by Nick Booth | Mar 24, 2025 | Foyer, News, Young people
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: ...
by Nick Booth | Oct 25, 2024 | Domestic Abuse, Foyer, General, New Beginnings, News, Refuge, Supported Housing, Teenage parents, The Team
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...
by Nick Booth | Oct 4, 2024 | Foyer, News, Volunteering, Young people
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...
by Nick Booth | Sep 11, 2024 | Annual Report, Communities Team, Domestic Abuse, Foyer, News
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...
by Nick Booth | Aug 22, 2024 | Foyer, News, Teenage parents, Volunteering, Young parents, Young people
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...
by Nick Booth | Jul 31, 2024 | Foyer, General, News, Teenage parents, Young parents, Young people
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...
by Nick Booth | Jul 23, 2024 | Foyer, News, Volunteering, Young people
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...
by Nick Booth | Jul 10, 2024 | News, Volunteering
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...
by Nick Booth | Jul 10, 2024 | News
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...
by Nick Booth | Jun 20, 2024 | New Beginnings, News, Refuge, Volunteering
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...
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