The Migration Impact Fund was launched by the Government in April 2009. The Government aims to raise the fund from a levy on economic Migrants and foreign students.

The fund has been made available to Local Strategic Partnerships (in our case the Coventry Partnership) to promote innovate ways of managing the transitional impact of Migration on local services

Voluntary Action Coventry is the accountable body for managing the Migration Impact Fund on behalf of the Coventry Partnership with the aim to alleviate pressure on services.

The project through partnership working with other services and organisations, such as Coventry Ethnic Minorities Partnership, New Communities Forum, West Midlands Fire Service, Police, Housing, Primary Care Trust and the Friends Programme will deliver the following projects:

• Community Based Champions
• Issue Based Workshops
• Cohesion Seminars

For further information on the Migration Impact Fund please click on the link for Department for Communities and Local Government http://www.communities.gov.uk/

To learn more about the delivery of the project in Coventry or to get involved please contact Sabir Zazai, Migration Impact Fund Manager at Voluntary Action Coventry on 024 7622 0381 or email s.zazai@vacoventry.org.uk

Communities Celebration Event 2011
Showcasing New and Migrant Communities in Coventry

Saturday 26th March 5pm - 9pm
Warwick Road United Reformed Church
Warwick Row, Coventry CV1 1EX

To book your place on this FREE event please contact Sabir Zazai via e-mail at: s.zazai@vacoventry.org.uk by telephone on: 024 7622 0381