Employment support
Tyneside
Community football
Tyneside
Cycle recycling
Tyneside
Community garden
Teesside
Cultures cooking together
Teesside
We run a fantastic variety of projects aimed at supporting and bringing our community together.
To find out what's on offer and how you can get involved, please see below or get in touch with us directly.
Community Football
Open to refugees and immigrants over 18-years-old from across Tyneside.
Come and play, meet other young people and improve your physical and mental wellbeing.
We currently operate a series of 7-a-side matches, with spaces for newcomers to join with established teams or to form a new one. Players with goalkeeping skills are always in demand :)
just turn up and ask for Sirak or Daniel to get started.
Tyneside
Saturdays, 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Soccerworld, West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9LG
Capacity Building Programme
We provide support for other migrant-led community organisations which exist to help refugees and immigrants.
Our team provides training on governance, finance, resources, policy, and procedure to help other organisations be as effective as possible.
We are currently working with Syrian Kurdish, Roma Czech, Swahili group, Eritrean Community and Gateshead Refugee Support Network.
Get in touch to find out what we can do to help your group.
Tyneside
By appointment.
Advice and Guidance
Come to us for information and advice on integration issues, including housing, education, immigration, employment, health and mental wellbeing.
Wednesday 11:00am - 1:00pm at Newcastle;
Thursday 10:00am - 1:00pm at Gateshead.
Please ask as these times and dates might change occasionally.
We also refer members of our community to other supporting organisations.
Tyneside
Gateshead: 273 High Street, NE8 1EP
Newcastle: Community Hub, Unit 5 Cruddas Park Shopping Centre, NE4 7RW
Awareness Raising Seminars for Professionals
We go into mainstream service providers, such as the NHS, and deliver talks which draw attention to the needs and experiences of refugees.
The idea is to help equip service providers with insights into the issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers in Britain.
Get in touch with us for details of upcoming events or to invite us to speak at your organisation.
Tyneside & Teesside
Please get in touch to arrange a session.
Developing and supporting volunteers in sport
We help refugee volunteers develop sporting groups within their communities. We offer training to managing committees, to develop groups of people with expertise in governance who can confidently take up positions within other organisations, in order to improve inclusive practice.
We also help to formalise sporting activities that are currently undertaken within the community, by introducing management/admin structures to ensure that projects are sustainable.
Part of a large project with Sport England.
Tyneside & Teesside
By invitation.
AMIF Activities
Weekly themed conversation classes focussing on life in the UK.
Cultural awareness activities.
Employability support, help with your CV, mock interviews, job applications and searches.
This project is part funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. Making management of migration flows more efficient across the European Union.
Tyneside and Teesside
Community Hub, Cruddas Park Shopping Centre, NE4 7RW
Contact us for more details and to register.
Community Garden
Our garden is a place for people to come together to share their passion for growing things. We have more than 10 different nationalities among our regular members.
Come along, get planting and digging, learn about healthy living and eating, and develop your English by socialising with other gardeners.
You can also work towards an OCN level 1 qualification in horticulture.
Teesside
Wednesdays 10.30am – 12.30pm, Albert Park, Middlesbrough (Entrance through Park Road South)
ESOL For Life
Learn English with free ESOL for Life lessons.
Discover the words that can help you in real situations, such as visiting the doctor, calling the emergency services, or understanding directions when you get lost.
Teachers and Students are welcome to download the documents here.
Teesside
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings at locations around Middlesbrough. Call for details.
Cycle Re-Cycling
Join us to fix a second-hand bicycle and learn about how they work.
At the end of the course, you can take home your refurbished bike, a brand new helmet and D-lock — plus a level one OCN qualification in bicycle maintenance.
We run courses over five consecutive days for English-speaking participants, or over 4 weeks for non-English-speakers.
Teesside
Occasional events, Bike Academy, West Lodge, Albert Park, Middlesbrough.
To express an interest or find out more please contact us on [email protected] or ring or text Bini Araia on 07411157589
Martial Arts
We work in partnership with MAX training to enable young people from diverse background and cultures to access martial arts training from a professional body. These sessions support fitness, wellbeing and discipline.
We currently run two sessions twice a week for each group. 5yrs to 11yrs old; 12yrs to 18yrs old.
No previous experience or training is required.
Teesside
To express an interest or find out more please contact us on [email protected] or ring or text Bini Araia on 07411157589
REPOD - Resettlement Program for Overseas Doctors
IPC provides English classes two days a week to enable refugee doctors to pass IELTS or OET exams. These English exams are required for medics trained in other countries to practice in the UK. They then have two medical exams they then need to pass before they can start working within the NHS. North Tees NHS Trust provides support through clinical placements and help in applying for NHS jobs.
REPOD is a partnership between IPC, North Tees NHS Trust (Stockton) and Health Education North East (HENE).
Teesside
Thursday and Friday, 10:00am - 2:00pm.
To express an interest or find out more please contact us on [email protected] or ring or text Bini Araia on 07411157589
Trips, Walks and Visits
IPC organises trip and visits to the countryside, seaside and museums around the regions once every five to six weeks.
Our aim is to improve people’s mental and physical health as well as learn more about the British culture and history.
This is suitable for all ages, come and join us to get out of town for a while.
Teesside
To express an interest or find out more please contact us on [email protected] or ring or text Bini Araia on 07411157589
AMIF Activities
Weekly themed conversation classes focussing on life in the UK.
Cultural awareness activities.
Employability support, help with your CV, mock interviews, job applications and searches.
This project is part funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. Making management of migration flows more efficient across the European Union.
Tyneside and Teesside
To express an interest or find out more please contact us on [email protected] or ring or text Bini Araia on 07411157589
