Trusted Partner Hub

Hardship Grant Community Fund - Trusted Partner Hub

Welcome to the HGCF Trusted Partner hub!

Here you can view the latest HSF news, find signposting & information resources, and access portal training & guidance.

Signposting, Information and Advice

Connecting Applicants to support services:

Birmingham City Council’s Customer Service Centres – Details of Customer Service Centres across Birmingham who can assist with Welfare Benefits, Financial Problems, and Housing Issues
Local Welfare Provision Scheme – Details of the LWP scheme aimed at helping vulnerable people in short term crisis with food and essential items
Community Connectors - Information on how to get started with your local community connector, linking families to community support and assets
Route 2 Wellbeing Directory - City-wide Voluntary and Community service directory
The Waiting Room Support Directory - City-wide Voluntary and Community service directory
Birmingham Food Justice Map - Interactive map of City-wide food banks and warm welcome spaces
Birmingham Warm Welcome Space Directory - Details of all the spaces in your area where you can come and keep warm this winter
Birmingham Connect to Support-online information and advice guide, community directory and marketplace for citizens of Birmingham

Advice and Information:

Birmingham Housing Advice Pack
Help in Brum: Birmingham Cost of Living Support
Government Cost of Living Support Factsheet
Check benefits and support you can get
British Gas Energy Support
Turn2Us Benefits Calculator
Support for Carers
Change Grow Live alcohol and drugs advice
Step Change or other Breathing Space initiatives can offer 60 days respite from interest fees and court action for those in multiple arrears

Latest

West Midlands Multibank Reaches One Million Milestone to Help Families in Need

One million essential items have been distributed to families in need across the region through the West Midlands Multibank since the project was launched just over a year ago. The milestone was celebrated by BVSC, who oversee the West Midlands Multibank alongside funders Comic Relief and Sport Relief. The West Midlands Multibank receives donations from businesses such as Amazon to distribute to a network of over 200 community partners who then distribute them to families most in need.
CYP Preventative and Early Mental & Emotional Help - External Stakeholders Engagement

Early Help Mental Health Services provide voluntary, preventative support for children, young people, and families facing challenges to prevent future escalations into secondary care mental health services. The way our young people want to access support, and their needs have changed a lot over the last 10 years. We are reviewing our services to ensure we deliver them effectively and to check if our current delivery model meeting patient needs.
Letters, Promises and Belonging: The Children Of Windrush
Birmingham Windrush Service of Commemoration, Thanksgiving and Celebration

The service will include contributions from clergy, community leaders, and the Birmingham Windrush Celebration Legacy Choir.

Crisis and Resilience Fund

Help for Birmingham households experiencing financial hardship is being developed as part of Birmingham’s Crisis and Resilience Fund (previously known as Household Support Fund/ Hardship Grant Community Fund) programme.
Become a volunteer

Volunteering involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that is of benefit to others or the environment. Find out how you can get involved in volunteering in Birmingham.
The Weather Model

This model uses the weather as a metaphor for different elements of reflective practice.
What we do

BVSC aims to support a vibrant and resilient sector which in turn ensures that people from across the city feel included and engaged and have access to appropriate support from people who understand the issues and challenges they face.
Join BVSC

There are several ways that you can engage with BVSC to stay informed, grow your organisation and connect with others.
Neighbourhood Network Schemes in Birmingham

The aim of Neighbourhood Network Schemes (known as NNS) in Birmingham is to help older adults in Birmingham to lead healthy, happy and independent lives in their own homes and communities.
Funding

Find out how BVSC can help you with fundraising
Compliments, Comments and Complaints Process

At BVSC we strive to provide our customers with the best service possible. We know that some of the best ideas come from people outside of our organisation and we therefore welcome feedback at every level to help us continuously improve what we do. This means that we want to hear from you when things go well, and when things could have gone better.
Quality Standards
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