Ethnic Minority Services
Ethnic Minority Services
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ETHNIC MINORITY SERVICES
Trafford Carers Centre
13 Warwick Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0QX
Tel: 0161 848 2400
Fax: 0161 848 2408
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.traffordcarerscentre.org.uk
Trafford Carers Centre supports unpaid carers in and
around Trafford. Our specialist caseworkers can support
you in your chosen caring role; making sure that your own
needs are recognised. Our caseworkers can offer 1:1
support, as well as support over the phone, in a variety of
community languages. We can also organise the use of a
translator if necessary.
Wai Yin Chinese Womens Society
66-68 Swan Street M4 5JQ
Tel: 0161 237 5908
Fax: 0161 228 3096
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.waiyin.org.uk
Monday to Thursday 9.30am-5.30pm
This is a Carers Centre that specialise with Chinese carers.
They also support any carer from any background/religion
both men and women. Their services include:
Chinese Elderly Carers Support
Services that give the carer a break
Home visits and befriending service
Emotional support
Benefits advice
Festival celebrations
Activities for the cared for
Interpretation, translation, letter reading and form
filling
For more details of elderly carers services contact: 0161
272 7482.
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Current projects are:
Adult Education ESOL Classes and NVQ Childcare
Family Unit: Family Learning, Women Project, Young
Carer Project and Youth Project
General Advice
Kwan Wai Project: Adult Mental Health Project
Older People Project: Adult Carer and Lunch club
Seva Project: BME Mental Health
They also support young carers as well with information,
advice and support.
Pulling Together Asian Womens Group
Old Trafford Community Centre,
Shrewsbury Street, Old Trafford, M16 9AX
Tel: 0161 912 4657 or 0773 973 1786
Website: pullingtogethergroup.org.uk
Enable young Asian women and Asian women with
children to participate in arts and cultural activities. They
offer a wide range of weekly activities for Asian women and
children.
Children must be accompanied by mother/carer, if
under 11 years of age.
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Enable Asian women to participate in arts and cultural
activities.
Use professional female artists to inspire creativity.
Always consult group members when planning
activities.
Established a safe place for Asian women and
children to meet.
Pulling Together meets each Friday from 6.00pm 8.30pm
LMCP Care Link
95 Princess Road, Manchester, M14 4TH
Website: www.lmcpcarelink.co.uk
Tel: 0161 226 4632
LMCP care link work with Asian people over the age of 60.
The services offered by LMCP include:
Visit older people in their homes to offer advice and
information.
Inform them of services available to them in
Manchester.
Provide them with practical help.
Discuss social and health care services with staff.
There services are free and completely confidential.
Information would only be shared with others after
discussing with the service user.
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Afro Caribbean Care Group For the Elderly
Claremont Resource Centre, Rolls Crescent, Hulme,
Manchester M15 5FS
Tel: 0161 226 6334
Fax: 0161 232 1548
Principal services offered by the African Caribbean Care
Group include:
Day Care
Luncheon Club
Meals on Wheels
Community Outreach
Transport
Health Education Promotion
Carer Support
Arts and Crafts
Indian Senior Citizens Centre
16-18 Whalley Road, Whalley Range M16 8AB
Tel: 0161 232 7994
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.iscc-manchester.org
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Is for Indian senior citizens over 55 years old.
The languages spoken at the centre are; Guajarati, Hindi
and Urdu. The services offered by the Centre include:
Luncheon club
Trips
Social activities
Transport to and from centre
Hot Indian vegetarian meals cooked about 1.00pm
Screening programme for diabetes and blood
pressure
Weekly medical talks on Thursdays by medical
specialists
BHAEquality in Health and Social Care
Democracy House, 609 Stretford Road, Old Trafford, Man-
chester, M16 0QA
Tel: 0845 450 4247
Website: www.thebha.org.uk
Email: [email protected]
Work with young people and adults using peer education
techniques to raise awareness around issues that affect
their lives.
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The services they offer include:
Befriending
Counselling talking therapy
Drop-in sessions, providing support for refugees and
asylum seekers, Thursday 5.00pm-8.00pm
Advocacy
Education Advice, job opportunity
Primary care services
Carers monthly group
Trips and outings for carers
Drugs Education and Screening
Community Projects involving a number of issues
Resource and Information library
Manchester Bangladeshi Womens Organisation
360, Dickenson Road, Longsight, Manchester M13 0NG
Tel: 0161 257 3867
Provides advice and support regarding employment,
welfare rights, health and education. They have a range of
different sessions and courses for the Bangladeshi
community. They offer drop-in sessions that are held
Monday to Friday 9.00am-3.00pm.
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Manchester Jewish Federation North Manchester) Heathlands Drive, Prestwich,
Manchester, M25 9SB
(South Manchester) 207A Ashley Road, Hale, Cheshire,
WA15 9SQ
Tel: 0161 772 4800 (North Manchester)
Tel: 0161 941 4442 (South Manchester)
Website: www.thefed.org.uk
Run a Time Out For You project which offers carers
services that include support, advice, respite, funding for
breaks, events and outings and support groups. They also
offer a mental health project that can help in two ways:
Drop-in sessions these are held at the Philip J.
Davies Centre on Holland Road. A meal is provided at
each session and they give carers the chance to
receive and give support, socialise and get involved in
outings and events. They are held on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings 5.30pm-8.30pm.
Individual support workers offer one-to-one advice on
managing appointments, help with daily living, social
skills and budgeting and benefits advice.
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Trafford Care and Repair
Tel: 0161 873 8666
Email: [email protected]
Care and Repair provide a low cost handyman service
focusing on supporting the needs of older people from
ethnic minorities.
First Asian Support Trust (FAST)
Specialises in providing support for disabled Asian people
and their carers.
All their services are open to people who live in the Greater
Manchester area. The services they currently offer include:
Advice Centre
Guidance Service
Employability
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