This is the story of Near Neighbours' first small grant and the friendship that has continued to blossom and flourish since. Jimmy, a Bradford vicar, and Rifaqat, the secretary of a mosque just down the street, got to know each other and began working together.
Read MoreJohn McCallum, East Midlands Near Neighbours Coordinator and Development Officer, shares a touching story about meeting a past grant applicant two years after they first met to discuss her idea about working with vulnerable women.
Read MoreIn 2017, the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) and the Islamic New Year (Hijri) overlap. The Jewish New Year begins at sundown on 20th September, celebrated until sundown on 22nd September. The Islamic New Year is marked from sundown on 19th September until sundown 20th September.
Read MoreI had heard about Near Neighbours before applying for my role because I was part of setting up Hope Café in our local school – a meeting place for women from different faiths and backgrounds over coffee and cake.
Read MoreNear Neighbours is extending the membership of its Advisory Board for the Catalyst programme to provide additional experienced resource support to the Catalyst Director and her team as they deliver their ambitious five year development.
Read MoreWe recently had new team members join as Near Neighbours Coordinators and we'd love to introduce you to them. Samra in Manchester, Elizabeth and Ana in London and Kaneez in West Yorkshire all share a little bit about themselves.
Read MoreThe SFiCE Foundation have partnered with Christ-Citadel International Church in Nottingham to provide a space to hold their activities, offering a variety of services for homeless and vulnerable people, completely free of charge.
Read MoreThe Lea Road Community Church in Wolverhampton led a community clean up day following a similar event in 2016. Building on new relationships forged during last year’s Community Clean Up, a real need has been identified for further Community Clean Ups.
Read MoreThe Polish Expats Association helps Eastern European migrants integrate into their local community in Birmingham, and in 2015, the organisation was funded by Near Neighbours to develop two art exhibitions.
Read MoreMammas was launched in 2010 as a Community Breastfeeding Peer Support Group and continues to grow with the support of Near Neighbours grants. Today around 400 mums and babies benefit from the project.
Read MoreFriendships which stretch cross faiths and cultural backgrounds are forming in North Wembley thanks to the welcome of St Cuthbert’s church there, which hosts a weekly ‘Memory Café’.
Read MoreAround 50 boys and girls aged 11-18 took part in ‘The Right Hook’ project, run through the Limehouse Boxing Academy, they were from mostly Muslim and Christian backgrounds. The club publicised the scheme through schools and places of worship.
Read MoreTouchstone is a 'listening community' with the vision of making safe places of hospitality and conversation. It is based in the heart of Bradford, a city with a high Muslim population as well as recent Eastern European immigration
Read MoreOfficial Government figures have listed Harehills in the top 5% most deprived areas of England. Cheaper housing has made it attractive to immigrants, with around 35% of the community not British born. It is therefore a very diverse community and has suffered from unrest over the years, as well as issues related to poverty.
Read MoreCongolese-born Moez Nathu was an asylum seeker in 1997 with his wife and children. After learning English and receiving the support of the Red Cross to help secure his own settlement in Britain, he set up a drop-in support service with a friend especially for those seeking asylum.
Read MoreServing in an area of increasing diversity, Brushstrokes is a well-established community project set up in 2000 with the aim of supporting the most vulnerable and to ‘live in solidarity with the hidden poor’.
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