Islington Somali Community

Coronavirus Update

Young people support during the Coronavirus outbreak

• Job seeking/ job search techniques online
• Engaging YP to help each other with volunteers and mentors supervising
• Webinar on how to develop CV , personal statement 
• Health and well-being - How to stay fit from inside your homes ( Small routine  exercises and  other activities like The body coach TV
• Business workshop online  
• Education- remotely helping homework
• Reading groups - read a book, discuss and debate about it
• Outreach services to make sure that young people are not hanging around with others
• Awareness raising- continuously updating residents,local business as well as young people about Coronavirus and other health issues such as drugs, smoking 
• Support with parents with disabled children.
• Routine visits to finsbury Park to monitor social gatherings and social distancing

Older people support during the Coronavirus outbreak

• Have whatsapp for daily communication and updating
• Can call us if there is a need for that
• Updating about Coronavirus and advice on current issues and to stay at home
• Talk to small businesses, self-employed etc about support they need and provide updated information

Advice and information - our numbers are given to clients and also displayed at the Centre to call us if it necessary

• Online meetings
• Online trainings

Please reach us on Mondays to Thursdays

Yussuf Ahmed 07588570023

Abdul Ali  07960 395450

Nimo Ali  07500492565

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Usual Service

We provide Information and advice on benefits, housing and welfare rights and can provide interpreters for hospitals and GPs. We also have drop-in sessions for advice on other issues, as well as a project for older people, and a project for people affected by domestic violence. We run a mother tongue supplementary school at Montem Primary School and provide educational support for older children.