In 2011 CBO took over the management of Greets Green Resource Centre (GGRC) a former housing office from Sandwell MBC. Working in partnership with key stakeholders CBO secured external resources of around £70,000 to refurbish the centre and transformed the building into modern and vibrant community facilities.
Over 6,000 people use the Greets Green Resource Centre each year, benefitting from a wide range of activities including advice (In 2020/21 our advice team dealt with 2469 client cases and secured confirm financial benefit gains of £1.149m for local residents)
In 2013 CBO was approached by local residents to develop the rear open space into a multi games play area. Accordingly, CBO successfully secured around £130,000 of external resources from Biffa Award, Veolia and Big Lottery Fund to create an outdoor play area. The project is now completed providing first of a kind, both indoor and outdoor facilities at the heart of one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in Sandwell. The improved facilities will enable CBO to work with diverse client groups including young people.
In 2015 CBO was approached by local residents including existing clients to explore developing a nursery due to lack of suitable places locally. Working in partnership with Sandwell Early Years, Veolia and Enovert CBO has been successful in securing external funding of £150,000 to develop a new modular building. Greets Green Learning Hub will provide a facility for nursery as well as other educational activities meeting the needs of parents and the wider communities.
In 2020 during the pandemic in consultation with the service users CBO was successful in securing external funding of £50,000 from The National Big Lottery Fund to develop an outdoor gym and community garden area.
We are very pleased with the new additional provisions which has attracted most isolated and vulnerable individuals to take part in outdoor sporting, recreational and mental wellbeing activities.