Useful Links

Cost of Living Support

Help for Households
Website from the Scottish Government to help support people through the Cost of Living Crisis.

Employability

Fair Start Scotland
Scotland’s Employment Service. Groups eligible for support from day 1 of unemployment include refugees, ethnic minorities, care experienced young people and anyone who is disabled as defined by the equality act 2010.

ESOL

Glasgow ESOL Forum
Provides accessible & relevant ESOL learning opportunities for adults, supporting integration, employability & personal development.

Learn ESOL Glasgow
Information for ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) learners in Glasgow including a map of ESOL provision across the city.

The English Hub for Refugees
Online English language learning resources developed by the University of Kent.

Twinkl
Dual language resources for young English learners. Resources in Albanian, Arabic, Farsi, French, Mandarin, Polish, Romanian, & Ukrainian amongst others.

Glasgow Directories & Other Support Services

Glasgow Helps
An online directory of organisations to ensure that people can find the support they need.

Glasgow Community Food Services
A map of community food services across Glasgow, from Glasgow Community Food Network.

Your Support Your Way Glasgow
Information on services across Glasgow (with google translation available).

Community Info Source
Supports individuals, communities & organisations to develop skills, systems & services – working primarily with minority ethnic, migrant and refugee communities in Scotland.

Health & Wellbeing

Wellbeing Services South Glasgow
A team based in the South of Glasgow offering a variety of self-help materials and courses based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Free for NHS patients who are registered to a GP in the Southside of Glasgow.

NHS Health and Wellbeing Directory
A directory of health and wellbeing services organised by topic and area.

Mind to Mind
A resource from NHS inform providing useful tips regarding mental health.

New Scots: Access to Healthcare Toolkit
JustCitizens have put together a toolkit that explains the Scottish National Healthcare System (NHS), translated into various languages.

Interpreting

Voiceover Interpreting
A not-for-profit social enterprise providing high quality, affordable interpreting and translation services across Glasgow and Central Scotland.

Legal Support

Just Right Scotland
A team of expert lawyers, working in partnership with like-minded organisations who share our vision of a fairer and more equal Scotland.

Media & Politics

Mend
Organisation helping to empower & encourage British Muslims to be more actively involved in British media and politics.

New Scots, People Seeking Asylum & Refugees

Safe in Scotland
Safe in Scotland provides dignified accommodation and trauma-informed support for people experiencing asylum-related destitution.

Citizen’s Advice for Immigration
Basic immigration rules and where to go for more help.

Britain Explained
A simple guide to living in Britain (incl. translations in Persian & Pashto).

Community Info Source
Supports individuals, communities & organisations to develop skills, systems & services – working primarily with minority ethnic, migrant and refugee communities in Scotland.

Glasgow Asylum Destitution Action Network (GLADAN)
Network of charities, church and community groups and individuals who are actively concerned for people who have been made destitute following the refusal of their application for asylum, and other vulnerable migrants with no recourse to public funds.

Refugee Survival Trust
A small charity that provides grants & integrated support services to asylum seekers & refugees living in Scotland.

Refuweegee
A community-led charity set up to ensure that all refugees arriving in Glasgow are welcomed to the city in true Glaswegian style.

Right to Remain Toolkit
A guide to the UK immigration and asylum system and taking action for the right to remain.

Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees
A network of faith groups in Scotland working together to support asylum seekers and refugees at home and internationally.

Scottish Refugee Council
Glasgow-based charity providing information and advice to people seeking asylum and refugees in Scotland & campaigning for political change.

The English Hub for Refugees
Online English language learning resources developed by the University of Kent.

The Voices Network
A network of experts-by-experience in the UK asylum system – changing minds, policy & practice.

Lift the Ban
Coalition campaigning to #LiftTheBan and ensure that people seeking safety in the UK have the right to work.

New Scots: Access to Healthcare Toolkit
JustCitizens have put together a toolkit that explains the Scottish National Healthcare System (NHS), translated into various languages.

Racial Rights, Equality & Services

Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
Scottish strategic racial equality charity, based in Glasgow, focused on working to eliminate racial discrimination & harassment and promote racial justice across Scotland.

Intercultural Youth Scotland
Intercultural Youth Scotland are a community, a service and a voice for BPoC young people. Services cover a wide range from Youth Work, Education, Employability, Advocacy and Mental health.

CEMVO Scotland
Offers tailored support for the ethnic minority voluntary sector to tackle prevalent issues such as race equality, social inclusion, capacity building and civic participation.

It Wisnae Us – The Truth About Glasgow & Slavery
Website accompanying the book by Steven Mullen highlighting Glasgow’s tangible links with slavery (book available to borrow from the SEIN library).

Glasgow Museums – Legacies of Slavery
A site drawing attention to & exploring the ways in which objects & documents in Glasgow Museums’ collections, the City Archives & Special Collections can shine a light on Glasgow’s relationship with transatlantic slavery during the 17th to 19th centuries.

Fair Start Scotland
Scotland’s Employment Service. Groups eligible for support from day 1 of unemployment include refugees, ethnic minorities, care experienced young people and anyone who is disabled as defined by the equality act 2010.

Voluntary Sector

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
The national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. Their mission is to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland.

CEMVO Scotland
Offers tailored support for the ethnic minority voluntary sector to tackle prevalent issues such as race equality, social inclusion, capacity building and civic participation.

Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS)
Development agency & advocate for voluntary & community organisations in Glasgow. GCVS offer training & have other useful resources.

Volunteer Glasgow
The Centre for Volunteering, Community Action and Employment Initiatives in Glasgow.

Young People

Intercultural Youth Scotland
Intercultural Youth Scotland are a community, a service and a voice for BPoC young people. Services cover a wide range from Youth Work, Education, Employability, Advocacy and Mental health.

Action on Prejudice
Online hub providing information & resources for young people & those that work with young people about tackling discrimination, prejudice & hate crime.

Article 12 in Scotland
Promoting rights of the most marginalised young people in Scotland – supporting young people to undertake research, produce resources & organise.