## **Humber Open Arms**
Registered Charity Number: 1202934 Address: 50 Beverly Road, Hull, HU3 1YE Tel: 01482 480161 Website: www.humberopenarms.org.uk
|**About Humber**
**Open Arms**|Humber Open Arms was established in 2023 to help promote
social inclusion, unity, community cohesion, and work to relieve
fnancial hardship for the Congolese and BME communities in
Hull and East Yorkshire. We achieve our aims through delivering
projects and activities that focuses on developing employability
skills, Sports activities, Cultural events, education, and other
practical support ofered in our drop-in sessions held every week
at our charity ofice.|
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|**Summary of the**
**main**
**achievements for**
**the charity in the**
**past year**
**2024/2025**|In the past year, Humber Open Arms continued to expand its
activities and strengthen its presence within the local voluntary
and community sector. The charity now operates from its own
independently rented ofice space following the closure of Spring
Bank Community Centre by the local council in 2025. Securing
our own premises represents an important milestone in the
organisation’s development and provides a stable and
welcoming base for delivering services and supporting
benefciaries.
We deliver a range of projects, workshops, and weekly drop-in
sessions focused on employability, wellbeing, community
engagement, sports, cultural activities, practical support, and
social development. Over the past year, we introduced several
new short-term community projects designed to respond to the
needs of the wider Hull community.
The new initiatives include;
Afro-hair training and practical workshops aimed at
helping participants develop basic afro-hair care and
styling skills while promoting cultural awareness and
inclusion.
A weekly Morning Cofee Project held every Friday,
providing a safe and friendly social environment where
people can meet, enjoy refreshments, reduce loneliness,
andparticipate in light recreational activities such as|
||darts and board games.
Women’s Space, a dedicated women-only support
project led by professional nurses, ofering a safe and
supportive environment for women to discuss issues
relating to mental health, wellbeing, healthy lifestyles,
physical activity, and personal development while
encouraging peer support and confdence building.
Humber Open Arms management committee have also
undergone training including First Aide at work, Safeguarding for
vulnerable adults and young people, bid writing training to
strengthen the charity’sgovernance|
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|**Summary of our**
**main objectives**
**and plans for**
**charity in the**
**coming year 2027**|We aim to continue building on the progress achieved during
2025/2026 by strengthening the organisation’s sustainability,
increasing community engagement, and expanding the range of
support available to benefciaries.
Looking ahead, the board of trustees that governs Humber Open
Arms plans to continue growing the charity in a sustainable and
fnancially stable manner. We will focus on securing additional
grant funding as it has proven to be a challenge in the past year,
developing new fundraising opportunities, and increasing public
awareness of the organisation and the services we provide
across Hull and the Humber region to support the long-term
stability and future development of the charity.
The trustees remain committed to ensuring Humber Open Arms
continues to grow as a trusted, inclusive, and community-led
organisation that positively impacts the lives of individuals and
families across Hull and the Humber region. We hope to
continue developing and expanding the successfully introduced
community projects, including the Morning Cofee Project,
Women’s Space, and our Afro-Hair Training Workshops. We aim
to increase participation, reach more benefciaries from diverse
backgrounds, and continue creating safe, welcoming, and
inclusive spaces that promote wellbeing, confdence, skills
development,and social inclusion.|