About us

 Clothes Bank


 Foodbank


Housing Support for the Homeless


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                                  Our Work

 

Giving Hands operates in Brierley Hill Dudley, West Midlands. 


For 10 years now, we have been helping the homeless and rough sleepers, the poor and needy, those with severe debt problems, those leaving hostels and rehab centres, those with health problems, the socially isolated, those fleeing domestic violence, those suffering from severe depression, the underprivileged and disadvantaged, and all those within our reach whose lives are a struggle due to the hardship that they face daily. We operate based on our Christian ethos and believe in Jesus Christ. As part of our core values, we are committed to improving the quality of life of people irrespective of religion, race, gender, age and sexual orientation.

 

For 10 years now, we have remained committed to addressing severe needs and deprivation faced by individuals and families in our local community. The rising cost of living, the rise in the prices of food and household items, rising energy bills and new unemployment has brought about a huge increase in severe hardship in the daily lives of people.


During the COVID-19 pandemic, we remained opened throughout observing government guidelines and attending to severe needs in our community.


Dudley remains one of the most deprived boroughs in England (Indices of Deprivation, 2015). Report shows that within the borough 31,646 people, representing about 10% of the population live in the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England.



Evidence to show the need for the project

As at September 2023, we have supported up to 12,600 people. Of this number 5,847 people are aged 65 and above. In addition, we prevented 61 households from being made homeless, totalling 244 people.


87% of our service users were helped food, toiletries, clothing and household items. 22% were given sleeping bags, mattresses, and beddings. 16% we provided advice or referred to partner agencies for specialised support. As a way of reaching out to families in need that have children, 34% were helped with the provision of toys. 100% of the referring organizations that work with us report that the support provided by us has made a positive impact on the lives of their clients.


Percentage of people supported so far; Female 64%, Male 36%.


We also help the homeless, one of which was published in the local news - available online - “Homeless man in Dudley finds new home”.

Due to the positive impact we are making in the community, the West Midlands Police appointed us as one of the Third Party Reporting Centres where victims of hate crimes who are reluctant to report directly to the Police can approach. We help in reporting the incident via True Vision, the online platform.

 


Services/support provided and beneficiaries of the project

We have been experiencing a significant increase on a week-by-week basis in the number of our service users. They need help with food, toiletries, clothing, finding employment, prevention of homelessness and finding accommodation for the homeless. 


Beneficiaries of our project are local individuals and families with children living in poverty, the elderly aged 65 and above, key workers and carers, support workers, victims of domestic violence and abuse, mental health victims, people with underlying health conditions and other local vulnerable people. Including those out of work with no source of income.  All our items and services are provided free of charge to all our service users.


Outcome of the project

The planned outcome of this project is to help local vulnerable people tackle depression, mental health issues, domestic violence, the risk of homelessness and to the extreme preventing suicide. The key outcome is to help them weather the storm and get back on their feet again, develop their self-confidence, increase their ability to tackle setbacks, develop resilience, live happy, healthy and better lives.

  


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