MENTAL HEALTH – Tackle the stigma of Mental Health. Raise awareness of and improve the mental health well being in the BME community.
Develop and deliver culturally appropriate mental health courses for BME women.
Work with Service Providers to improve their delivery.
Run focus groups to enable Service Providers to better understand how to tackle mental health in the BME community and make services more culturally appropriate.
VOLUNTEERING / EMPLOYMENT – We increase volunteering through training and development, and by reducing the barriers to volunteering/employment.
Run courses to increase womens confidence and capacity building.
Support womens first steps into volunteering and set up their own business.
Increase awareness of types of opportunities available, and increase their opportunities to volunteer.
Work with key partners to improve current recruitment processes and how to target BME women.
IMPROVING BASIC SKILLS – We offer culturally appropriate and locally delivered basic skills training and confidence building courses.
Deliver culturally appropriate and locally based ESOL courses.
Deliver culturally appropriate and locally based ICT courses.
Deliver Sewing classes.
Deliver bespoke Social Media courses.
BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES – We reduce social isolation and loneliness in the over 50’s.
Promote Nur Fitness mental health and well being programmes.
Work specifically to target over 50’s amongst who social isolation is identified as being high.
Run drop-in sessions and get together events targeting the over 50’s.
Run inter-generational programmes.
IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING – Improve the overall health and well-being of BME women and their families.
Prevention and Management of diabetes programmes.
Fitness classes delivered by culturally appropriate and bi-lingual instructors.
Walking clubs
Chair-based classes for those with limited mobility.
Work with MFC and FA to deliver sports for women.
Public Health Awareness Campaigns.
KIDS & YOUTH WORK – Supporting children and young people to build confidence, resilience and positive futures.
Deliver culturally appropriate youth programmes that promote emotional well-being, confidence and life skills.
Provide safe spaces for children and young people to socialise, learn and express themselves.
Run after-school clubs, holiday activities and enrichment programmes.
Support young people’s mental health through awareness sessions and early intervention activities.
Deliver workshops on leadership, teamwork, aspiration and positive decision-making.
Engage parents and families to strengthen support around children and young people.
Work in partnership with schools, local authorities and youth services to improve outcomes for BME children and young people.
