Haringey Welcome
Haringey Welcome is a grassroots volunteer-led campaigning organisation working to bring about positive change for migrants, refugees, diaspora communities and all residents of the London Borough of Haringey. Our mission is to create an inclusive, nurturing environment in which rights are upheld and the voices and experiences of migrants and asylum seekers are heard. Informed by these voices and experiences we act to make Haringey a welcoming borough for all and campaign to ensure equal access to services like housing, healthcare, education and employment. Email:[email protected] Website / Facebook
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 [...]
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
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, [...]
Heart 4 Refugees
Heart for Refugees provides wellbeing support for asylum seekers and refugees on the Wirral. Our services are designed to help refugees fully integrate into our community, helping them to build new, successful lives and relationships. We offer English classes, hot food, gardening, art-based therapy, early years outreach support, playgroup, clothing, household items, and food hampers. Contact: Katherine Vesey Phone: 07868 208 769 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Humans for Rights Network
Humans for Rights Network (HfRN) is a need-led human rights organisation working in solidarity with people forced to migrate. We exist to facilitate safety and dignity, to document and challenge human rights abuses within asylum and border systems, and to advance a rights-based approach to migration across the UK and Northern Europe. We are led and informed by the people we work with. Through investigative casework, cross-border collaboration, survivor-led witnessing and strategic advocacy, we seek both individual remedies and systemic change, confronting structural racism, discrimination and the violence embedded in hostile border regimes. We provide support to migrants under 18 [...]
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
Refugee and Migrant Justice
Refugee and Migrant Justice (formerly RAMFEL) is a charity that supports vulnerable migrants to access justice and provides vital support in moments of individual crisis. We work to support people in crisis, fight together to access justice and breakdown barriers that stand in peoples way. We help Refugees & Migrants feel safe, welcome and able to get on with their lives in the UK. We offer IAA Level 3-accredited immigration advice, helping asylum seekers, refugees, and vulnerable migrants with applications such as renewals, citizenship, and E-visas. While most of our services are free, capacity is often limited, we therefore offer a [...]
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 [...]
Saint John of God Hospitaller Services (SJOG)
SJOG’s Modern Slavery Services provide accommodation in safehouses and outreach services to support victims of trafficking or modern day slavery. Working in partnership with The Salvation Army as part of the Government’s Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract (MSVCC), SJOG teams across the country provide specialist support to help people to recover and rehabilitate from their experiences. Phone: 01325 373 700 Email: [email protected] Website
Migrant Centre NI
Migrant Centre NI was established to protect the rights of migrant workers in Northern Ireland, tackle racism, eliminate barriers against migrant workers, advance education and raise public awareness about their rights. Contact: Justin Kouame Phone: 0330 088 0464 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
Hope for Southall Street Homeless
Hope for Southall Street Homeless: Enabling people to take ways out of Rough sleeping which result in them leading fulfilled lives. We can only support individuals verified through Ealing Rough Sleeper Agent, St Mungo's. Contact: John Murphy Phone: 07983 505 138 Email: [email protected] Website / Instagram / 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
NOAH Enterprise
NOAH's mission is to help in alleviating poverty, bringing hope and helping people who have no where to turn to; particularly those who are temporary or entrenched rough sleepers, and those who are marginalized and socially excluded, or have simply fallen into poverty. NOAH takes a holistic approach to homelessness and exclusion and no matter which service a person comes to first they are encouraged to make use of as many areas of NOAH as necessary to enable them to reach their potential. Our services are focused on Luton and the wider Bedfordshire area. We provide accommodation for people who [...]
Starling Collective
Starling Collective is an organisation based in Belfast that provides a safe space for those who are marginalised by society; principally but not exclusively from the asylum seeker and refugee community. A safe space of welcome, patience, compassion, understanding, and a willingness to learn from and develop each other mutually. A space which honours and celebrates diversity of culture and heritage. Our End Destitution project provides holistic Trauma Informed support for people who are destitute and outside of the asylum system and to vulnerable people who have recently been granted refugee status and find themselves homeless due to the housing [...]
Rotherham Ethnic Minority Alliance (REMA)
REMA is the infrastructure support organisation for the Black and Minority Ethnic Voluntary and Community Sector of Rotherham. REMA is an independent charity that supports the development of a vibrant, effective and influential BME Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector locally (VCFS). We support destitute people by providing food parcels and immigration advice. Contact: Sithule Mguni Office: 01709 720744 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rema-online.org.uk Social Media: Twitter and Facebook
Welcome Churches
Welcome Churches exists to see no refugee alone in the UK. We do this by inspiring, equipping and resourcing local churches across the UK to welcome refugees and asylum seekers in their local community. Our main project, Welcome Boxes, gives an intentional welcome to newly-arrived refugees and asylum seekers within the first three months of arrival in a new place. Our Welcome Network also profiles refugee-welcoming churches across the UK so that they can find a 'welcome' from local people when they first arrive in a new community. Office: 01332 498 041 Email: [email protected] Website /Facebook
Haringey Migrant Support Centre (HMSC)
Haringey Migrant Support Centre (HMSC) runs a weekly service for migrants providing advice and casework on immigration, welfare, housing and community care issues. It also offers destitution support as well as referring or signposting to other specialist organisations supporting migrants with their specific needs. During the Monday drop-in we provide a hot meal, food parcels and a welcoming space offering opportunities for connection and participation. HMSC is attended by 35-45 people every week; some of them come with children and at least a third are new visitors. These are individuals who, due to their lack of status, are excluded from [...]
