Listening to children and young people’s experiences of health and care
Dudley’s Young Health Champions are young people between the ages of 11 and 25, who are using their skills, talents and networks to deliver health …read more
Category: championing
Recognising volunteers doing great things in their communities through the Character Portraits Project
We worked in collaboration with Midland Film and Art (MFAA)/The Art Yard, a collection of artists, craft workers, writers, performers and film producers, who were …read more
Connecting groups to funding opportunities
Our work with Dudley Voices for Choice (DVC) resulted in them being awarded a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund totalling £415,720 to maintain …read more
Supporting work that keeps older people connected and well
Age UK Dudley approached Dudley CVS with an open and collaborative approach to dealing with underspend on its grants programme. Chris and Karen from Age …read more
Connecting local businesses to opportunities to support the local community
In 2018 the Volunteer Centre was approached by staff from the Stourbridge branch of Yorkshire Building Society, seeking an opportunity to do an activity which …read more
Developing a Principles Focused Evaluation approach – CoLab Dudley
We wanted to get a handle on using evaluation in CoLab Dudley’s work so that we would be able to tell an honest and complete …read more
Starting a conversation about child neglect in Dudley
1 in 10 children experience neglect according to the NSPCC, but what does this mean for Dudley borough families? In November, Healthwatch Dudley brought local …read more
Developing an information website for parents and carers of children with Specialist Education Needs and/or Disability (SEND)
June 2017 we developed a peer information website for parents and carers of children with SEND (Specialist Education Needs and/or Disability) in Dudley borough, about …read more
Championing the voices of children and young people
Dudley Young Health Champions supports 11-25 year olds to develop their own projects with a health focus based on issues that matter to them. The project …read more
Supporting deaf people to have a voice
Deaf people have been telling Healthwatch Dudley about the challenges they face when communicating with health professionals and we responded by bringing together a group …read more