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Farewell to Integrating Sutton

It's been a great few years supporting the Hong Konger community arriving and settling in the London Borough of Sutton since 2019. However our funding for this project ends in March 2024 and so it's now time to say farewell!

27 March 2024

Keywords: Integrating Sutton

Health Navigators:“Volunteering helped me start my career in a new industry and a new country”

A welcome-to-the UK course from Volunteer Centre Sutton helped Cynthia into volunteering as a Health Navigator.

27 March 2024

Keywords: Health Navigators - Integrating Sutton - News - Volunteering

Integrating Sutton: supporting Older Hong Kongers with health and wellbeing checks

Our Integrating Sutton project coordinator, Frennie, was recently invited to meet the Sutton Older Hongkongers.

13 March 2024

Keywords: Health Navigators - Integrating Sutton

Integrating Sutton: Welcoming the Year of the Dragon

Over 2000 people welcomed in the Year of the Dragon thanks to the Lunar New Year event held in Sutton library this weekend.

13 February 2024

Keywords: Integrating Sutton - News

Volunteer Stories of the Month - February 2024

Three amazing volunteers from the Hong Kong Community in Sutton have kindly shared their stories in the run up to Lunar New Year celebrations this month.

07 February 2024

Keywords: Health Navigators - Integrating Sutton - News - Stories - Volunteering

Exciting Plans for Welcoming and Integrating Hong Kongers to Sutton for 2023 - 2024

10 August 2023

Keywords: Integrating Sutton - News - Volunteering

Celebrating the Lunar New Year with the Ukrainian Saturday School

A group of our local Hong Kongers joined the Ukrainian Saturday School at Christ Church Sutton to share how the Lunar New Year is celebrated.

01 February 2023

Keywords: Integrating Sutton - News - Ukraine

‘Welcome to the UK’ course for Sutton’s Hong Kongers

In collaboration with Cheam Coterie, Volunteer Centre Sutton hosted a 'Welcome to the UK' course for Hong Kongers who have recently settled in Sutton, as part of our Integrating Sutton project.

17 November 2022

Keywords: Integrating Sutton - Organisations - Stories - Volunteering

Be a Buddy for someone who has recently arrived in Sutton

12 October 2022

Keywords: Integrating Sutton - Opportunities - Volunteering

Volunteer Centre Sutton wins further funding through the Welcome Programme

Volunteer Centre Sutton is one of over 40 national and regional projects being allocated further government funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to help British National (Overseas) families settle successfully into life in the UK.

27 July 2022

Keywords: Integrating Sutton - News - Organisations