The Welcoming Association strongly supports the ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign. As a voluntary organisation that works to support the BAME communities it stands in solidarity with those who fight for equality and social justice. We would like to inform you
The Welcoming Association Coronavirus Measures April 2020 Following the Scottish Government advice on 16rd March 2020 for people to work from home to help delay the spread of coronavirus, the Welcoming’s office at 20 Westfield Avenue (Edinburgh) has been closed
Notice to service users, partners and funders The Welcoming Association Coronavirus Measures April 2020 Following the Scottish Government advice on 16th March 2020 for people to work from home to help delay the spread of coronavirus, the Welcoming’s office at
We are inviting service users, funders, partner organisations and friends to join us at The Welcoming Association’s AGM 30th January 2020. The meeting will be held at the Eric Liddell Centre in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, and will run from 5 until
The Edinburgh-based association supports over 1500 migrants, refugees, and other newcomers from 80 different countries and more than 70% of these are EU citizens. Edinburgh, Scotland (18th December 2019): – To mark the International Migrants Day, Mr Ben Macpherson, Minister
Edinburgh prides itself in being a “festival city,” home to some of the most important festivals in the world. Because the Edinburgh festivals are such iconic features of the city, in August 2019 we did nine sessions -two workshops and
We are proud to announce that David Carpenter, our ESOL Coordinator, has been involved with he Re.Mint project, which has created a pan European toolkit of ‘experiential method’ lessons. These are lessons that can be used in language classes, schools
We are delighted to announce that this summer we have teamed up with Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Book Festival and Edinburgh Art Festival to provide a series of opportunities for Welcoming participants to take part in the wide
Part-time Health Coordinator Salary: £25,834.00 (SJC Salary Scale SP28) Pro rata £8611.00 per annum. New salary review will be taking place at the end of July 2019. Working Hours: 12 hours per week. (Post funded up until 31 March
The Welcoming staff and participants enjoyed a sunny morning meeting with Jeremy Balfour, Conservative MSP. Jeremy, his colleague Rhona and Esther, an S4 pupil on work experience, came to hear about how The Welcoming supports migrants and refugees to settle
