We offer our ESOL Course at entry 1 – level 1 and we also have a Health and Social Care Course available. Also, we provide welfare benefits advice and basic IT Support for people with little to no experience with computers. We also have a work club where we support people create/update their CV’s, help people apply for jobs and prepare for interviews.
Class times:
Entry 1: 9:30AM – 12:00PM from Monday – Thursday
Entry 2: 12:00PM to 2:30PM from Monday – Thursday
Entry 3: 9:15AM to 11:45AM from Tuesday – Friday
Level 1: 12:15PM to 2:45PM from Tuesday – Friday
ARC provides English Classes twice a week at different ability levels. These are free of charge, easily accessible and based around practical language learning. Each day we run different classes ranging from beginners to advanced.
ARC runs a weekly Drop-In for asylum seekers and refugees to meet, socialise and share food together. We offer a range of activities to participate in such as pool, table tennis and craft. Partner organisations working with asylum seekers and refugees locally attend to offer additional services.
ARC provides advice and signposting for asylum seekers and refugees such as help making phone calls, understanding letters or require general advice via casework appointment.
We provide social groups including a youth group and a football team, and always celebrate special events such as Anniversaries, Eid and Christmas.
The hub is a constituted voluntary community group based in Warrington that is open to anyone living in the area who is a host or guest under the Government Homes for Ukraine scheme or family scheme.
Our purpose is to support hosts and guests from Ukraine.
Support for asylum seekers varies from community to community. Some of the support our churches offer ranges from:
- English language classes at no cost
- Safe spaces to make new friends or to enjoy a meal
- Carer and toddler groups are open to everyone
- Sunday worship
- Midweek activities such as sports sessions or intergenerational activities.
- Practical assistance through food banks and baby banks
Blackpool Central Library offers a library service (book borrowing, literacy events, digital literacy support, signposting to local services, alleviating loneliness).
British Red Cross Refugee Support, Lancashire, helps people seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants on various issues including adjusting to life in a new country through casework support. The session offers the opportunity for people to meet new people and chat over hot drinks and snacks.
People can be helped with the following:
Health care access and advice
English lessons information
Advice on community integration activities
Information and advice on asylum process
Information on legal support
Move-on support
Family reunion
Family tracing
British Red Cross Refugee Support, Lancashire, helps people seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants on various issues including adjusting to life in a new country through casework support. The session offers the opportunity for people to meet new people and chat over hot drinks and snacks.
People can be helped with the following:
Health care access and advice
English lessons information
Advice on community integration activities
Information and advice on asylum process
Information on legal support
Move-on support
Family reunion
Family tracing
British Red Cross Refugee Support, Lancashire, helps people seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants on various issues including adjusting to life in a new country through casework support. The session offers the opportunity for people to meet new people and chat over hot drinks and snacks.
People can be helped with the following:
- Healthcare access and advice
- English lessons information
- Advice on community integration activities
- Information and advice on the asylum process
- Information on legal support
- Move-on support
- Family reunion
- Family tracing