Community Integration
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The Community Integration Service provides community engagement and development services for BME groups and individuals through:
Free English classes
Free IT classes
FREE Citizenship test 'Life in the UK' preparation course
Advice and support about living in the UK: health, employment, housing, bills, benefits, education
Healthy living and weight loss support
Free support for University students: conversational English, training on SPSS, writing assignments
Trips and family events
Volunteer places available to help you gain experience and skills
Free ESOL - we provide English classes from beginners to advanced levels, 5 days per week, Monday to Friday. For more information please contact Adriana Paxton, on 01482 587 550 or apaxton@goodwin.centre.org
Free basic IT classes - provided in the evening and in different languages, this 8 week course is for those who require support in learning how to use computers. For more information please contact Adriana Paxton, on 01482 587 550 or apaxton@goodwin.centre.org
Free Citizenship test 'Life in the UK' preparation course: help to register and prepare for the course. For more information contact Alia Bi, on 07977 439158; abi@goodwin-centre.org
BME Healthy Weight Management project
Advice and personal support on healthy eating, healthy cooking, weight loss;
Free access to Fitness, Zumba, Belly dancing classes (women only groups)
Free gym - men's groups
Walking group
We offer home visits for those interested to register with the project
For more information on how to register, please contact: Suhaila Mattar on 07973 938341; smattar@goodwin-centre.org or Thandi Swakamisa on 07980 158924; tswakamisa@goodwin-centre.org .
Location: Spring Bank Community Services, 78 Spring Bank, HU3 1AB and Goodwin Community College, 63-71 Anlaby Rd.
Services available in English, Arabic, Urdu, Farsi
University student support:
Free Conversational English on campus at Hull University every Wednesday 1 pm to 3 pm.
Free Information and Advice sessions about living in the UK, dealing with debt, health: every Wednesday 10 am to 12 pm on campus.
For more information on how to register, please contact: Suhaila Mattar on 07973 938341; smattar@goodwin-centre.org (English and Arabic)
or Gloria Ho on: 0781 5940086; gho@goodwin-centre.org (English and Cantonese)
Trips : we organise trips within and outside of Hull, to help you get to know the area.
Events: we organise family events free of charge (children are welcome), based on learning English, cooking, beauty sessions, sewing.
Volunteering - volunteer placements provide you with all the support needed to gain experience, learn new things and use existing skills. Through volunteering you may be able to access free training and gain qualifications, but also improve your CV and employability skills. For more information please contact Adriana Paxton, on 01482 587 550 or apaxton@goodwin.centre.org
If you would like to know more about the projects, or how to become involved via our volunteering programme, please contact: Adriana Paxton - Community Integration Manager on 01482 587550 or email apaxton@goodwin-centre.org
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