Sheffield’s BAME Community and Support Networks

Neighbourhoods and communities

There’s lots to discover beyond campus. The page below highlights what’s on offer in some of the popular neighbourhoods in Sheffield.  

 Our neighbourhoods | Guide to Sheffield

Local amenities around the city

Our interactive map of Sheffield provides a directory of local shops, restaurants, community spaces and essential services that may be of interest to BAME students throughout the city. 

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) life and community in Sheffield (opens in Google maps)

Tailored support in Sheffield for BAME people

In addition to our University support services, there are tailored services and community groups across the city that you can access. 

• ACT Sheffield (Aspiring Communities Together) is a community organisation delivering services that aim to tackle the persistent social and economic disadvantages and educational barriers that Black and Minority Ethnic people face. 

• ADIRA is a a survivor-led mental health & wellbeing organisation supporting black people with mental health issues.

• Black men: talking about the untalkable is a campaign led by SADACCA and Sheffield Flourish, funded by Sheffield City Council, aiming to engage Black men in Sheffield in conversations about mental health, addressing their over-representation in mental health wards and under-representation in community settings.

• Firvale Community Hub is an organisation committed to improving social equalities and inclusion for communities experiencing disenfranchisement and marginalisation in Sheffield. 

• Roshni Sheffield Asian Women's Resource Centre addresses the needs and aspirations of South Asian women in Sheffield, offering advocacy, counselling, health and wellbeing programs, and educational opportunities to empower women to identify their own needs, create solutions, and make informed choices.

• Sheffield and District African Caribbean Community Association (SADACCA) provides cultural, educational, and social support services to the African and Caribbean communities in Sheffield. 

• Sheffield Chinese Community Centre provides services and activities to meet the needs of the Chinese community and holds annual events to engage a wider audience.

• Sheffield Roma Network connects Roma communities across Sheffield, enabling their voices to be heard and facilitating meaningful two-way communication with various city agencies and organizations.

• Peaks of Colour- A Peak District nature-for-healing community group by and for people of colour.