Social/community

List of Free Cultural places to visit

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City of Sanctuary

Everything you Need to Know:
A Guide for Sanctuary Seekers BY Sanctuary Seekers

The aims of our charity are:

1. To advance the education of the public about issues relating to refugees and people seeking asylum or sanctuary.
2. To promote health and well-being in Manchester among sanctuary seekers.
3. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupations in the interests of social welfare to improve the conditions of life of people in need.
4. To provide training to those people who have need of it for their benefit including refugees, people seeking sanctuary, and people refused asylum in the UK.
5. The promotion of equality and diversity by promoting activities to create understanding and engagement between people from diverse backgrounds

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Boaz Trust
http://boaztrust.org.uk/
info@boaztrust.org.ukAdd
Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Ln E, Manchester M15 5DD
0161 202 1056

The Boaz Trust is a Christian charity serving destitute asylum seekers and refugees in Greater Manchester. They offer advocacy and pastoral support, as well as meeting practical needs like food. Charity Number: 1110344

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Community Arts North West – Exodus Project
1st floor
Green Fish Resource Centre
46-50 Oldham Street
Manchester
M4 1LE
P: 0161 234 2975
F: 0161 234 2976
info@can.uk.com
http://can.uk.com/archive/exodus/
https://www.facebook.com/ExodusManchester

Exodus is a branch of Community Arts North West (CAN) working with refugees and host communities across a range of traditional and contemporary art forms. They provide a range of arts projects and events that are updated on their Facebook page.

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Manchester Sudanese Tree Development Community

Unit 18 Cariocca Business Park
2, Hellidon Close
Manchester
Lancashire
M12 4AH
United Kingdom
http://www.mstdc.org.uk/

T: 0161 273 3029
E: info@mstdc.org.uk

Manchester Sudanese Tree Development Community has over 10 years’ experience in community support, employability and lifelong skills development, environmental protection and conservation. We also provide a range of support, including social and financial inclusion opportunities for African refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants.

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Hazara Community Association
07771638600 OR 07979303906
email.hca2007@gmail.com
Facebook
The organisation was founded to advance the education and training of those granted refugee status and their dependants. It also organises celebrations of cultural and religious events, such as Eid. Charity number: 1142522.

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Alexandria Library
247 Wilmslow Road,
(Curry Mile)
Manchester
M14 5LW
http://www.alexandrialibrary.co.uk/

Independent charity book shop hosting English classes, conversation groups, food and bible study. A wide variety of books and Bibles are available in many languages.
A list of events are available in our events page.

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Manchester Refugee Support Network (MRSN)

http://mrsn.org.uk/

Manchester Refugee Support Network (MRSN) is a grass-roots organisation directly managed by refugee communities, based in Manchester. For over 22 years, we have been providing practical support to those fleeing persecution, conflict, and various forms of injustice and abuse

WE WORK TO:

• Meet the needs of asylum seekers and refugees in Manchester
• Advance the education and training of refugees and asylum seekers
• Strengthening the influence and involvement of refugees in shaping the decisions and processes that affect their lives life in Manchester
• Positively influence perceptions of asylum and refugees in Manchester
• Support and promote the physical and mental health of refugees and asylum seekers
• Build strong and independent refugee community organisations,
• Develop the skills of community leaders

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 Growing Together

The Growing Together project is a therapeutic horticulture initiative for asylum seekers and refugees, based at the Highfield Eco Allotment Project (the HEAP) in Levenshulme, Manchester.

growingtogetherproject@gmail.com

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Rainbow Haven

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