Tag: Befriending

We are residents in the Highland Perthshire area fundraising and working as part of the national #refugeeswelcome movement to support the resettlement of refugee families in Perth & Kinross. Read more…

We aim to respond to the needs of asylum seekers and refugees in East Dunbartonshire and more widely. We actively support refugee families in our area and organise social events; we raise money for local, national and international organisations; we campaign for the rights of asylum seekers and refugees; and we aim to raise awareness of their needs. Read more…

The Alliance aims to build the confidence of its members through education, religious and racial harmony by working in partnership with others. Read more…

Massive Outpouring of Love (MOOL) is a humanitarian movement dedicated to helping people in need wherever they are, be that locally or across the globe; while ensuring that the human element of the situation is at the heart of all we do. The movement was born in September 2015, initially as a way to humanise the refugee crisis through the Read more…

Our group was started as a small social knitting/sewing group by the church, initially for members of the congregation. When local Muslim refugees, housed by North Ayrshire Council, began to use our church hall for some activities we invited the women to join us. Some bring their knitting or sewing, others come just for the social interaction. We are still Read more…

Inverclyde Community Development Trust is a local Community Development Trust with particular involvement in supporting New Scots through various befriending and social integration projects. Read more…

Diversity is valued and we respect differences. Read more…

CVO East Ayrshire exists to represent the voluntary sector, to assist organisations in East Ayrshire to come together for common purposes and to enable local people to gain access to the decision making processes which affect their communities. Read more…

Best Way Community Development is a volunteer organisation group aimed to create strong integration with a wide community. The group was formed in March 2012 with refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo who have been resettled in Motherwell since 2007. The group has different activities that involved different people to take part. Read more…

Residents in the Belville area of Greenock campaigned for years to prevent an area of derelict land they live near becoming an unwelcoming place and eyesore despite the stunning location with views across the Clyde. They formed an action group to source funding in order to transform the derelict area, previously congested with high flats to turn it into a Read more…

Code Your Future is a free coding school for disadvantaged groups. Code Your Future operates in cities across the world, having been established in London, Glasgow and Manchester. In Glasgow, we mainly work with people seeking asylum and refuge. Currently, we run one course per year, spanning seven or so months. Applications for our next class in January 2020 are Read more…

We welcome newcomers, build community and learn together. We do this by supporting newcomers to learn English, find jobs and access local services; offering opportunities for friendship, creativity, health and well-being in Edinburgh; connecting locals and newcomers through social and cultural exchange; collaborating with others to share knowledge and influence positive change. Read more…

We are a social work organisation that believes in early intervention. This means working with children and families before problems/issues become entrenched. We work to support children and parents dealing with important transition points – this can be the birth of a child, the move into primary school or the move to Edinburgh for families who are new migrants. We Read more…

LINKnet Mentoring Ltd is the first and the only direct mentoring organisation that is established to serve minority ethnic communities in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Scottish Borders and Fife. It was established in 2000 to serve disadvantaged ethnic minorities in their pursuit of development. Over the years, thousands have taken part in various mentoring programmes, education and employment mentoring being the Read more…

Home-Start volunteers help families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. We support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children. Home-Start delivers the Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) approach and is ideally placed to help the Scottish Government and others build stronger communities and brighter futures Read more…