Corporate Parenting Board Meeting

Corporate Parenting Board Meeting

The Corporate Parenting Board met last week for the final meeting of this municipal year. As always, it was a well‑attended session and provided an opportunity to reflect on the progress the Board has made over the past 12 months. We discussed the impact we have...
DECCA 20 Year Celebration

DECCA 20 Year Celebration

Sandwell’s Drug Education, Counselling and Confidential Advice service (DECCA) celebrated a huge milestone on Tuesday as colleagues and partners came together for the service’s 20th Anniversary. The event opened with a look back at DECCA’s journey, how the team...
Care Experienced Young Parents Drop-In Session

Care Experienced Young Parents Drop-In Session

The Voice Team, Young Parents and Care Experienced Teams hosted the first drop‑in session for care‑experienced young people in Sandwell who are now parents. This new session was set up following a request from young people at the end of last year and attendees...
Knit and Natter

Knit and Natter

Today we were delighted to receive 127 ‘woolly pals’, knitted by two Knit and Natter groups based at Thimblemill and Oakham libraries. These creations represent hours of dedication, care, and community spirit. The knitters were determined to make a meaningful...
MST ‘Whatever it takes’ Award

MST ‘Whatever it takes’ Award

Congratulations to our Multisystemic Therapy (MST) Team who have been recognised by the MST ‘Whatever It Takes’ programme. This recognition is given to individuals within the MST community that have demonstrated outstanding and commendable service. MST...
House Project at the CLNM Annual Conference

House Project at the CLNM Annual Conference

On Wednesday the Sandwell House Project Team and seven amazing young people joined the National House Project’s Care Leavers National Movement (CLNM) annual conference in Manchester. Sandwell was proudly represented, with two of our inspiring young people taking on...