Designers support anti-drugs drive

Designers support anti-drugs drive

A Birmingham-based charity has welcomed valuable support in its drive to help drug addicts turn their lives around.

Phoenix Futures launched an education campaign with posters and leaflets after responding to an offer from employment experts Pertemps People Development Group. The Edgbaston-based company contacted local charities offering the services of its marketing and design team free of charge.

PPDG has appealed for more charities that may benefit from free graphic design support services to get in touch. 

Marcia Dixon, outreach team manager at the charity, said: “We will be using the leaflets to advertise our services in hostels, community centres, neighbourhood offices and other venues where people in need of support for their substance misuse may be. I would like to say thank you for the support PPDG has given to our team.”

She added: “We will be using the leaflets to advertise our services in hostels, community centres, neighbourhood offices and other venues where people in need of support for their substance misuse may be. I would like to say thank you for the support PPDG has given to our team. The leaflets and posters we requested were designed with our target audience in mind. They are eye-catching and informative without being too wordy. We also had a point of sale stand designed to match them which helps draw even more attention.

“From start to finish the service we have received has been professional, considerate, stress free and quicker than expected. I would definitely recommend other charities take advantage of this offer.”

Paul King, PPDG’s marketing and PR director, invited charities to contact the design team by emailing aiden.begley@ppdg.co.uk for more information.

Phoenix Futures is a leading provider of services for people with drug and alcohol problems. It offers services within community, prison and residential settings in England and Scotland. Through its expertise it is able to support service users at every stage of their recovery.

This includes: engagement on the streets and in communities, harm reduction at drop in centres, structured day programmes, residential rehabilitation, supported resettlement, services within prisons.

PPDG delivers the Government’s Welfare to Work strategy across the Midlands through Flexible New Deal, Work Focused Training and other employment initiatives. PPDG is using its vast experience of helping long-term unemployed people get back into work to help local jobseekers secure employment opportunities.

PPDG’s team of employment experts provide advice on benefits, confidence building, one-to-one support, CV and interview preparation as well as finding the right job or training course. In partnership with DWP, the Ministry of Justice and Jobcentre Plus, PPDG delivers a diverse range of employment and training initiatives and many ESF funded programmes. More than 100,000 job seekers have been helped into sustained employment by the company since the projects began.  It has trained 130,000 people in vocational skills, and over 175,000 people have benefitted from professional information, advice and guidance services.