I am raising donations for a charity Feniks. Counselling, Personal Development and Support Services Ltd. As a Community Development Worker and a Volunteer Coordinator working for Feniks, I have a chance to witness a great change that projects and services run by Feniks make in people's lives. Feniks is a charity supporting integration and aiming at improving the wellbeing of the Central Eastern European Community in Edinburgh. We seek to help individuals and families who have moved away from their homeland in facing the challenges which can result from immigration. Feniks provide counselling sessions, support groups and run community projects. Social isolation is believed to be one of the major factors affecting mental well-being of the immigrants. Thus, the aim of our group activities is to create opportunities for the participants to develop meaningful relationships. Feniks organise groups for the particularly isolated people, such as young Polish mothers and Polish people of 50 and over years old. We also run a project addressed to the local and international community. Leith Conversation Cafes project is open to anyone interested in getting to know new people and conversing about the topics related to migration, adaptation to the new culture and important social issues. Your donation will support all of our projects. Thank you for your consideration!