regular activities and events. As this is a new project we are seeking a self motivated, confident communicator who can make this happen and succeed. The ideal person will...
It’s Never too Late an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate for people aged over 55 in Dudley
Outreach work to help victims of domestic abuse is a core part of CHADD's work. In the last year we have developed this work with a new member of our team: Rani Kaur. Rani is an IDVA, an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate. She launched our new outreach service for...
Meet Esther Treasure – our new chaplain at CHADD
This morning we celebrated a new team member joining us at CHADD. Esther Treasure was formally licensed as our new Chaplin by the Rt Rev Graham Usher, Bishop of Dudley and our chair. The license is issued by the Bishop of Worcester. With the formalities over, two...
Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance session on housing and domestic abuse in Dudley
This morning we hosted Phil Azu for the first Midlands event from the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance. It's an opportunity to bring people together from a range of housing providers and other public services to improve how we recognise and tackle domestic abuse. Anna...
‘This saves lives’ – CHADD’s domestic abuse training at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley
We're halfway through a new programme to train medics and other staff at Russells Hall Hospital to help them recognise and act on domestic abuse. It's a new partnership built on long-standing relationships between our own Karen Turnock and the safeguarding team at...
Domestic Abuse & Housing Workshop
The link between housing, homelessness and domestic abuse is increasing and has been highlighted and championed by Alison Inman, CIH president 17/18. There is now significant evidence of the link between repairs, arrears, tenancy failure and incidents of domestic...
One Number; Local Helpline for Domestic Abuse
How to get help if you are a victim or are concerned about someone you know...... Dudley borough has a single point of contact to help victims of domestic abuse and their families access support services quickly by calling one number 01384 455 411 We are proud to be...
Foyer gets stuck into to help a Dudley Homelessness Jam #dycjam
Yes that right, a homelessness Jam. Some of the people who live in our Foyer have got involved with Dudley Youth Council which has given itself the brief to "Raise awareness of homelessness and increase services for young people" To start long term work on this...
Welcome to Rotary House
It's been a hugely busy pre-Christmas for us with lots of activities and events, and in sorting through and distributing all of the donations received through our recent Big Give Christmas Campaign. We have been overwhelmed with the success of our campaign this year...
New Year Honour for Jane Clarke, Former CEO at CHADD
Jane Clarke, who retired as the Chief Executive of Dudley charity CHADD (Churches Housing Association of Dudley and District) two years ago, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honour’s list. Jane has received the award for services to vulnerable women and...
Never too Late – domestic abuse for older people and Women in Housing Awards
Some of us are in Manchester this evening. For an awards do. We think it's the first time this has happened to CHADD staff. Not that we don't think our work is good - we just haven't been in the habit of hollering about it. We're really looking forward to a whole...
We all needed help didn’t we? #StartsatHome
All of us have received support with our housing.....yes, every one of us! We may not have known it at the time or appreciated it, and it's likely it wasn't labelled as such, but we all had to learn the skills to live independently - and it started at home. Most of us...
Springboard for Young Parents – exciting news!
A very quick post to announce that we are now offering homes with support for young parents in both Dudley and Sandwell. A first for CHADD to be working in Sandwell! Both of these schemes provide tenancies to young parents aged 16 to 25 years, in self-contained...
The giggliest of giggles – or the wider benefit of our Fresh Steps course
Jenny has just finished our 8 week Fresh Steps Course. It helps people re-build the confidence that has been broken by domestic abuse and sets them up to start finding a job, perhaps learning again or take on a volunteering opportunity. For Jenny the work she's done...
Football at the Foyer, or following a passion.
This season our On Route Foyer's fledgling footie team made it to the semi finals of their first competition. Reports from the sideline tell us it could've gone even better at the Wellbeing League Cup: "Slight controversy as a 'phantom' goal took it to a penalty shoot...
Springboard for Young People in Dudley
Last Friday the new Chief Executive of the Foyer Federation came to to visit us. We've had a long and fruitful relationship with the federation. On the one hand it's a place where we can learn about ways to help young people. On the other we can share our good...
Never Too Late: Domestic abuse and older people in Dudley
With an increasing number of older people becoming victims of domestic abuse, a new service is being launched in Dudley to support this older age group. Delivered by CHADD, this innovative new service is able to provide tailored support to older victims of abuse...
“We made bacon cakes with beans” – everyday life in our foyer for young people.
The range of work we do in our On Route foyer sometimes even surprises us - and it emerges through what the young people tell us in the impact app we use. The quotes are the words of the young people we work with. It can be the simple and the practical as making food...
Digital Discovery
For the last few months we have been working closely with Nick and Steph from Podnosh to deliver a special digital project with young people in our Foyer. We were able to use a little bit of funding from Ian Austin MP to provide WiFi in the Foyer and use Podnosh’s...
Kingdom Values in Action
No one person or agency alone can reduce the impact of domestic abuse on a person but we are much stronger and much more effective together. As CHADD was founded by the C of E diocese in response to homelessness and gaps faced by people in communities, we are...
Local Heroes
We have been busy over the last few weeks preparing for our AGM and pulling together all the stories, events and highlights from the last 12-months for our annual report. It is always amazing to look back and see what has been achieved and lives that have been...
Telling Stories
For the last 210 days I have had the great privilege of being Chief Executive here at CHADD, having taken over from Jane Clarke who retired at Christmas. Jane had put her heart and soul in to building this fantastic organisation working to improve people’s lives in...