Our Programmes
Freshwinds provides services that work in a holistic way to support the needs of each individual. Our programmes work with people with a range of issues that include health, welfare, advocacy, equality, discrimination and debt.
FInDA Employment and Training
Based in Selly Oak our services are offered City Wide. The free service can be accessed by anyone seeking advice and guidance regarding their employment and training needs. We are currently working with several Children’s Centres providing pre-employment training courses to parents.
Delivered within these courses are a variety of soft skills including confidence building, teamwork and motivation.
We also provide accredited training such as Health Safety or food hygiene to ensure the people have a valuable qualification to present to employers. One -to-one advice sessions are delivered on request, providing support with CV building, job search and other employment tools.
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FInDA Advice and Welfare
As part of Freshwinds holistic approach to people’s needs, FInDA provides a comprehensive Advice and Welfare Information Service.
We cover a wide range of Advice and Information, including Debt and Money Advice, Housing Advice, Grant and Trust Applications, Disability Advice, Immigration and Nationality Advice and Specialist Welfare Benefits Advice (including ‘back to work benefits’ calculations). We use a person centred model which means that we will continue to support and enable people through their changing needs, or until their case is resolved.
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Integrated Medicine
‘Integrated Medicine is a synergistic and harmonious blend of conventional and complementary medicine within a safe environment’.
Freshwinds has been offering a wide range of complementary therapies to adults and children since 1992. This is provided by qualified, professional therapists, majority of who give their expertise and time on a voluntary basis. Depending upon programme funding, entry criteria for each activity varies. Services are free of charge and depending on the type of programme, accessible in-house or within the community.
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Supporting People Programme
Supporting People is a government initiative offering people the chance to improve their quality of life by enabling them to live independently in the community.
Freshwinds has many years of experience tackling issues of discrimination and social exclusion and is focusing specifically on delivering tenancy support services to those with an offending background or at risk of offending; those with a refugee status; and people living with HIV and AIDS who are living in the city of Birmingham.
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BRO-SIS
The substance misuse service at Freshwinds aims to support adults to both access and maintain treatment. We do not provide a prescribing service but the outreach support we do provide helps to join up a number of agencies that clients may be involved with.
We offer a confidential, non-judgmental service, with a holistic and integrated approach that provides information, advocacy and support to engage and maintain treatment choices.
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B-Sage
The Freshwinds B-Sage programme is a well-being programme for older adults living in the Birmingham area. Clients will be offered regular support and enhanced services through our community support workers and volunteers. They may also be signposted to suitable agencies and offered relevant information and advice and guidance enabling them to deal with their individual issues.
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Birmingham Living Archive
Have you or a member of your family been affected by HIV?
Do you live, or access HIV services, in Birmingham?
Then the Living Archive would like to hear from you. We are a multi-agency project that is documenting the experiences of people living with, and affected by, HIV in Birmingham. The project will challenge the ignorance, stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV and raise awareness of our HIV heritage, which will give hope to those currently living with the virus. The archive will present the challenges that were overcome to achieve where we are today and highlight the challenges that we still face. The archive will celebrate our heritage, tell our story, educate, and raise the profile of the Birmingham HIV sector, the work we do and the services that are available in the city.
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Be…Project
The Be…Project offers a non judgemental and confidential support service for those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans with a specialist focus for those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. The Project focuses on reducing risk taking behaviour, through innovative and engaging initiatives, encouraging people to achieve their goals and aspirations through practical solutions, to make informed choices without judgement.
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