Pret Coventry Street

The Youth Centre at Coram’s Fields is a safe space for young people 8 – 19, to experience achievement, leadership, enjoyment, friendship and recognition. Young people progress into adulthood equipped to manage the challenges ahead of them and have meaningful relationships with their community and have broader horizons. Support from the Youth Programme provides young people with an increased self-awareness of their behaviour, thoughts and feelings and impact on others. It provides diversion from gang activity and culture and a better social support network young people who become more able to take up opportunities. Monday: Drop-In Session Tuesday: Drop-In Session and 1:1 employability appointments Wednesday: Targeted outreach Thursday: Drop-In Session and 1:1 employability appointments Friday: Generations Session (10-11 year olds) and Pan Arts Drama Session Homework and study support available throughout the week

The Ukrainian Welcome Centre is a partnership initiative between the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family in London and the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB). Our centre is at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, located at Bond Street, in Central London. Our primary service user group are displaced Ukrainians who have arrived and continue to arrive into the UK since February 2022 on the Homes4Ukraine or Family visa schemes. We have identified a secondary user group of Ukrainian nationals that have been in the UK since before February 2022, and have struggled to adjust to life here. While we have 2 main user groups, we also welcome anyone else who needs help to our centre. We host a wide variety of workshops and activities, partnering with local services and wider government departments. Our activities include workshops with; - the Home Office & Department for Work & Pensions about visa applications, family visa's, how to claim the right benefits, etc. - Shelter and other charities who help with the prospects of homelessness and housing queries - Local Councils (Westminster & The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea) about how to access local services - The Eastern European Resource Centre, who offer free legal advice and workshops Our volunteers host weekly community events; - Mother & child nursery - Art therapy classes for adults and children - English language classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced speakers - English conversation clubs, so people can practice their English outside of formal classes and grow their speaking confidence - Psychologist sessions to help with adult and child trauma - GP general advice sessions in the Ukrainian language, to help those who's level of English is low or those who need help with medication they brought with them from Ukraine - Support with accessing food banks and issuing food bank vouchers - Distributing surplus foods for home consumption and providing lunches/dinners for users at workshops through surplus food donations from Pret, via the Neighbourly surplus scheme - Daily refreshments (tea, coffee, squash and biscuits) - A 'warm space' in the colder months for visitors - A charging station for mobile phones Our team regularly applies for local and national grants, so that we can continue to provide our services and react to our users changing needs. We have benefitted from Neighbourly schemes like the 'Spring Fund 2024' where we identified our most vulnerable users (elderly families and those with young children), and used the grant to help pay for their weekly groceries and healthcare items (feminine care, oral hygiene, etc.). Our centre remains free for our visitors and service users, funded through grants, donations (physical items also) and by our team of volunteers.