York St John Communities Centre
Groups and programmes
Our support groups are free to access. Groups are a mixture of both online and face to face within York.
Community Language School
Do you speak another language at home and with your family, and want your younger ones to learn?
York St John University has established the region's first free Community Language School, offering multiple language classes for children aged 6 to 13, supporting your families in passing down languages to the younger generations growing up in England.
You can find out more on the Community Language School page, where you will also find information about enrolling your child.
You can also download our information leaflet:
Bereavement Support Group
A free weekly online support group for people who are bereaved or experiencing grief.
In the group you will have the opportunity to talk about your feelings and to others who have gone through a similar experience and can relate to your experiences. It's a space for everyone to listen and mutually support each other. It won't take away the pain, but it can help to share it with people who want to listen.
Our weekly group will be held every week on Tuesday, from 4.30pm to 6.00pm, online on Zoom.
If you would like to come to one of our drop-in sessions or become a weekly member, please fill out a referral form.
Download our information leaflet:
How to join a group
If you, or someone you know, would like to join one of our groups or find out more information, please email cmhc@yorksj.ac.uk and one of our team will get back to you.
Group member Cuppa and Conversation Group
I just want to say how brilliant it’s been to be part of these sessions. All the group activities so far have been great. Covering lots of different topics, giving us lots of information and everyone talking about their experiences has been amazing. I really look forward to Thursday mornings. All the students and staff at York St John have been brilliant, they’re so enthusiastic and positive about what they are doing. I feel that by joining this group I have made some lovely new friends.
Group member Cuppa and Conversation Group
The whole 10-week journey has been amazing, I felt connected, involved, and valued by all of the participants/facilitators. The whole experience has been a positive one, every activity has been engaging and I have taken something valuable away from each one.
Group member Cuppa and Conversation Group
The entire experience has exceeded my expectations. I made new, valued friends. I always felt safe and listened to. The other participants were respectful, everyone got the opportunity to speak and be heard. The compassion from the other participants was phenomenal (equally so from the ‘hosts').