Connecting Opportunities

We work with new migrants to develop their skills and opportunities to find work and be part of the local community, in West Yorkshire and parts of North Yorkshire. Several specialist organisations work together to provide the Connecting Opportunities service.

We help with things like:

• developing the skills needed to gain employment in the UK
• improving English
• feeling part of the community
• increasing confidence and well-being

Click here to find out more about the service or for our online referral form. 

If you are a local employer interested in offering a work placement

• Find out more on our Employers page.

If you would like to volunteer as a mentor or befriender 

• Find out more on our Volunteer with us page.

What do our participants say about us?

‘Learning English is the only thing I have not succeeded at yet in my life, the support I have from you makes me feel valuable and I am so grateful for the opportunity to learn’

‘Before this project I was at home all the time, no family here, only me and my husband. So I didn’t know about anybody. Now I feel more confident, I feel happy.’

‘My dream is to have a job with parliament.’

Find out more about participants’ stories here: Good news stories

More information

Download leaflets about the project in pdf format:

• Leaflet for participants [609 KB]
• Leaflet for participants - translated, 12 languages
• Leaflet for agencies  [1.3 MB]

If you have any questions, please phone us on 0113 3788 700.

Who funds us?

Connecting Opportunities is funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery, through the Big Lottery Fund. It is part of the Building Better Opportunities programme.