Organisations
Citizens Advice in North and West Kent
Citizens Advice in North & West Kent (CANWK) are an independent charity, affiliated with national Citizens Advice. We have six offices across Kent (Gravesham, Dartford, Swanley, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells). CANWK provide free, confidential, and independent advice on a range of topics, including our specialist immigration, debt, benefits, housing, and employment advice.
City Life Church Southampton
City Life Church Southampton partners with Citizens Advice, UKHK and Welcome Churches to deliver Hong Kong Welcome.
Coffee and Craft
Coffee and Craft is a community group under Wycliffe Baptist Church, and has run community-based projects over the last 20 years. Aligning with the UKHK national programme, Coffee and Craft provides social, professional, and educational assistance to new arrivals from Hong Kong in Reading and its surrounding area.
Diversity Resource International
Diversity Resource International (DRI) is a non-profit-making Social Enterprise that supports ethnically diverse and migrant communities.
Guildford Hongkongers
Guildford Hongkongers originated from a community group set up in October 2020 aiming to offer help and support Hongkongers in Guildford and surrounding area. We are now formalising the organisation and we hope by setting up a formal organisation to continue our support action serving Hongkongers arriving and settled in Guildford. Different activities and courses have been organised regularly including Mental Health services, referral to public resources, talks on life in the UK, Hong Kong movie appreciation etc.
Harbour Sports Club
Harbour Sports Club will launch a series of activities to keep the community active and promote social support and bonding through sports. These include regular yoga classes and community runs, webinars on health and sports-related topics, and the Reading/London Sports Day, which is a whole-day carnival of various sports activities to promote health consciousness and social cohesion.
Hongkonger in Brighton
Hongkonger in Brighton support BN(O) Hong Kongers who intend to move to Brighton settling in and integrate by providing local information.
Milton Keynes Chinese Christian Church
MKCCC has a large Cantonese congregation with many HK BNO recent arrivals. We have a vibrant and welcoming community providing various targeted supports for new arrivals in the Milton Keynes area. These include social integration, access to advice and information, youth works, support groups for women, men and seniors.
Options Wellbeing
Options Wellbeing will be providing a project that will support Hong Kong BN(O) visa holders with their mental health and wellbeing via our well-established counselling, psychotherapeutic and wellbeing residing in Bournemouth and Southampton.
Oxfordshire Chinese Community & Advice Centre
Oxfordshire Chinese Community & Advice Centre (OCCAC) exists to serve the Chinese community in Oxfordshire by providing independent quality advice and services, enabling them to gain equal access to public resources, improve their quality of life and integrate into society. Its BNO Welcome Project offers advice, talks on life in the UK, 'Survival English' training courses, as well as cultural festival celebrations.
Oxfordshire Hong Kongers
Our organisation supports the Hong Kong BN(O) community in Oxfordshire during their transition to the UK. We address challenges in language, employment, mental well-being, and children services. We promote successful integration through community engagement, including volunteering and community gatherings. Our goal is to empower the Hong Kong BN(O) community, foster a sense of belonging, and facilitate their integration into the UK.
St Andrew's Church Paddock Wood
We are currently running a course developed by the Welcome Church network entitled UK Welcomes Hong Kong. With a growing number of Hong Kong residents coming to live in Paddock Wood we are playing our part in helping them get to know us, and to understand something of our culture and way of life. So far we have seen over 40 join our two courses