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Contact No.:
024 7622 0381

Address:
Norton House, Bird St,
Coventry CV1 5FX

Website:
www.covrefugee.org

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Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre (CRMC) welcomes and empowers asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants in Coventry to rebuild their lives and achieve their potential. To achieve our aims, we deliver a wide range of front-line and partner services to meet all the immediate support needs our clients may have. These range from employment and immigration advice, to therapy services, English classes, social groups and so much more.

What We Provide

Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre is the lead organisation delivering the Integrate Coventry project. We provide one to one casework for individuals who need assistance with issues such as housing, benefits, employment, finances, GP registrations and access to services. Additionally we provide a number of other services including counselling and wellbeing services, ESOL/IAG sessions and a variety of different social activities.

Contact Person:
Kim Hackleman
KHackleman@belgrade.co.uk

Address:
Belgrade Theatre,
Belgrade Square,
Coventry, CV1 1GS

Website:
www.belgrade.co.uk

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Belgrade Theatre in Coventry became a Theatre of Sanctuary on 21 November 2017. Central to the Belgrade Theatre’s work is a desire to unleash the creativity in our communities. “Whilst continuing to build our longer term relationships with existing communities, we want to open our doors to newly-arriving communities to share their stories and build understanding. A theatre is a space for dialogue within the city and celebrating both our differences and our shared humanity.” Justine Themen, Deputy Artistic Director, Belgrade Theatre

What We Provide

We will be running weekly sessions on Tuesdays 11am-1pm. Our workshops have been devised in accordance with government guidelines on COVID-19 and can be delivered online or in a socially distanced way depending on what guidance requires.

Contact Person:
Ruth Burdett
info@vacoventry.org.uk

Contact No.:
024 7622 0381

Address:
Voluntary Action Coventry
27-29 Trinity Street
Coventry
CV1 1FJ

Website:
vacoventry.org.uk

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“Voluntary Action Coventry exists to promote and support social action and community resilience in Coventry, strengthening communities, building capability and improving quality of life for residents in the city” VAC runs projects and programmes to tackle inequalities and disadvantage. Projects which relieve isolation, develop skills and confidence, break down barriers and encourage people to engage with their community and improve their life experiences and educational chances. VAC believes that the experience gained through volunteering can make a real difference to people’s lives. VAC also creates opportunities for people to have their voices heard about the issues that affect them, particularly around health. VAC engages with voluntary organisations across the City to provide services to help them to meet their needs, both individually and collectively. VAC is involved in local networks, partnership and collaborations to address disadvantages and inequalities.

What We Provide

VAC provides one to one support for people with leave to remain to look at volunteering as a way to develop their skills and confidence, gain experience and have a reference to put on job applications. We also provide a 6 – 8-week training workshops that enable people to explore confidence and communication, as well as identify and develop longer term goals and aspirations. These skills are valuable to people who want to volunteer, but also for those seeking employment, or making positive steps in their lives. We also contribute to Integrate Coventry by connecting with voluntary organisations, enabling them to develop and put helpful measures in place to offer positive volunteering opportunities to refugees. We have a workshop for voluntary organisations to help them develop processes and understand some of the issues affecting refugees in the City.

Contact Person:
Noreen Bukhari
noreen.bukhari@fwt.org.uk

Address:
FWT (Foleshill Women’s Training)
70-72 Elmsdale Avenue
Coventry, CV6 6ES

Website:
www.fwt.org.uk

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FWT are an award winning, women only organisation, who have been supporting women in Coventry for more than 30 years to overcome barriers for better outcomes through Social, Health and Economic projects. We offer education, training, employment, health, wellbeing, and Integration support, and refer women to partners for specialist support such as Domestic or Sexual Violence. We offer specialist support for ethnic minority women and women who are marginalized.

What We Provide

We are delighted to that Foleshill Women’s Training (FWT) are working with Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre (CRMC) in partnership with Volunteer Action Coventry (VAC), Belgrade Theatre and City of Culture on a 2 year AMIF funded ‘Integrate Coventry’ project.

The aim of the project is to help integrate refugees and other third country nationals rebuild their lives in safety, becoming fully self-sufficient and establish themselves within the wider community in Coventry.

FWT will be supporting the women only aspect of this programme offering a holistic approach to working with vulnerable clients that may be struggling to integrate with the wider community.  Support will be offered from our women only centre in Foleshill, through community venues citywide, and through online provision.

FWT will support women to address issues and concerns they experience, and our women only team will enable then to overcome issues moving forward, Our support will include advice and guidance, online ESOL, social groups, confidence building. volunteering and employment.

We will also connect women to opportunities on the Enrichment Programme such as attending social groups. FWT will be leading on the women’s social group.

We will link in with existing FWT projects and partners. & liaise with other agencies where needed to get the best outcomes for our clients. 

Contact Person:
Megan Evans
megan.evans@coventry2021.co.uk

Address:
Coventry City of Culture Trust, The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP

Website:
coventry2021.co.uk

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Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 is a year-long programme celebrating the city with events, music, dance, theatre, and large-scale spectacle. As well as these big celebrations,  our city will show its unexpected side, with more intimate experiences and ways to get involved across every ward of the city.

What We Provide

City of Culture will be supporting with projects commissioned by them such as Stand and Be Counted Theatre ‘Can you Here Me Now’ production and workshops, No Direction Home – Coventry in partnership with Counterpoints Arts (comedy project), Kraft Haus project and Coventry Welcomes (refugee week).