The Welcoming

Edinburgh 29th June 2020, The Welcoming Association is continuing to support our community during the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to National Lottery funding.  We have received £21, 000.00 from The National Lottery Community Fund to employ a Volunteer Coordinator who will support our

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

Notice to service users, partners and funders 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

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 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

Saturday 4th May (10 am – 12 noon), Friday 10th May (11 am – 1 pm)Digital Skills for Arabic SpeakersThese classes are delivered in Arabic and English and are a great way to gain confidence with using computers for email, internet, shopping, banking

What’s on at The Welcoming. Tuesday 30th April- Friday 3rd May Tuesday 30th April, Welcoming Women’s Cafe. Wester HailesEvery Tuesday 10.30am-12.30, Wester Hailes Library Join us for chat and gathering at the library. Children very welcome, arts and crafts planned to keep