Hope Inspired design and deliver personal development and leadership programmes for women, particularly those from marginalised communities, to support their growth, enhance mental wellness and raise aspirations, motivation and confidence. Those who attend our services face multiple challenges arising from structural inequalities, displacement, childhood trauma, domestic abuse, caring responsibilities or social isolation. We create culturally appropriate spaces where the women feel safe and build trust; our work supports the women be better equipped to navigate and overcome personal and societal barriers. During the relevant period, we have delivered funded programmes that integrate coaching, mentoring, neuro-linguistic programming, art-based activities, story-telling and our connection with nature to aid learning and growth. We are increasingly focused on collaborating with community partners to develop/deliver initiatives that support mental wellness. The highlights for the current reporting period include: Being commissioned by the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust as part of the 247 pilot and delivering services in East Birmingham Successfully delivering our programmes for the Fairer Future Fund Collaborating with statutory and voluntary sector partners to increase our reach and add value to our existing programmes – E.g DWP and Birmingham Adult Education Service. Through our activities and input, we have seen our client base start to engage with other learning providers and, in particular, start to explore further education, volunteering and employment opportunities.

Our stakeholders include (i) members of the community who engage with our services (ii) current/potential funders and (iii) other service-providers who are current or potential collaborators and partners. As reported in the previous CIC 34 report, consultation with existing service users is continuous and includes feedback about future services and the quality and relevance of existing services. We make changes (where appropriate) and develop new initiatives in line with feedback from service users. In the current year, co-production activity has increased and we have made applications for funding based on co-produced plans; the 247 pilot and Fairer Futures funded programme had many elements developed because of the wishes and expressed needs of community members. Consultation with other partners is also an ongoing process as part of our wider engagement within the sector; partnership development has continued with key statutory and voluntary sector agencies (eg – schools, faith-based organisations, libraries and other providers) and is reflected in our delivery during the reporting period.

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