Open Door North East
Open Door North East provides accommodation for destitute asylum seekers through our housing scheme. We provide accommodation for refugees, having a mixture of family houses as well as shared houses. We provide supporting services including drop-in sessions for asylum seekers to access support, advice and guidance. We assist refugees to access mainstream benefits and employment. We are able to offer a wide variety of volunteering opportunities across the charity. Contact: Anna Lewis Office: 01642 213 634 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Open Doors Project (Hull)
Open Doors Project works with asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants, enabling them to integrate into the local society. We offer a range of services including accommodation, drop-in service, befriending, interpreting, food parcels, hardship funds, employment support basic English classes, Sport/social/music activities, Social and Health wellbeing Service and IT basic lessons and IT facilities. Contact: Jones Okolie Phone: 07561 103 961 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
The Night Shelter Coventry
The Night Shelter provides temporary short stop rooms to asylum seeking and migrant women with no recourse to public funds in partnership with local advice agencies. Pin does not accurately reflect the location of this project. Email: [email protected] Website
Praxis Community Projects
Praxis works with vulnerable migrants in London- including asylum seekers and refugees- providing specialist advice (including immigration advice up to IAA level 2), advocacy, group work, ESOL classes and interpreting. Praxis is also a member of London Hosting. Email: [email protected] Website
Communities and Sanctuary Seekers Together (CAST)
Communities and Sanctuary Seekers Together (CAST) is a Southend-based community group, committed to bring an end to destitution amongst asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants with no recourse to public funding (NRPF) living in Southend. The organisation is made up of asylum-seekers, refugees and the wider community, and supports destitute and homeless asylum seekers by providing resources, advice and accommodation. CAST also builds links between sanctuary-seekers and longer-established communities to nurture integration and community cohesion. Phone: 01702436659 Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.castsanctuary.com/ Social Media: Facebook | Twitter
Refugees At Home
Refugees at Home is the UK's largest independent hosting charity which connects those with a spare room in their home to refugees and people seeking asylum who are in need of somewhere to stay. We want to support a society where everyone looking to rebuild their lives in the UK can do so in safety and without the risk of homelessness. Email: [email protected] Website / Instagram / Facebook
Southampton & Winchester Visitors’ Group
Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group (SWVG) is a group of volunteers who befriend and support refugees and people seeking asylum in the Southampton and Winchester area. We run a drop-in centre, help guide people through the asylum system, give financial assistance to people who are destitute, teach English, organise trips, and run a cooking group and a bike hub. We work with many other local charities, visit schools, and advocate for a fairer asylum system. We help people with Leave to Remain find housing and enter the job market. Email: [email protected] Website
EYST
SHARE Tawe is a project of the Ethnic minority and Youth Support Team (EYST), seeking to offer hospitality through accommodation, meals, welcome and solidarity to destitute asylum seekers in Swansea. . We do this through volunteers who offer a room in their home, or who support the scheme in other ways. Email: [email protected] Website
St Augustine’s Centre
St. Augustine's Centre is a Halifax-based community centre that welcomes the vulnerable and cares for all, including destitute asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants. We enable individuals to access support and advice to help with basic needs, build confidence and prevent isolation through community participation. Contact: Becky Hellewell Phone: 01422 352 492 Email: [email protected] Website
St Monica’s Housing Ltd
St Monica's Housing St Monica's Housing are based in Leeds, providing short-term housing for destitute female asylum seekers. All are given support by PAFRAS/Red Cross in their asylum claims whilst accommodated. Contact: Tony O'Brien Phone: 07967 477 336 Email: [email protected] Website
Upbeat Communities
Upbeat Communities exists to help refugees settle and rebuild their lives. We want to see strangers become neighbours. We offer befriending, English classes, community building activities, enterprise and employment training, and run a hosting scheme. We also deliver refugee resettlement contracts on behalf of a number of local authorities. Phone: 01332 916 150 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook