Quench Arts

About this provider

Quench Arts is a community music organisation with a strong history of engaging individuals in music-making for wellbeing outcomes, working across Birmingham since 2012. We run two longstanding music wellbeing programmes called Musical Connections (for adults) and Wavelength (for young people) and also work in mental health inpatient settings.

We are able to support people entitled to section 117 aftercare support though our personalised heath budget provision and also offer a range of group social prescribing sessions for various beneficiary groups. We believe in the power of music to make a positive difference to people’s lives, ‘making music, making connections’. Our musical activities aid recovery and build resilience focused on the Five Ways to Wellbeing. Please see https://www.quench-arts.co.uk/opportunities for more information.

This 10-week programme is designed specifically for carers, who we know can often feel lonely or socially isolated due to fewer opportunities to pursue interests and friendships outside of their carer role. The sessions will be fun, safe, encouraging, tailored and accessible to the group. We aim for the sessions to provide a sense of achievement by setting and working towards a common group goal and to enable interaction, reflection and support from others who share and appreciate what it is to be a carer.

To assist your attendance, we are able to refund the backfill carer costs that you face, to ensure that the person you care for is looked after whilst you attend - please see more information on the sign up form to read the amount available and how these can be claimed. For this project we will accept referrals from social prescribing link workers, Birmingham’s Neighbourhood Network Scheme, and carer support agencies, as well as self-referrals. £75/ £25* for the 10 week programme. *See registration info regarding discounted places. Payments by 2 installments possible.