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Looking for free advice/English classes/sport/meet people in Derby? See our What’s on guide 2022

This link takes you to a document (city-of-sanctuary-mapping-2022) listing all the organisations supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Derby and what services they offer.

Here are some other links to affiliated organisations in Derby who support City of Sanctuary:-

  1. Derby Refugee Advice Centre Help, advice, food for destitute, English lessons
  2. Upbeat Communities Welcome boxes, school visits, classes and groups
  3. Bosnia-Herzegovina Community Centre Home to the DRAC (above) but specific support for refugees from Bosnia-Herzegovina
  4. Derby Positive Support – help and advice with HIV/AIDS. For Facebook page –Click here
  5. Derby Cathedral Open every day on Derby’s Irongate with staff available, shop/cafe opposite
  6. Emmanuel School An independent Christian school in Derby, East Midlands, offering primary and early years Christ centred education
  7. Derbyshire Fire & Rescue service Help, talks, advice on fire and safety issues
  8. Derby University Multi-faith Centre Bringing together people from all faith communities. Offers courses, news and events at the Kedleston Road University site
  9. Refugee Action Help, contacts and events in the East Midlands area
  10. Community Church Derby Welcoming all interested in the Christian faith
  11. Women’s Work Derby  Empowering women into employment (this is an email link)
  12. Roma Community Care Info and support for Roma people in Derby (this is an email link)
  13. Free support for help with job searching and employment visit this website: JEM or email Jobsearch-Employment-Mentoring (JEM) for info.
  14. Food and education enterprise- click FEE for more information
  15. See attached files below for details of Red Cross support in Derby, DRAC annual report and JEM information
  16. Derby Multi Faith Centre  at Derby University site
  17. Click Derby Museums and Art Gallery  to visit their site
  18. Derby University Students Union STAR – Student Action for Refugees
  19. Churches Together in Chellaston
  20. Community Spotlight
  21. Walbrook Epiphany Parish
  22. Derby Quakers – click here to visit website
  23. The Open Centre – click here to visit their website
  24. One Sound – young people making music in churches – click here to visit website
  25. Derby Theatre – click here to visit website
  26. Maison Foo Theatre Company – find out more about them here
  27. The Smallprint Company – click here to visit their website
  28. Artcore – exhibitions and art activities click here to visit their website
  29. Derby LGBT+ offers activities and support for the LBGT+ communities. click here  to visit their website
  30. Need some furniture? Hope City Furniture may be able to help. Visit DRAC, Upbeat or Red Cross first to get a referral. click here to visit their website
  31. Ava Hunt theatre group for performances and workshops click here to visit their website
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