St Mary Redcliffe A Year at Redcliffe Magazine 2022

Community outreach
Community Hub
We have had over 500 visits to the hub
over the past year. We have showcased
local artists in our shop window display,
celebrating local talent in a prominent place
and helping develop confidence within
artists from non-traditional backgrounds.
We have a group of women studying for their
driving theory test with our Community
Development Worker helping to teach and
translate. We also have weekly nutrition
classes for families in the parish. A group
of women from these groups have come
together to start to organise activities such as
sewing classes, girls’ basketball, swimming
as well as support each other to apply for
new jobs, applications for childcare etc.
Community Drop-In Advice Sessions
We have had over 200 people accessing
support and advice during our drop-in
sessions. Volunteers and staff support
residents respond to challenges around
housing, employment, finance, and
education during these sessions. We have
staff available two days per week who can
translate Arabic and Somali to ensure
that we are able to provide information to
residents whose English is not their first
language.
We have had over 100 laptop uses within
the centre during our drop-in sessions.
Examples of support we’ve offered has been
to restructure debts, apply for housing,
applying for identification, benefit help, job
searches, online interviews etc.
Youth Groups
We have nearly 100 local children and young
people involved in our groups each week,
a general youth support group, academic
tuition, and a weekly football session.
Our youth group has continued running
weekly at Faithspace providing invaluable
support for children aged 8-13 in periods
where they have often had little other
activity.
We provide around 40 children per week
with additional out-of-school tutoring.
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