U Island Cic

Our organisation has been established to support children and their families from Eastern Europe, to adapt and assimilate themselves into living in the UK and to promote social cohesion, health and wellbeing. We do this by providing community and social activities, networking opportunities with those in a similar position and signposting to other support services they are able to access. We deliver various sessions and looking at how families can integrate themselves into the British culture while preserving their ethnic traditions. We believe that integration not happening just through learning the language but through understanding the values, culture and taking part in activities within the community. All our project seeks to bring socially isolated and lonely members of our diverse community together to participate in services we are offering- Tackling educational inequalities by providing child mentoring services within schools and within kids club. To help children to integrate and improve their language skills- Providing Family support services. To help families to understand family law and child protection regulations. To help families to understand British education system- Cultural events and social gatherings - To help migrant community to keep their cultural identity- Informational workshops – To help migrants to understand British law and culture- Social groups for adults 50+ – To tackle anxiety and isolation issues- Kids Club – Stay & Play, community language sessions, homework club, holiday club. To help kids to grow with values of cultural diversity, learn languages and have good time together- Projects: Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Pandemic support, Art Projects, ESOL Courses.