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We offer guidance, support, signposting and friendship to all asylum seekers, refugees and diaspora. Liverpool Lighthouse is an arts and community centre. They run a community programme that offers arts activities to improve wellbeing and mental health, alongside practical support with a fresh food pantry, advice and support when needed and a warm place to have a cuppa and a chat. They can also offer English language classes.
Our counselling services are free for asylum seekers and refugees living on the Wirral. Mind Clarity CIC’s counsellors are all fully qualified and multilingual so can provide mental health support in the clients primary or preferred language. All sessions are conducted remotely via telephone or online call.
We offer:
  • Advocacy and advice across a broad area and Immigration advice (OISC1) and support, including student placements.
  • Alleviation of destitution through the provision of food, clothing and housing. A Complex Needs Social Worker assists asylum seekers with needs additional to destitution.
  • Working with the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit, we provide Family Reunion Visa Applications and Further Submissions assistance.
  • 80 places for English classes across the week
  • Access to 2nd hand clothing, shoes, kitchen-ware and other donated items, daily except Wednesday.
  • Encouragement to asylum seekers and refugees to become volunteers and to engage with their new community.
  • Social events to encourage integration and friendship – Refugee Week, Christmas, trips and visits to other venues, cycle programmes and hill walks and several football initiatives.
  • Well-being projects: bicycle repair, gardening and allotments, cooking demonstrations with other local groups. A Women’s group and a Choir run on Thursdays. Action Asylum projects actively place Asylum Seekers in volunteering roles with non-asylum organisations including beach/park cleans, tree planting, creative writing projects, indoor climbing and arts projects. We now work in 5 other cities with this programme.
  • Input from other agencies including the NHS Community Inclusion Team giving access to GPs and dentists. Access to other healthcare: Covid Vaccination, Sight Tests, Blood Pressure and AF Testing can be sourced through the centre. The Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit, Merseyside Refugee Support Network deliver advice from our building.
  • Information and Research opportunities include working with Liverpool University on a Mental Health feasibility study and surveys for the NHS.
  • The Asylum Information Roadshow, School Presentations and Social Work Training. These are wide ranging presentations to schools, voluntary sector groups, universities, local authorities, seminars and conferences.
“We support and advocate for Ethnic Communities within Stockport including Refugees. Support with 1-1 advocacy, housing, Health, Employment Benefits. Culturally appropriate foodbank Activity based work, e.g. Sewing Club, Children activities, Volunteer Training, Drama, Women’s Group, Choir Black Mens group Conversational English session. Immigration Surgery
Culture Bridge is a non-for-profit organisation facilitating a dialogue of communication and trust between cultures and the advancement of education of the general public. Culture Bridge does this through art & culture activities, multicultural feasts, culture cooking workshops and other events and other activities and events. ​
Culture Bridge is a non-for-profit organisation facilitating a dialogue of communication and trust between cultures and the advancement of education of the general public. Culture Bridge does this through art & culture activities, multicultural feasts, culture cooking workshops and other events and other activities and events. ​
Central Church Warrington provides support to the Hong Kong community in Warrington. They offer support in accessing health services, employment & language.
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