Culture Care North CIC

27/10/2025

👏🏽 So glad to be back with the Sunderland Black Community Leaders Ensemble! 🙌🏽
It’s always inspiring connecting with fellow leaders, sharing ideas, and building a shared vision for lasting impact. 💪🏾✨
Grateful for the collaboration, learning, and support — can’t wait for our next session! 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

Sunderland Black Community Leaders Ensemble! 👏🏼
We are back with regular catch ups with leaders of Black-Led community groups & organisations across Sunderland, as well as together aligning our collective hopes, building a shared vision, & developing long-term strategies for lasting impact. 🙌🏼

✨This group of experts & experiences of various levels & fields facilitated & supported by The Phoenix Way North East & Cumbria has been absolutely fantastic nurturing connections, collaborations, partnerships & intra-groups support & leadership.

Brilliant sharing & learning curve, & looking forward to our next meeting soon 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

15/10/2025

A huge thank you to MSA Charity for having us join your Ladies Group today! 🌸

It was wonderful to share more about our Culture Care venture and to have such open, meaningful discussions about the barriers and challenges many face in caring for their loved ones.

Together, we explored how Culture Care can help families thrive by promoting understanding, compassion, and culturally aware support 💫💜

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13/10/2025

✨ It was such a pleasure to attend the NorthernFriends Circle event Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre and share insights about Culture Care.

Grateful for the warm connections and meaningful conversations! 🙌💖

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08/10/2025

We’re delighted to be partnering with Cultural Spring on this exciting Artist Call Out! ✨

At Culture Care North CIC, we believe creativity and care go hand in hand - helping to nurture belonging, wellbeing, and cultural connection in our communities.

This project invites artists and creatives to explore how co-creative practices such as clay, crafts, and storytelling can reduce isolation and celebrate culturally competent care in Sunderland.

We’re looking forward to connecting with artists who share our vision of care that honours culture, community, and creativity.💛

We’re excited to share a new Artist Call Out with our partners, Culture Care North CIC

They’re seeking an artist/creative to lead a community arts research project in Sunderland exploring how co-creative practices (such as clay, crafts, or other artforms) can reduce isolation and celebrate culturally competent care.

Fee: up to £1,000

Apply by: 12 noon, Wed 29 Oct 2025

Find out more and apply: https://www.theculturalspring.org/opportunities

24/09/2025

It was great to be part of the networking event with other organisations discussing barriers and challenges faced by the women in the north east. Islamic Relief UK Represent Women WHiST (Women's Health in South Tyneside)

Spent yesterday morning at another great Networking event organised by Jo at Represent Women in South Shields. The event was for the women and girls sector in South Tyneside and Sunderland & Hosted by WHiST. ☕️✨

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.. there’s something magical about women coming together to support other women in both business and in communities.
Being in a room filled with women who are collaborating, celebrating eachother and signposting to other services is empowerment in itself!

Talking to other likeminded women who are passionate about the women and girls sector is just fantastic. It was great seeing some familiar faces and great to see some new faces! Looking forward to the next one.

Some of the services that were at yesterday’s networking event are tagged below.. (apologies if we have missed anybody)

Please doDottir Community Interest CompanyrWWIN Specialist Domestic Abuse ServicesCBright Futures Young Womens Projectse Services
Bright Futures Young Womens Project
Culture Care North
Apna Ghar
Al-Falaq
Sangini afriend, Padma Rao

08/09/2025

🌟 Induction Training – Welcoming Our New Care Workers! 🌟

We’re excited to announce that induction training is now underway for all our dedicated care workers who are preparing to join us in supporting the elderly within our community. 💙

This induction is designed to ensure every member of our team feels fully prepared, confident, and supported as they begin their journey with us. Together, we’ll cover:
✅ High-quality standards of care
✅ Safety and safeguarding practices
✅ Person-centred support for the elderly
✅ Building trust and respect within the community

Here’s to creating brighter days for our elderly community, together! 🌼

Islamic Relief UK Prism Care North East CIC

30/08/2025

✨ Exciting News! ✨

We’ve just launched Cohort 1 of our Level 1 and Level 2 – Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care training! 👏
This programme is designed to give learners the essential knowledge and skills to begin a rewarding journey in the adult social care sector.

This is just the beginning – with more cohorts to follow soon, we’re thrilled to support even more people who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others. 💙



Islamic Relief UK Official New College Durham Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre

17/07/2025

A brilliant initiative. Great work 🙌🏼👏

14/07/2025

What a beautiful celebration of service and impact.
We’re truly grateful for your support of initiatives like ours, and inspired by your commitment to uplifting communities. 👏💙

11/07/2025

Training in Action at Culture Care CIC! 🧤💪

It’s been a brilliant session as our amazing team of carers took part in a Moving & Handling training session, delivered in partnership with our sister company Prism Care.

This vital training marks an important step in our journey towards CQC registration and the upcoming launch of our care services.

As we build a workforce ready to serve ethnically diverse communities, we’re committed to equipping our carers not only with technical skills, but also with cultural sensitivity, confidence, and care ethics that truly reflect the people we support.

We’re proud to be laying the foundations for compassionate, community-rooted, and culturally appropriate care across Wearside and Tyneside.



Islamic Relief UK The Phoenix Way North East & Cumbria GF Community FoundationSunderland, UKSocial Care Institute for Excellence

04/07/2025

We are delighted and honoured to have won 3rd Prize in the Social Care Institute for Excellence Social Care Impact Award!🥉 🎉

A huge thank you to SCIE and the whole team for recognising the work we do at Culture Care CIC for the opportunity to take part in one of their training courses.

This award inspires us to keep pushing for culturally appropriate, community-led care that makes a real difference in people’s lives.

Thank you again to SCIE for their support and commitment to improving social care for all. 💙

Islamic Relief UK
Sunderland, UKThe Phoenix Way North East & CumbriaSouth Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
GF Community Foundation

03/07/2025

This statement from SCIE highlights a critical challenge in health and social care reform.

The NHS 10-Year Plan’s ambitions to move care closer to home and focus on prevention are promising. But without properly recognising and investing in social care as an equal partner, these ambitions risk falling short.

Social care is essential ,
it supports people leaving hospital safely, helps them live well at home, and promotes independence and dignity.

If we want a truly proactive, community-led NHS, social care must be placed on a strong foundation of shared accountability, funding, and integrated planning.

At Culture Care CIC and Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre we witness daily how social care and culturally appropriate community support transform lives and reduce pressure on hospitals.

For the NHS to succeed, health and social care must be truly joined up, not just in words, but in practice and resources.

Thank you SCIE for raising these vital points and pushing for real partnership and investment.

Lewis Atkinson MP - Sunderland Central Nahida Aktar

Press release: SCIE welcomes the 10-Year Health Plan but urges stronger integration with social care to succeed.