Our Vision.
Smethwick Church Action Network has a three-fold vision statement outlining our aims and objectives:
Serving Needs.
To serve our neighbours in times of crisis, offering a helping hand through difficult times.
This includes meeting imminent needs such as food or other emergencies and practical items for rough sleepers
Empowering Growth.
To give our neighbours an opportunity to thrive and become their ‘best selves’, by helping to facilitate a transition from a place of need to a place of opportunity, hope and self-sufficiency.
This includes helping our neighbours access long term support through Food Pantry, money management courses, accessing mental wellbeing support, up-skilling our neighbours with practical skills such as baking or gardening or partnering with local service providers such as ‘Back to Work’ or ‘Housing First’ to ensure a long term, sustainable outcome.
Offering Hope.
To be a source of hope - whether through meeting an immediate need with a high quality food parcel or through journeying with someone as they work with us and our partners to a more self-reliant and sustainable future.
As our neighbours receive the practical support outlined above, we hope they will find a warm welcome, a place to be accepted, supported and given hope for their future.