Community

If you are new to Sheffield, try these first steps:

• Visit a community centre for advice, classes, and social activities
  
  
• Go to free or low-cost local events to discover Sheffield’s culture
  
  
• Use the Sheffield Directory to find support, ESOL classes, and family activities

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Welcomes places

Welcome Places are council, community, and volunteer-run spaces. They offer a range of help and support. A Welcome Place is any place open to the public that offers a warm welcome and some support. It may be run by a charity, a local group, or the council.

Many of these places are on the Sheffield Welcome Places map.

It lets everyone find a welcoming smile, a place to sit, enjoy a little company, get warm and stay warm.

What can you expect in a Welcome Place?

• A friendly warm welcome and a smile every time you visit.

• Being treated equally, with dignity and respect.

• Feel safe – groups and organisations will be expected to adhere to their own safeguarding policies and ensure that all staff and volunteers are briefed on these procedures.

• Confidentiality – Data protection of individuals details.

• A non-judgemental space; whatever the reason individuals have for needing to come in, they will be treated the same and never judged.

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Helpful Websites:

• Visit the Sheffield Directory to find local support and activities‍
• Visit the Welcome to Sheffield website explore local upcoming events

Sheffield is home to many strong and welcoming communities. You can join groups based on culture, nationality, or shared interests:

• SADACCA – African Caribbean community centre

• ISRAAC Somali Community & Cultural Centre

• Roshni Sheffield – South Asian women support

• Sheffield Chinese Community Centre

• City of Sanctuary Sheffield – help for refugees and new arrivals

• Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain - Sheffield Branch - support for Ukrainians in Sheffield

• Hong Kong Hub - support for the Hong Kong community in Yorkshire

• One World Choir - a choir for people seeking asylum and refugees to come together with other local people to sing

• Pakistan Muslim Centre

Sheffield has many international groups and events:

• Sheffield International Friends & Locals Meetup – language exchange and social events

• Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS) – connect to community groups

• Global Community Hub (University of Sheffield) – cultural societies and events

Celebrate Sheffield’s community and culture:

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February

• Chinese Lunar New Year Festival 

May

• Sheffield Food Festival 

June

• Migration Matters Festival 
• Sheffield DocFest 

July

• Tramlines Festival 

October

• Off the Shelf Festival of Words
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Explore more events on What's on in Sheffield

You can volunteer or join local projects:

• Volunteer Centre Sheffield

• Sheffield Environmental Movement – outdoor and environmental projects

• SAVTE – learn or teach English and volunteer:
  
  

Join council projects or neighbourhood events by visiting the Sheffield City Council website.

If English is not your first language, you can:

• Join ESOL classes

• Use free interpreting or translation services at events or classes

• Ask for help from community groups and the council

Sheffield’s community life is always growing. Use these resources:

• Sheffield Directory

• Simply Connect Sheffield