Refugee and Migrant Centre
The Refugee and Migrant Centre is a well-established charity based in the West Midlands, supporting refugees, asylum seekers and migrants since 1999. The organisation provides free, specialist advice and practical casework to individuals and families facing complex immigration and wraparound services. A significant proportion of those supported are at risk of homelessness or destitution due to insecure immigration status, refused asylum claims, or restrictions linked to no recourse to public funds. RMC operates in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Dudley, offering accessible, multilingual services through drop-in provision, structured appointments and targeted projects. Alongside regulated immigration advice, RMC delivers housing and homelessness [...]
Communities Together Durham
Communities Together Durham run a series of drop ins in County Durham where we offer help and support to Asylum Seekers and Refugees across County Durham. Advice is offered from us and trusted partners in relation to aspects of the asylum process, housing, benefits, general integration, college, etc. Email: [email protected] Website
Law Centre NI
Law Centre NI provides free and independent legal services in Northern Ireland, helping thousands of people to challenge decisions that affect their rights. We use the law to change people’s lives. As well as providing direct support to the public, we provide assistance, legal information, professional learning and quality assurance to the advice sector in Northern Ireland. We empower advisers to provide the best possible support to their clients. Phone: 028 9024 4401 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Shropshire Supports Refugees
Shropshire Supports Refugees supports marginalised and displaced people across Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin. Our primary goal is to help individuals and families integrate successfully and rebuild their lives within their new communities, providing essential support and resources as they navigate this transition. Email: [email protected] Phone: 01743 216 758 Website
Refugees Welcome in Richmond
Refugees Welcome in Richmond (RWinR) is a charitable incorporated organisation led by volunteers dedicated to supporting people seeking sanctuary in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and surrounding areas. Our volunteers provide befriending and language support to help those fleeing crises, conflicts, or persecution around the world who arrive here to settle into the community and access services they need. We’re always looking for more supporters to join us. RWinR works alongside Richmond Council’s Resettlement Team to supplement the support offered by caseworkers. We’re also finding homes for clients who urgently need rental accommodation. In collaboration with the Council, [...]
Fusion Housing Kirklees
Fusion Housing is a registered charity working to help individuals who are experiencing housing related problems and need support, advice and guidance to resolve these. Preventing homelessness for the first or subsequent time is at the heart of everything that we do. As part of this we provide NRPF housing to people in the Kirklees area (please note NRPF referrals must come through Kirklees Council RSI). Phone: 01484 425 522 Email: [email protected] Website
Ideas Hub Chelmsford
Ideas Hub Chelmsford operates the Chelmsford Integration Project (CIP) - a team of volunteers who provide 20 ESOL classes per week. CIP caseworkers also provide support to asylum seekers and refugees with issues such as destitution, application forms for transition from asylum to refugee status, and help for refugees to settle in temporary accommodation, as well as homelessness prevention for single men who are not a priority for TA. CIP also provides holiday activities for under 5s and helps other children access free activity camps. CIP works closely with The Essex British Red Cross. All faith Groups including the Diocese and [...]
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum provides support to refugees and asylum seekers in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We believe everyone deserves a chance to feel safe and live with dignity. We provide a welcoming community space and offer specialised advice and support to families and individuals who seek asylum or live as refugees. We run several projects such as our Community Café and Community Garden, and our specialist advice team provides support on a variety of issues including housing for refused asylum seekers, support for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, those who are in initial accommodation or newly dispersed. Phone: 0115 960 1230 Email: [...]
Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees (AVID)
The Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees (AVID) is a national network of visitor groups to immigration detention. We work with locally owned initiatives to end the human suffering caused by detention. We exist to enable and support the vital role of visitors to people detained whilst providing a platform for collective action amongst UK visitor groups, providing essential practical and emotional support for visitor groups, influencing detention policy and practice and of raising awareness of the human impact of detention. We have 14 member groups representing over 500 volunteer visitors, who visit inside every detention centre in the UK, [...]
Welcome Home Project
Welcome Home offer high quality, well equipped temporary, emergency accommodation for mothers and children, based in London. We work with social workers and agencies needing to provide the accommodation when an emergency situation arises. Each room has its own bathroom, fridge, microwave, desk, chair and TV. Our families share a kitchen, lounge, garden and washing facilities. We offer personalised support to our Mums, from school or nursery applications to connections with local food banks etc, whilst working with social workers to understand each family's specific needs. Contact: Lise Thorne Email: [email protected] Website
West London Welcome
West London Welcome is a community centre run for and with refugees, migrants, people seeking asylum and other locals living in West London. We provide a food bank, social and advice drop-ins, financial, legal and casework support. Contact: Leyla Williams Website
Refugees Welcome North Somerset
Refugees Welcome North Somerset. Empowering and enabling asylum seekers and refugees in North Somerset to find safety, friendship and opportunities in order to thrive. Running Welcome hubs, Coordinating donations and delivering Housing and homeless prevention advice and practical support. Website Social media
Notre Dame Refugee Centre
Notre Dame Refugee Centre supports refugees and asylum seekers in London. Phone: 0207 440 2669 Website/ Facebook
Resettlement CIC
Resettlement CIC is a Reading-based Community Interest Company founded in 2021 with the intention of supporting those living in our community who are displaced. We will try to support in any way with general (non-legal) advice and signposting, but we focus largely on housing; those ineligible for emergency accommodation and are therefore likely to face street homelessness. Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Thatcham Baptist Church
Between January 2022 and December 2023, Thatcham Baptist Church welcomed people waiting for asylum decisions or receiving refugee status. From December 2023 - December 2024 we hosted some of those who had become known to church members while they found their way into employment and longer term accommodation. We now provide ad-hoc support to people with refugee status, and those with NRPF on sponsorship visas. Work is plentiful in this area but housing is extremely expensive and social housing very limited, especially for single adults. Contact: Sarah Wylie Phone: 01635 867 054 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
The Cotton Tree Trust
The Cotton Tree Trust was founded in October 2016 to provide support and assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in the United Kingdom. We provide legal advice and representation to legal aid eligible asylum seekers for initial asylum claims, asylum appeals, and fresh claims. Charities and legal firms seeking to provide immigration advice and support to refugees and asylum seekers are seriously overstretched, with many more demands for assistance than they can possibly meet. Cuts to legal aid funding and the merits test have exacerbated this situation. Many vulnerable asylum seekers who have a strong and honest case are at [...]
