At Space4U .....
We create together a comfortable and welcoming space
especially for people who are seeking asylum or are refugees.
We offer friendship and support
and respond quickly to immediate needs.
Working together, we try to ensure that dignity is maintained,
hope is not lost and justice is pursued.
We create together a comfortable and welcoming space
especially for people who are seeking asylum or are refugees.
We offer friendship and support
and respond quickly to immediate needs.
Working together, we try to ensure that dignity is maintained,
hope is not lost and justice is pursued.
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Space4U activities and services
Space4U brings together people of different nationalities and cultures to build friendships and support to nurture a strong community. We welcome people who are asylum seekers and refugees from many places around the world, with many languages, and with different religions and beliefs.
Space4U drop-in sessions
We currently welcome around 80 people at our drop-in sessions on Monday and Thursday afternoons. At the drop-in, people can find:
English classes for beginners and intermediate levels
Activities, including table tennis, dominoes, backgammon, chess, art and crafts.
Refreshments and snacks from our coffee bar
A hot meal cooked by members of our community
Haircuts provided by barbers from our community
Help and information to support people facing urgent and long-term challenges
A food store for those with little or no other means of support (Thursday only).
Clothes store
On Monday mornings, we provide a clothes store, meeting essential needs for clothes, shoes, underwear, bedding and many other items for individuals and families with children. Every week, our clothes store team help around 30 individuals and families to find the items that they need.
English conversation with STAR
In partnership with Student Action for Refugees (STAR), we support an English conversation class on Thursday evenings during the university term. Around 50 people come to these relaxed and friendly sessions.
Trips in Wales
We organise trips for people to see more of Wales and to enjoy our history and culture. With our friends at the Knighton and District Refugee Support Group, we lead an annual visit to Knighton for people to enjoy the countryside of mid Wales with a day of special activities and food. Closer to home in South Wales, we take groups to the seaside and to our national museums.
Please see our home page for the timetable and venue for our regular activities.
Management and governance
Space4U is run by a team of volunteers who come from many backgrounds and with various life experiences. We do not employ any staff. We encourage and welcome people in the community to volunteer with us to foster a sense of belonging and ownership of Space4U. We have close to 40 regular volunteers and around one-third are people who are asylum seekers or refugees.
A Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for the management and governance of Space4U and ensure that we fulfil our duties and responsibilities as a charity. Our Trustees bring a wide range of skills and experience to Space4U.
We are registered with the Charity Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with registration number 1158327.
Space4U is supported by donations and gifts in kind from many local individuals and organisations, as well as substantial funding from grants.
Space4U brings together people of different nationalities and cultures to build friendships and support to nurture a strong community. We welcome people who are asylum seekers and refugees from many places around the world, with many languages, and with different religions and beliefs.
Space4U drop-in sessions
We currently welcome around 80 people at our drop-in sessions on Monday and Thursday afternoons. At the drop-in, people can find:
English classes for beginners and intermediate levels
Activities, including table tennis, dominoes, backgammon, chess, art and crafts.
Refreshments and snacks from our coffee bar
A hot meal cooked by members of our community
Haircuts provided by barbers from our community
Help and information to support people facing urgent and long-term challenges
A food store for those with little or no other means of support (Thursday only).
Clothes store
On Monday mornings, we provide a clothes store, meeting essential needs for clothes, shoes, underwear, bedding and many other items for individuals and families with children. Every week, our clothes store team help around 30 individuals and families to find the items that they need.
English conversation with STAR
In partnership with Student Action for Refugees (STAR), we support an English conversation class on Thursday evenings during the university term. Around 50 people come to these relaxed and friendly sessions.
Trips in Wales
We organise trips for people to see more of Wales and to enjoy our history and culture. With our friends at the Knighton and District Refugee Support Group, we lead an annual visit to Knighton for people to enjoy the countryside of mid Wales with a day of special activities and food. Closer to home in South Wales, we take groups to the seaside and to our national museums.
Please see our home page for the timetable and venue for our regular activities.
Management and governance
Space4U is run by a team of volunteers who come from many backgrounds and with various life experiences. We do not employ any staff. We encourage and welcome people in the community to volunteer with us to foster a sense of belonging and ownership of Space4U. We have close to 40 regular volunteers and around one-third are people who are asylum seekers or refugees.
A Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for the management and governance of Space4U and ensure that we fulfil our duties and responsibilities as a charity. Our Trustees bring a wide range of skills and experience to Space4U.
We are registered with the Charity Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with registration number 1158327.
Space4U is supported by donations and gifts in kind from many local individuals and organisations, as well as substantial funding from grants.