Wai Yin Society
Contact details
Wai Yin Society
66-68 Swan Street
Manchester
M4 5JU
Public phone: 0161 833 0377
Email: info@waiyin.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.waiyin.org.uk
General information
Service offered: Advice Quality Standard (AQS) approved centre for the Chinese community, and other ethnic minority groups including Somali, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian and many European nationalities. Welfare advice & information, Health and safety education & promotion, Language/social support, Support for people with mental health problems, Drop-in for young people, After school, weekend club, holiday play scheme for children, Support for women around domestic violence & single parenting, Breakfast & lunch club for older people and Macmillan Cancer support.
Target group: Chinese and other BME communities.
Area served: Greater Manchester mainly, but also clients from the wider North West England and nationally.
How to contact: Phone (0161 833 0377), contact for an appointment or email. Open Mon-Fri 9:30 – 17:30
Availability
Monday: 9:30 – 17:30
Tuesday: 9:30 – 17:30
Wednesday: 9:30 – 17:30
Thursday: 9:30 – 17:30
Friday: 9:30 – 17:30
Weekends:
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes:
Other information
Languages other than English: Cantonese, Mandarin, Polish and Somali, and access to interpreters.
Charity number: 1073437
Year established: 1988
Staffing: 3 full time, 30 part time and 50 volunteers.
Public transport: Yes, Shudehill Bus and Metrolink interchange nearby (5 minutes walk)
Record last checked: 04 February 2025