Today I, a relatively new Advice Worker, had the absolute pleasure of meeting Mr R (pictured). One of the first things I always ask is: “Have you been to The Well before?” This is to establish if it is necessary to set the client up on the computer system. Mr R told me that he […]
Category Archives: Life in The Well
Supporter’s perception of The Well
Recently a lady who has supported The Well both financially and by prayer, covered a few Advice Worker shifts for us during the summer holidays. We thought we would share her perceptions of The Well with you: “What struck me about my visit to The Well is that the people care about one another. Users […]
“Look at the lilies . . . don’t worry”
Our devotional reading about seeing lilies in unusual and difficult places, that their very presence is a reminder not to worry. One of the staff shared the following thought: “For the folks who come to The Well, we are that lily – they are not worried about us needing more volunteers, our needing new premises, […]
Advice Work – the highs and lows
Yesterday in The Well two different members of the team were working with two different people in two different offices. One was helping a person deal with debt and the other helping a person with pension credit. One made a phone call and after some discussion was able to get the person’s debt reduced by […]
Immigration Advice and Support
The Well is now registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) to provide level 1 immigration advice and support. We offer this service impartially and free of charge, thanks to funding from the South East Integration Network (SEIN). This service is being offered in response to the sharp increase in enquiries related […]
What a week!
We’ve just come to the end of a very busy week in The Well. On top of the routine information and advice work we squeezed in the first of our 25th anniversary celebrations – our Chai & Chat group organised and hosted an afternoon tea party for the women who attend our various activities and […]
Silver Anniversary!
Celebrating 25 years of serving ethnic minority communities in some of Glasgow’s most deprived areas For the last quarter of a century, The Well Multi-Cultural Resource Centre (The Well) has been providing a high quality information and advice service for ethnic minority communities in Govanhill and surrounding areas containing datazones among the most deprived 5% […]
25 years
We’re just about to turn 25!! Our hope is to the make the next year a year of mini events that will celebrate our Silver Anniversary starting with a Chai & Chat celebration with local women from all backgrounds on the 26th March. This will be the launch of our Chai & Chat at home […]
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Finally the updated newsletter from The Well – read about our recent experiences of Good, Bad and some really Ugly! December 18 Tweet
I’ll buy you a coffee . . .
Last week I accompanied a young woman to an appointment. We were early and so decided to have an ice-cream. She was so happy, and told me that she’d not had an ice-cream ‘outside’ in five years. She’d been little more than a servant in her marital home, but things have changed and now she […]
