Ethnic Minority

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Trafford Carers Centre
13 Warwick Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0QX
Tel: 0161 848 2400
Fax: 0161 848 2408
Email: info@traffordcarerscentre.org.uk
Website: www.traffordcarerscentre.org.uk
Trafford Carers Centre supports unpaid carers in and
around Trafford. Our specialist caseworkers can support
you in your chosen caring role; making sure that your own
needs are recognised. Our caseworkers can offer 1:1
support, as well as support over the phone, in a variety of
community languages. We can also organise the use of a
translator if necessary.

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Wai Yin Chinese Womens Society
66-68 Swan Street M4 5JQ
Tel: 0161 237 5908
Fax: 0161 228 3096
Email: info@waiyin.org.uk
Website: www.waiyin.org.uk
Monday to Thursday 9.30am-5.30pm
This is a Carers Centre that specialise with Chinese carers.
They also support any carer from any background/religion
both men and women. Their services include:
Chinese Elderly Carers Support

Services that give the carer a break

Home visits and befriending service

Emotional support

Benefits advice

Festival celebrations

Activities for the cared for

Interpretation, translation, letter reading and form

filling

For more details of elderly carers services contact: 0161

272 7482.

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Current projects are:

Adult Education ESOL Classes and NVQ Childcare

Family Unit: Family Learning, Women Project, Young

Carer Project and Youth Project

General Advice

Kwan Wai Project: Adult Mental Health Project

Older People Project: Adult Carer and Lunch club

Seva Project: BME Mental Health

They also support young carers as well with information,

advice and support.

Pulling Together Asian Womens Group

Old Trafford Community Centre,
Shrewsbury Street, Old Trafford, M16 9AX
Tel: 0161 912 4657 or 0773 973 1786
Website: pullingtogethergroup.org.uk
Enable young Asian women and Asian women with
children to participate in arts and cultural activities. They
offer a wide range of weekly activities for Asian women and
children.

Children must be accompanied by mother/carer, if

under 11 years of age.

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Enable Asian women to participate in arts and cultural

activities.

Use professional female artists to inspire creativity.

Always consult group members when planning

activities.

Established a safe place for Asian women and

children to meet.

Pulling Together meets each Friday from 6.00pm 8.30pm

LMCP Care Link

95 Princess Road, Manchester, M14 4TH
Website: www.lmcpcarelink.co.uk
Tel: 0161 226 4632
LMCP care link work with Asian people over the age of 60.
The services offered by LMCP include:

Visit older people in their homes to offer advice and

information.

Inform them of services available to them in

Manchester.

Provide them with practical help.

Discuss social and health care services with staff.

There services are free and completely confidential.

Information would only be shared with others after
discussing with the service user.
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Afro Caribbean Care Group For the Elderly
Claremont Resource Centre, Rolls Crescent, Hulme,
Manchester M15 5FS
Tel: 0161 226 6334
Fax: 0161 232 1548
Principal services offered by the African Caribbean Care
Group include:

Day Care

Luncheon Club

Meals on Wheels

Community Outreach

Transport

Health Education Promotion

Carer Support

Arts and Crafts

Indian Senior Citizens Centre

16-18 Whalley Road, Whalley Range M16 8AB
Tel: 0161 232 7994
Email: iscc@talk21.com
Website: www.iscc-manchester.org

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Is for Indian senior citizens over 55 years old.
The languages spoken at the centre are; Guajarati, Hindi
and Urdu. The services offered by the Centre include:

Luncheon club

Trips

Social activities

Transport to and from centre

Hot Indian vegetarian meals cooked about 1.00pm

Screening
pressure

Weekly medical talks on Thursdays by medical

specialists

programme

for

diabetes

and

blood

BHAEquality in Health and Social Care

Democracy House, 609 Stretford Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0QA
Tel: 0845 450 4247
Website: www.thebha.org.uk
Email: info@thebha.org.uk
Work with young people and adults using peer education
techniques to raise awareness around issues that affect
their lives.

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The services they offer include:

Befriending

Counselling talking therapy

Drop-in sessions, providing support for refugees and

asylum seekers, Thursday 5.00pm-8.00pm

Advocacy

Education Advice, job opportunity

Primary care services

Carers monthly group

Trips and outings for carers

Drugs Education and Screening

Community Projects involving a number of issues

Resource and Information library

Manchester Bangladeshi Womens Organisation

360, Dickenson Road, Longsight, Manchester M13 0NG
Tel: 0161 257 3867
Provides advice and support regarding employment,
welfare rights, health and education. They have a range of
different sessions and courses for the Bangladeshi
community. They offer drop-in sessions that are held
Monday to Friday 9.00am-3.00pm.

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Manchester Jewish Federation
North
Manchester)
Heathlands
Manchester, M25 9SB

Drive,

Prestwich,

(South Manchester) 207A Ashley Road, Hale, Cheshire,

WA15 9SQ
Tel: 0161 772 4800 (North Manchester)
Tel: 0161 941 4442 (South Manchester)
Website: www.thefed.org.uk
Run a Time Out For You project which offers carers
services that include support, advice, respite, funding for
breaks, events and outings and support groups. They also
offer a mental health project that can help in two ways:

Drop-in sessions these are held at the Philip J.

Davies Centre on Holland Road. A meal is provided at
each session and they give carers the chance to
receive and give support, socialise and get involved in
outings and events. They are held on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings 5.30pm-8.30pm.

Individual support workers offer one-to-one advice on

managing appointments, help with daily living, social
skills and budgeting and benefits advice.

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Trafford Care and Repair
Tel: 0161 873 8666
Email: trafford@careandrepair-manchester.org.uk
Care and Repair provide a low cost handyman service
focusing on supporting the needs of older people from
ethnic minorities.

First Asian Support Trust (FAST)

Specialises in providing support for disabled Asian people
and their carers.
All their services are open to people who live in the Greater
Manchester area. The services they currently offer include:

Advice Centre

Guidance Service

Employability

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Version 4: Aug 2014

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