What we do

• Practical support for existing and emerging BME groups (community development training, office space, internet access, etc).
• A children and young people project, providing social activities for young people and a specialised linguistic minority development worker.
• Drop in / Outreach project supporting the most isolated and vulnerable families and individuals.
• Research in highly specialised areas such as conditions for migrant workers, the Bangladeshi community, the 70+ minority ethnic languages spoken in NI, etc.
• Bi-monthly mail-outs to over 300 organisations and individuals on forthcoming events, policies, job opportunities, etc (register on mailings@mcrc-ni.org)

Examples of our work

• Everyday people drop in to the office to ask staff how to open a bank account, register with a doctor or to meet other people from their home country, check the news on the internet or send an email.
• In collaboration with other organisations, we have provided support to asylum seekers who are sometimes arrested and detained. Our group of volunteers visits immigration detainees on a weekly basis.

Contact Details

Multicultural Resource Centre
9 Lower Crescent
Belfast
BT7 1NR

Tel: 028 9024 4639
Fax: 028 9032 9581
Email: info@mcrc-ni.org
Web: www.mcrc-ni.org