About us
Cultural Connections York focuses on promoting equality, diversity, inclusion, health and wellbeing. The organisation acts as a trusted bridge between communities and organisations, helping to strengthen engagement, build understanding and support more inclusive approaches.
Recent initiatives and community projects have included cultural events, community engagement programmes, training on cultural awareness and lived experiences for organisations, and large-scale multicultural events designed to bring communities together and celebrate diversity.
The organisation’s work has been recognised locally through nominations and awards for its contribution to community development and inclusive community initiatives.
Providing Cultural Awareness and Lived Experience
Working in collaboration with the NHS, North Yorkshire Police & Fire Services, Education, Local Authority, voluntary sector and other organisations to ensure people from under served groups feel supported.
Providing Cultural Awareness and Lived Experience Training to enhance cultural competency for organisations to create a more compassionate workplace where difference is valued and respected. Enabling delivery of fit for purpose services that are relevant and relatable to customer needs.
Intended Outputs and Outcomes:
Outputs:
- Delivering culturally appropriate events and opportunities
- Enhancing organisational cultural competence through training
- Providing consultancy, diverse panels, and project management services
Outcomes:
- Strengthened social integration and community relationships
- Improved health and wellbeing
- Empowered vulnerable/underrepresented communities
- Increased organisational cultural competence
- Greater equality, diversity, inclusion, and cultural compliance
- Celebrating diversity and inclusion
- Enhancing cultural change
Community Pride Award Winner
Community Pride Award Winner & BBC Make a Difference Award Commended
Cultural Connection York CIC, was awarded Best Community Project, sponsored by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, at the annual York Community Pride Awards last Thursday.
Nominations were littered with feedback about the overwhelming success of the event, highlighting that ‘it was amazing, informative and interesting’ and that ‘it was a fab way to get people talking about health’ and deserved recognition for her contribution to promoting diversity, fostering inclusivity, mutual respect and addressing health disparities.
York Press
Delivery of diverse learning/awareness sessions to improve wider understanding of other cultures, backgrounds and heritage.
Sharing lived experience accounts to provide hope and inspiration to others who are on a similar journey and to promote understanding and compassion in the wider community.
Let’s build inclusive and empowered communities together.
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