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Archive for October, 2018
Calligraphy Art Classes at the Welcome Centre
October 17th, 2018 | Education, Training & Employment |
Calligraphy Art classes have started on 27th September at the Welcome Centre from 10 am to 12 noon. If anyone would like to learn the calligraphy skill, please feel free to come to the Wai Yin Welcome Centre, 18-32 Brentfield Avenue, M8 0TW. Please do not hesitate to contact me for further details: Wai Ling Tang, ETE Project Coordinator, Email: [email protected] Tel: 0161 833 0377 (Headquarters) 0161 792 9760 (Welcome Centre) Work Mobile: 07756005002
Spirit of Manchester Awards 2018
October 17th, 2018 | Health & Social Care |
We were delighted to receive the Partnership and Collaboration Award, on behalf of and as a key partner, for the Maya Project. A collaborative approach to support Black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee women and girls in Manchester, dealing with crisis, accessing help and support, developing aspirations and achieving dreams. A big thank you to the key workers at Wai Yin Society: Amy, Woon and Joanna and let’s not forget our unsung heroes, Connie, Lisa Ngan, Anita, Patrick, Ting, other project staff and volunteers who supported the project with home visits, activities and booking arrangement etc. Note: The Spirit of Manchester Awards […]
Day Trip to Liverpool
October 8th, 2018 | Family Unit |
A few remaining places available for a family day trip to Liverpool, on Monday 22nd October, during the school half term break. Activities / Venues include: World Museum, to see some China’s famous terracotta warriors; Albert Dock, which has the Maritime museum, Liverpool museum, Tate Modern and many more attractions. And of course, there is the Liverpool One Shopping Centre. Please contact Woon & Amy for more information [Tel]: 0161 833 0377 [Address]: Wai Yin Society 66-68 Swan Street M4 5JU.
Older carers: invisible and undervalued
October 4th, 2018 | CEO's Blog |
Older informal carers are usually people over retirement age who are looking after a partner or disabled child. We have found at the Wai Yin Society that older Chinese carers need more support. Although many find caring a rewarding and loving expression of their relationship with the care recipient, they also tell us that they feel invisible and undervalued. Many of them experience declining health, which is exacerbated by caring for their loved ones. Many are left feeling stressed and exhausted. Older carers often receive no financial support, or do so only after going through a very complicated system. The […]