CARAG
Coventry Asylum and Refugee Action Group (CARAG) is a grassroots migrant led community organisation based in Coventry. We believe that people affected by a problem are best placed to find the solutions. Our common cause is our lived experience of the UK Immigration system. We focus our energy and effort on dismantling its 'hostile' infrastructure and helping our communities settle in the UK. Join our community and let's achieve Social Justice together. Find us across social media by searching for CARAG Coventry. Contact: Nathan D Ndlovu Phone: 07459 389 476 Email: [email protected] Website
Oasis Cardiff
Oasis Cardiff, provides support for roughly 100-150 visitors each day from around the globe, this includes people from Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, El Salvador, and Ivory Coast among many other countries. Some have just arrived in Cardiff whereas others have been here for a few years and visit Oasis to socialise with the many friends they have made here. During the week our centre is open to refugees and asylum seekers, we run various women-only sessions and groups, art classes, English language classes, sports sessions, daily advisory sessions, advocacy forums, relaxation sessions, and the list goes on. Oh and we [...]
Asylum Welcome
Asylum Welcome offers information, advice and practical support to asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants living in Oxfordshire. We help adults, young people and families to feel safe, respected and understood as members of our diverse community. Contact: Tania Baldwin-Pask Phone: 01865 722 082 Email: [email protected] Website
Micro Rainbow
Micro Rainbow provides housing and social support for LGBTQI refugees and asylum seekers. We also provide move-on support for LGBTQI refugees, training and coaching, as well as advocacy work to promote the rights, safety and inclusion of LGBTQI people seeking sanctuary. Email: [email protected] Website
Simon Community Scotland
Simon Community Scotland (incorporating Safe in Scotland) provides advice, accommodation and support to people who have NRPF and are destitute. We have accommodation, IAA accredited advisors and specialist support workers who work alongside people to resolve their status and prevent homelessness. Email: [email protected] Website
Oxfordshire Homeless Movement (OHM)
Oxfordshire Homeless Movement is a partnership of the many organisations helping those who are homeless in Oxfordshire. We all work to ensure that nobody should have to sleep rough on our streets. If you think of these organisations as a community, then think of us as the Community Centre! We bring greater visibility to all of the county’s work in this area, signposting volunteers, supporters and those experiencing homelessness to the actions and services they’re looking for. OHM’s flagship project supports people experiencing homelessness who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF), meaning they have lost or don’t have access [...]
Community Infosource
Community InfoSource works with marginalised communities in Glasgow, primarily with asylum seekers and refugees, to put their ideas into action and to secure their rights. Our organisation is human rights and equalities based and community led. Phone number: 0141 258 2773 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Breaking Barriers
Breaking Barriers We welcome refugees into meaningful employment with advice, experience and education. We believe in the power of responsible business to change society for the better through our innovative partnerships. Contact: Carmen Chapell Elkin Email: [email protected] Website / Twitter / Facebook
West End Refugee Service (WERS)
At West End Refugee Service (WERS) we work alongside refugees and people seeking asylum, meeting people where they are through community outreach and practical support. We focus on helping people move forward in their lives, while also challenging the systems and narratives that hold them back. Phone: 0191 273 7482 Email: [email protected] Website
Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support (DCRS)
Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support (DCRS) supports people seeking asylum and refugees in Devon and Cornwall. We advocate around their immigration cases up to OISC level 1. We also support around integration into the local community, run activities and provide English classes. Phone: 01752 260471 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Housing Justice Cymru
Housing Justice Cymru runs a Wales-wide Hosting project for people with fragile immigration status. It works in partnership with local organisations. Hosts are needed in Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and Wrexham. Housing Justice Cymru works with Welsh Government in their commitment to becoming a Nation of Sanctuary. Contact: Nicola Evans Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
LEDAS
Leeds Destitute Asylum seekers Support (LEDAS) run two houses which each house up to 4 destitute asylum-seekers with No Recourse to Public Funds. We work collaboratively with Leeds City Council who provide grant support, and with PAFRAS who provide referral and case-work for our residents. Our aim is to provide family-style housing, in which the residents have dignity and independence. Housing essentials, food and an allowance are provided. The five LEDAS Trustees run the houses on a voluntary basis. Contact: Gillian Tober Email: [email protected] Website
Kairos Housing
Kairos Housing provides safe accommodation and holistic support to refused asylum seekers and refugees who find themselves homeless within Blackburn with Darwen. Phone: 07897 752 470 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Connection Support
Connection Support are part of a partnership project across Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire to provide housing, legal advice and support to those who are homeless, refugees and people with NRPF. Phone Number: 01865 711 267 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook