ALDI REDDITCH - SMALLWOOD

An independent community based organisation formed on behalf of the residents of batchley and surrounding area, a district of redditch, worcestershire. the charity works not only in batchley but also in other districts of redditch working on behalf of the residents and provides a range of services, activities and events in local neighbourhoods.

SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION St Basils Bromsgrove scheme provides accommodation with 24 hour on-site support to 15 young men and women aged 16-23 who have a local connection and/or care leavers. The accommodation provided comprises of a mixture of studio and one bedroom flats and also has a training kitchen, communal spaces and an ICT room. The surplus donations collected are ambient foods suitable for storing in a communal area. The items are on display for our residents to help themselves. We also use some tinned items from the surplus collections to hand out to residents if they are struggling financially or if their benefits have not been paid. LEARNING, SKILLS AND WORK The majority of the young people we work with are under the age of 21 or extremely vulnerable. We teach young residents life skills such as cooking and budgeting so that when they move on they will be able to live independently and have the confidence to make a success of their lives. Once young people are stable we support them to do job searches, update their CVs and help them access placement or volunteering opportunities in the local area. If you can help provide a paid or unpaid placement to a local young person please get in touch.

Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre is a 13-18 co-educational academy school located in central Redditch, Worcestershire, England. The school is located within a few minutes of the Kingfisher Shopping Centre and the area of central Redditch, just north of the roundabout of the A4023 and B4160. The school is on Easemore Road. The school is a very special place and visitors are always impressed by the warm, friendly and highly positive relationships that exist between staff and students and between the students themselves. We are a friendly and caring community where students are encouraged to aim high, embrace challenge and develop resilience so that they can realise their talents and create their futures. Our school motto, Excellence for All, encapsulates our vision for all students in our care. Our motto reflects both ambition and inclusivity and allows students to prosper because we have high expectations of their academic progress as well as their personal development. As they move through the school they grow into confident, articulate young adults who contribute selflessly to their families and their local communities. Our young people leave us equipped to meet the demands of a fast-changing global employment market that requires independent thinking, creativity and collaboration. We offer a breakfast club to all of our students, in the dining room on the school site, every morning. This club has always been popular but has become even more popular recently, with the current economic climate hitting our families hard. All year groups are welcome and students also use this time to build social friendships with peers and staff. The club is particularly popular with our Year 11 and 13 students at the time of public examinations, when they want to fuel their bodies and minds as best they can to give them the best chance of success.