The wellbeing SRG project is aimed to support people to fight Isolation Many of our participants come to access our services in the hope of bettering themselves and their English language so they are more independent and can form a social group outside of their home life.

Some would usually struggle to make connections, finding a community, sometimes consisting of those with whom they have nationality/language/culture in common, and others who form friendships and associations outside of those circles, finally finding a pathway to integration and social support to get them out and about.

Participants also increase communication skills, confidence, and curiosity about the local environment.

Project Background

Service users brought forward a lot of ideas for programmes and projects, reining in their own interests, culture and strong desire to learn more about Manchester, it’s surrounding environs and the services they can access.

Many will increase Digital Capability. some of our learners, particularly the elderly, and those lacking formal education, this element of the project has allowed them to access devices, engage in online learning, get one-to-one support in the classroom, and enabled them to gain better understanding of technology and how it can improve their access to services, such as job searches, council tax and communicating via email.

This has also improved their confidence with accessing online services and becoming more independent.

Finally, the project helps participants to keep active so they can improve their mental

Wellbeing (Walk and Talk, which allows our service users to learn more about their local area and become more familiar with what Manchester has to offer, has also allowed our service users to get out into the countryside with a focus on

improving their mental health and physical health through group

walks).