Current funded programmes

Practical support.
Local opportunities.

Bilingual advice & guidance

Delivered by Samina, drawing on lived experience. Four days at our community hub and one day at the Chai Centre each week.

Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund through Awards for All.

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Shaping Your Destiny

Our employability skills programme supports pathways towards education, training, employment and enterprise.

Funded through Reaching Communities; now in year three of three. Programme target: over 150 residents across its three years.

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Our work

Skills. Confidence.
New possibilities.

Practical support with learning, work, ideas and everyday life. Tell us your goals and we’ll explore the options together.

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English & communication

Explore learning and conversation opportunities to help you feel more confident using English.

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Work & opportunity

Take practical steps towards work, from preparing your CV to exploring roles and meeting employers.

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Digital & everyday skills

Build confidence with technology and everyday tasks, with space to ask questions and practise.

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Ideas & enterprise

Have an idea? Start a conversation about self-employment, testing it out and what to do next.

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Wellbeing & belonging

Find connection through community activities and explore wider wellbeing support at the Chai Centre.

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Advice & connections

When life feels complicated, we can help you explore where to turn for practical and specialist support.

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How change can happen

Small steps.
New possibilities.

Our approach starts with trust. We connect practical help, learning and opportunities around the person.

01

A welcome

A friendly conversation and time to talk about what matters to you.

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A connection

Meet others and begin to feel part of a community.

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Practical help

Explore barriers and connect with the right support.

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A new skill

Learn, practise and explore opportunities at your pace.

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Your next step

Move towards your own goals in work, learning or everyday life.

There is no fixed route. People can return for support, move between stages or choose a different goal.

Your next chapter can start here

Come for a conversation.
See where it takes you.

Looking for support, planning a visit or interested in working together? We’d like to hear from you.

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