Tags: west midlands
Advice for Health launches
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/advice-for-health-launchesToday we launch Advice for Health, a funding pot that aims to support people’s mental and physical health by accessing advice.
StereoHype Social
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/stereohype-socialStereoHype Social brings together racially and culturally diverse creatives in Birmingham who have lived experience of mental health to make friends, share experiences and create artistic work challenging stigma. Workshops…
StereoHype Social: Music changes mental health
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/project-stories/stereohype-social-music-changes-mental-healthGreg Rogers shares his own experience of mental ill health, and how he's supporting fellow artists and creatives in Birmingham to improve their own mental health by creating a night…
Moving On
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/moving-onThe Moving On project was organised by an independent volunteer-run charity, the Rainbow Sunshine Company. There was a wide age range in the group, which included young adults and people…
Local Conversation in Lozells
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/local-conversation-in-lozellsAspire and Succeed, a local organisation run by residents, partnered with People’s Health Trust to deliver the Local Conversation in Lozells. Using a community organising approach, Aspire & Succeed engaged…
Aaina Community Hub
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/aaina-community-hubA lot of the women that usually attend Aaina Community Hub have experienced multiple challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. For example, families living in multi-occupancy households who were unable to…
Second Stitch at Home
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/second-stitch-at-homeThe project also encourages members to be actively involved and to undertake additional work in their own time, helping them develop a wide variety of sewing skills and techniques to…
Arty-Folks Peer Empowerment Group
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/arty-folks-peer-empowermentOur life circumstances can determine our mental health and create health inequalities. There is not enough provision in the local community in Coventry for people who are living with mental…
Living Wage Places schemes exceed targets in 2021
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/living-wage-places-schemes-exceed-targets-in-2021Strong local economies and stable employment that pays at least the real Living Wage, have a big impact on our health. This is why People’s Health Trust is one of…
Second stitch at home
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/second-stitch-at-homeHaving good working conditions, fair contractual conditions, and stable employment that pays at least the real Living Wage all have a big impact on our health, and refugees and migrants…
Moving On project evaluation
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/publications/case-studies/rainbow-sunshine-companyThe Moving On project provided weekly creative workshop sessions for disabled people organised by the Rainbow Sunshine Company. Group members took part in music, dance and drama-based activities, then performed…
Refugee Week 2020
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/refugee-week-2020Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees. Founded in 1998 and held every year around World Refugee Day on the 20 June, Refugee…
Living Wage Week 2019
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/living-wage-week-2019Living Wage Week starts on 11 November and this year the Living Wage Foundation will be celebrating their 50th Living Wage Funder, Wellcome Trust. In 2015, the Trust helped found…
Celebrate, connect and share
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/celebrate-connect-and-shareSteering Group members from six Local People projects supported by Royal Voluntary Service came together to celebrate, connect and share. In May, Royal Voluntary Service held their first ever Steering…
Community awards
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/community-awardsSince 2014, Lozells-based organisation Aspire & Succeed has supported residents to create and deliver a shared vision for their neighbourhood through a Local Conversation. Every two years, residents of Lozells…
Pride Jubilee
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/pride-jubilee50 years ago, the Stonewall Uprising started a series of riots and demonstrations which became the catalyst for the modern Pride movement. Three years later, in July 1972, the first…
Volunteers United
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/volunteers-united“You are not defined by what you cannot do, but what you can do” - MAP Volunteer Volunteers United, a project run by Mercian Ability Partnership (MAP), provides opportunities for…
Surfs up in Bradley
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/surfs-up-in-bradley“The group has evolved, there is the odd IT problem here and there but now members just like getting together to have a coffee and chat.” In Wolverhampton, both men…