Women Connect First

Women Connect First was established in March 2001 to empower Black & Minority Ethnic women in Cardiff and South East Wales by offering a range of services and training in order to improve livelihoods and employability. At present Women Connect First cater for a wide client group and offer a range of services including advice, advocacy, counselling, and an array of training programmes and volunteering opportunities. We target disadvantaged, isolated and marginalised communities, who are experiencing multiple layers of deprivation, discrimination and exclusion in accessing services and employment. Our aims - To promote social justice, gender and racial equality, - To offer a holistic service that embraces the diversity of our participants, - To maximise the participation of vulnerable people, especially within marginalised communities, by tackling the barriers they face and enhancing their opportunities of training, and employment, - To raise awareness of the needs of disadvantaged...