The Social Inclusion Project is specifically funded to work with people aged 50 and over. Help is available to sort out welfare benefit entitlements, accommodation concerns, isolation, discrimination and victimisation issues.
Service Users and the costume they prepared for a competition.
The Social Inclusion Project encompasses a Drop-in facility. Such a resource has for many years been an integral part of IWIC and is now based at St. Anne's Social Club in Alcester Street. The Drop-in provides a meal prepared fresh everyday by our chef for a nominal charge of £2.00.
The opening times are as follows:
Monday: 11:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday: 11:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday: 2pm - 5pm
Thursday: 11:30am - 4:30pm
Friday: 11:30am - 3:30pm
People can also have access to the following:
- Gents and ladies clothing (for a small donation).
- A choir which performs at special events and anyone is welcome to join.
- 2 Coach trips a year (for a fee).
- Arts Activities - geared towards events they take part in e.g. St Patrick's Day.
Service User Meetings are held once a month.
IWIC's Choir preforming at the Civic Reception at Birmingham Council House.
Drop In Surgery
The Drop in Centre provides a surgery for advice on housing, debts, benefit entitlement and other issues. This is available at the following times:
Monday: 12pm - 2pm
Tuesday: 12pm - 2pm
Wednesday: 2pm - 3pm
Thursday: 12pm 2pm
Friday: 12pm - 2pm
As an organisation, we recognise the positive impact this support can have on the lives of children and families and are looking to develop our services further in this area. Consequently, the Social Worker is now currently consulting with local schools, Children’s Services and other agencies, both to promote this service and to identify how we can most effectively deliver services that will meet the needs of children and families in the future.
