MEMBER PROFILE AND MEMBER NOTICES

O”-Bay Community Trust
Based in Enfield, O”-Bay Community Trust has been in existence since 1990 and was initially founded on a national basis to support its members. O”-Bay is a BME lead organisation, providing generic services to services users in.

O"-Bay provides confidential and impartial advice, information, signposting/referral and guidance on issues relating to education and welfare rights. It also provides immigration services to vulnerable women, men, youth, adults and children subject to immigration control including action to prevent child labour and so on. It also implement schemes to promote healthy living and ways to help the environment.
O”-Bay organises multicultural events and activities with the local community, plus share the celebration of BAME cultural heritage events amongst networking partners.
It runs weekend supplementary classes for children aged 8 to 15 in English, French, Maths, Science and ICT.

O”-Bay runs successful projects reaching youths in Enfield using music, drama and dance development workshops and talent showcase, as well as youth health promotions such as safe sex projects. It runs workshops on the effects of illegal drug use, teenage pregnancy as well as promotes employment opportunities available to young people.

For unemployed local residents, there is access to O”-Bay’s PC Refurbishment, IT training, ESOL lessons, workshops on interview techniques, CV writing and so on. They also offer advocacy on immigration matters and support the creation and development of new and existing community enterprises.

O"-Bay Community Trust is a member of the British Nigerian Association and the British West African Association. Visit www.o-bay.org for more information.