Organisation: Welcome Change CIC
Welcome Change CIC
Welcome Change CIC is a social enterprise and our aim is to assist people in recovery from substance misuse problems to maintain their recovery in the community. All too often, people who have managed to become drug and alcohol free then relapse, and end up having to start the treatment process again. Our service aims to prevent that happening.
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Overview
Welcome Change is a Community Interest Company (CIC) owned by Welcome charity. Our purpose is to help individuals who have overcome drug or alcohol dependency to rebuild their lives, while at the same time making a positive contribution to local communities.
We are always keen to get involved in new projects and initiatives that help us to meet our aims, and welcome any feedback on our activities or ideas you may have that will enable us to reach out and support more people
What we do
Our aims are to:
• Support recovery in the community
• Help people into work – through work experience placements, volunteering opportunities and job creation
• Create a vibrant community focal point for the places in which we operate
• Build confidence and improve skills
• Provide high quality, safe, environments in which people can enjoy both work and leisure
We are owned by Welcome, a registered charity that offers a wide range of support services to individuals whose drug and alcohol use has become problematic, as well as to their families, friends and professionals who need to be drug and alcohol aware. Welcome Change offers the next stage in the recovery process, supporting people who have successfully overcome drug or alcohol dependency to rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society.
Welcome Change employs a Recovery Services Coordinator, who can support people in Recovery in the Community. People may be referred following a period of time in treatment or on leaving residential rehabilitation, or might self refer. The Recovery Services Coordinator works alongside a team of Recovery Peer Mentor Volunteers.
The support on offer includes:
- Telephone support Monday to Sunday
- One-to-one meetings in community settings, includint at our Recovery Hub
- Peer Support Groups
- Signposting individuals to other services that can help with wider issues such as housing, benefits, legal advice and health services
- Engaging individuals with positive activities such as arts, sports and gardening
- Holistic therapies
- A “Friday Lunch Club” – the opportunity to meet others in recovery over lunch
- Support with education, training and employability with an OCN-accredited “Getting back to Work” course on site. This course is free of charge, and can be completed alongside various volunteer placements (available with us or externally). We also work in partnership with local colleges to assist people to advance further in their education if desired.
- Volunteer placements that will assist people to build their CV. As a trading company, Welcome Change not only runs a Recovery Hub but also a Community Centre and Cafe, two Charity Shops and a range of Community and Youth Services.
Volunteer placements are available in:
- Recovery Peer Mentoring
- Gardening and environmental work
- Catering
- Retail
- Warehousing
- Administration
- Youth work
- Supporting elderly residents
Who is it for?
Due to our location and funding we aim to reach people in recovery from the Borough of Solihull and those living in East Birmingham. However, if you do need the service and come from further afield please contact our Recovery Services Coordinator, Ben Thompson, on 07495 139 016.
How to access
How to refer or be referred
Referrals from drug and alcohol treatment providers
Our Recovery Services Coordinator is present during service-user induction into treatment in Solihull in order to inform people, right at the beginning of treatment, that the service will be there for them when they leave. The Recovery Services Coordinator can keep in contact with individuals throughout treatment, if needed, and is able to come into a treatment appointments with them when the care plan indicates that they are soon to exit treatment. On exit from treatment individuals can already have an appointment to see the Recovery Services Coordinator in a community setting, or just have been given his contact details for support if and when needed.
Other agencies
Other organisations and agencies working with people in treatment and recovery can contact our Recovery Services Coordinator, Ben Thompson, on 07495 139 061 to discuss a referral, ideally prior to the individual’s exit from their service.
Self referrals
If you find out about our service whilst you are already in recovery in the community then contact our Recovery Services Coordinator, Ben Thompson, on 07495 139 016 or drop into the Recovery Hub:
Welcome Change Recovery Hub
Ownall Road
Shard End
Birmingham
B34 7AJ
Overview
Welcome Change is a Community Interest Company (CIC) owned by Welcome charity. Our purpose is to help individuals who have overcome drug or alcohol dependency to rebuild their lives, while at the same time making a positive contribution to local communities.
We are always keen to get involved in new projects and initiatives that help us to meet our aims, and welcome any feedback on our activities or ideas you may have that will enable us to reach out and support more people
What we do
Our aims are to:
• Support recovery in the community
• Help people into work – through work experience placements, volunteering opportunities and job creation
• Create a vibrant community focal point for the places in which we operate
• Build confidence and improve skills
• Provide high quality, safe, environments in which people can enjoy both work and leisure
We are owned by Welcome, a registered charity that offers a wide range of support services to individuals whose drug and alcohol use has become problematic, as well as to their families, friends and professionals who need to be drug and alcohol aware. Welcome Change offers the next stage in the recovery process, supporting people who have successfully overcome drug or alcohol dependency to rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society.
Welcome Change employs a Recovery Services Coordinator, who can support people in Recovery in the Community. People may be referred following a period of time in treatment or on leaving residential rehabilitation, or might self refer. The Recovery Services Coordinator works alongside a team of Recovery Peer Mentor Volunteers.
The support on offer includes:
- Telephone support Monday to Sunday
- One-to-one meetings in community settings, includint at our Recovery Hub
- Peer Support Groups
- Signposting individuals to other services that can help with wider issues such as housing, benefits, legal advice and health services
- Engaging individuals with positive activities such as arts, sports and gardening
- Holistic therapies
- A “Friday Lunch Club” – the opportunity to meet others in recovery over lunch
- Support with education, training and employability with an OCN-accredited “Getting back to Work” course on site. This course is free of charge, and can be completed alongside various volunteer placements (available with us or externally). We also work in partnership with local colleges to assist people to advance further in their education if desired.
- Volunteer placements that will assist people to build their CV. As a trading company, Welcome Change not only runs a Recovery Hub but also a Community Centre and Cafe, two Charity Shops and a range of Community and Youth Services.
Volunteer placements are available in:
- Recovery Peer Mentoring
- Gardening and environmental work
- Catering
- Retail
- Warehousing
- Administration
- Youth work
- Supporting elderly residents
Who is it for?
Due to our location and funding we aim to reach people in recovery from the Borough of Solihull and those living in East Birmingham. However, if you do need the service and come from further afield please contact our Recovery Services Coordinator, Ben Thompson, on 07495 139 016
How to access
How to refer or be referred
Referrals from drug and alcohol treatment providers
Our Recovery Services Coordinator is present during service-user induction into treatment in Solihull in order to inform people, right at the beginning of treatment, that the service will be there for them when they leave. The Recovery Services Coordinator can keep in contact with individuals throughout treatment, if needed, and is able to come into a treatment appointments with them when the care plan indicates that they are soon to exit treatment. On exit from treatment individuals can already have an appointment to see the Recovery Services Coordinator in a community setting, or just have been given his contact details for support if and when needed.
Other agencies
Other organisations and agencies working with people in treatment and recovery can contact our Recovery Services Coordinator, Ben Thompson, on 07495 139 061 to discuss a referral, ideally prior to the individual’s exit from their service.
Self referrals
If you find out about our service whilst you are already in recovery in the community then contact our Recovery Services Coordinator, Ben Thompson, on 07495 139 016 or drop into the Recovery Hub:
Welcome Change Recovery Hub
Ownall Road
Shard End
Birmingham
B34 7AJ
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Wolverhampton Change Recovery Hub - Ownall Road, Shard End, Birmingham, B34 7AJ This organisation offers services to people within the Solihul and Shard End area of Birmingham.