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Derbion<\/a> is set to become the new home for Upbeat Communities<\/a>, \u00a0which will allow the charity to expand its services and support for refugees and those seeking sanctuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to increased demand for its services, the Derby-based charity, which has been supporting asylum seekers and refugees since 2005, is to relocate from Trinity Baptist Church to a larger space at Derbion.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Upbeat Communities\u2019 new 8,000 sq ft location in Victoria Chambers, situated outside the shopping centre in London Road, above Iceland and B&M, will open later this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The space will feature classrooms, social spaces, meeting rooms and offices, designed to offer a welcoming and inclusive environment for community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will also house the charity\u2019s social enterprises, including Upbeat Clean<\/a>, a commercial cleaning company, which was a recent recipient of the King\u2019s Award for Enterprise (for social mobility).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upbeat Communities enables Derby\u2019s refugee community to access training and rebuild their lives through real living wage employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charity also offers a safe and inclusive environment where members can access English classes, support groups, employability training and community activities, helping them build connections and gain independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beth McDonald, managing director at Derbion, said: \u201cAt Derbion, creating a vibrant and inclusive community is at the heart of everything we do, so we\u2019re truly thrilled to welcome Upbeat Communities into its bigger city centre space over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUpbeat Communities\u2019 work creates a space where people seeking sanctuary are welcomed, find support and build friendships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to hosting them here at Derbion as part of our ongoing commitment to the local community, and to support Upbeat Communities\u2019 important mission of building a welcoming and supportive environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Jackson, chief executive at Upbeat Communities, said: \u201cWe are delighted to move to Victoria Chambers, and to be partnering with Derbion on this move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt will provide us with the much-needed space to grow our services and continue to support some of the most vulnerable in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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