Tag: Advice and information

Scottish Asylum Seekers Residents Association (SASRA) is a group of residents that deals with the matters concerning housing, the local environment and social and community life of their area. The association works to achieve the best possible living conditions for all. Read more…

Scottish Africa United is a community organisation in North Glasgow which aims to empower the local African community by engaging them in practical sport, learning and healthy lifestyle activities, and celebrate and promote the diverse communities in the area. We run a number of different activities every week, including gardening and sport. Read more…

Radiant and Brighter Community was founded in 2012 and became a registered Community Interest Company in 2014. We aim to promote diversity through education, inspiration and changing perceptions, applying the insights gained by our founders on their own journey to deliver greater societal integration and economic participation. The organisation was founded by Micheal and Pheona Matovu after experiencing years of Read more…

The social support hub is a peer-led social group for those who are currently working with a solicitor and in the process of applying, or have applied, for the Family Reunion visa. The hub offers a space for those who are either facing challenges in coping with separation from family/partner, or experiencing loneliness, have a limited social support network, or Read more…

We are a group of Christians who serve the local Asylum Seeker and Refugee Community through a range of different services such as ESOL provision, social events, advocacy and more. We have been working in this field in the East End of Glasgow for many years and have many close partnerships with other local organisations including the local Integration Networks. Read more…

Maryhill Integration Network (MIN) brings people together through art, social, cultural and educational projects; offering everyone a chance to learn new skills, meet new people, share experiences and take part in worthwhile activities to improve their communities. Weekly activities at MIN include: Knitting Group, Community Choir, Gardening Club, ESOL Classes, Family Nest Group, Women’s Group, Men’s Group, Youth Group, Conversation Read more…

A Glasgow based charity dedicated to providing care and support to homeless, vulnerable and socially excluded people. We do free breakfast and lunch seven days a week. Free hair cuts every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Showering facilities, toiletries, laundry and emergency clothing also available. Read more…

The main purpose of this group is to reduce isolation and to promote integration of asylum-seeking/refugee women, in particular, women coming from Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. The group is a peer support group without any paid sessional workers. The group meet once a week at Kingsway Health and Wellbeing Centre. We provide a platform for women to come together Read more…

Govanhill Baths Community Trust (GBCT) is a community based organisation working to regenerate the local area. We run a range of Health, Wellbeing and Arts programmes and social enterprises. Read more…

Govan Community Project, formerly Govan & Craigton Integration Network is a community-based organisation working in the South of Glasgow. Originally a response of community and church members to the needs of newly arrived asylum seekers, we have developed over the years to become a local charity working with and for all the diverse communities of the Greater Govan area and Read more…

Glasgow Quaker Meeting offers a place of welcome and encounter where we can seek insight, inspiration and guidance, both in our own lives and in our life together. The Quaker way of life is simple to access, contemporary in its concerns and radical in its assertion of equality and openness. Read more…

We provide accessible and relevant ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) learning opportunities for adults, supporting integration, employability and personal development. Read more…

Providing care for homeless and vulnerable individuals in Glasgow including refugees and asylum seekers. Read more…

The work of Freedom from Torture began more than 30 years ago growing out of Amnesty International’s Medical Group. Volunteer health professionals (including some of the most senior specialists in the medical profession) campaigned against violations of human rights and documented evidence of torture. Operating at first from a hut in the yard of the Amnesty International office, the six Read more…

We are developing community in Scotland from Ibrox/Govan. Read more…