Alicia Spence - African Caribbean Community Initiative
The Chris Allen Podcast
Sunday, 14 December 2025 - 27 minutes
Alicia Spence, CEO of the African Caribbean Community Initiative, talks about ACCI being named among the top three organisations in this year's Opus Prize, which honours grassroots groups making a lasting impact in their communities.
They are the first in the UK to be recognised by judges of an international humanitarian award.
The Whitmore Reans based organisation was formed nearly 40 years ago, and Alicia has been a part of it for 33 of those years. The nomination was for providing culturally appropriate mental health support.
Alicia tells us how the thought the email telling her about the nomination was a scam - but she was glad she got it checked out and was able to travel to New Orleans alongside Candeece Harvey, ACCI’s health and wellbeing practitioner.
ACCI have a special event on Wednesday 11th February 2026 at The Mount Hotel & Conference Centre, Mount Road, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, WV6 8HL.
For more details go to acacia.org.uk or email support@acci.org.uk or call 01902-571230.
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