Second City Housing
Second City Housing Ltd was set up in 2016 to provide accommodation and support to individuals who are at risk of homelessness. Their main aim is to deliver holistic housing services to maximize tenancy sustainability and assist individuals on a pathway into employment, training & advice. The ethos of Second City Housing is to work with those most in need of housing, providing a robust service, enabling their customers to lead independent living. Second City Housing offers: Shared accommodation Self-Contained Houses in Multiple occupation (HMO) Independent living Website: http://secondcityhousing.com/ Email: [email protected] Social media: Twitter / Facebook
Glass Door Homeless Charity
Glass Door Homeless Charity is London's largest open-access network of emergency winter shelters and support services for men and women affected by homelessness. By partnering with churches to provide shelter and support, Glass Door is committed to supporting people get—and stay—off the street. Glass Door offers shelter, advice and support through a wide-range of services. Contact: Anna Yassin Phone: 0207 351 4948 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Philoxenia Housing Ltd
Philoxenia Housing Ltd is currently developing their accommodation offer for refugees and migrants with NRPF in Bury in the North West of England. Email: [email protected]
Crisis
Crisis works directly with thousands of homeless people every year. They provide vital help so that people can rebuild their lives and are supported out of homelessness for good. They offer one to one support, advice and courses for homeless people in 12 areas across England, Scotland and Wales. How Crisis helps someone depends on their individual needs and situation. It could be with finding a home and settling in, getting new skills and finding a job, or help with their health and wellbeing. Crisis uses research to find out how best to improve their services, but also to find [...]
Simon on the Streets
Simon on the Streets is a charity operating in Leeds and Bradford, West Yorkshire, offering emotional and practical support on an individual basis with no time limitations to those at risk of homelessness. All our services are delivered on an outreach basis directly on the streets, ensuring that we are supporting those individuals who are homeless and may not be engaging with other services. Phone: 01133 452 270 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Martha House
Martha House is a small charity providing accommodation to forced migrants experiencing homelessness in London. Food and accommodation are provided for guests who have no recourse to public funds and are not allowed to work. Open to forced migrants with low support needs, who are engaging with services to regularise their immigration status. We accept referrals from agencies who work with migrants who will continue to support clients with their immigration issues or who work closely with their client’s immigration advisers/legal team and will continue to offer clients their services and facilities. We are unable to accept referrals to The [...]
Migration Foundation (Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing)
Migration Foundation The Migration Foundation has a 1 x 10 bedroom house in Derby, East Midlands for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers with no recourse to public funds. The property belongs to Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, with the service fully funded by the Migration Foundation (a restricted fund of MTVH). We take referrals from local charities and take a holistic approach to support our clients. We offer small hardship grants, receive food donations from local businesses, support residents who want to volunteer or access employment, and offer opportunities for clients to socialise, play sports, etc. Most clients already have legal [...]
Caritas Diocese of Salford
Caritas operates 30 different services in the Diocese of Salford - Greater Manchester and Lancashire. Services in emergency night shelters, housing and hostels for homeless people , refugees and asylum seekers mainly in the Greater Manchester area; resettlement of refugees, advocacy for destitute people and food-banks and drop-ins. We are members of Caritas Social Action Network - the official agency of the Catholic Bishops conference of England and Wales that is part of the European and International Caritas family responding to poverty and injustice globally. Contact: Patrick O'Dowd Phone: 0161 817 2250 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Together With Migrant Children
Together with Migrant Children works with children, young people and families who are migrants, refugees or asylum seekers. We work nationwide, with the majority of our work in London and the South East. We are a small team of social workers, youth workers and other family practitioners. We provide holistic support for families, support with safeguarding, work and advocacy with families with No Recourse to Public Funds and carry out assessment work for a wide variety of different purposes. We also run activity days for destitute migrant children and their families. Phone: 01865 528 658 Email: [email protected] Website
Father Hudson’s Caritas
Father Hudson's Caritas have been extending a hand of welcome and friendship to refugees and migrants since 1999. Brushstrokes Community Project offers holistic support from their site based in Sandwell, and Sophia House and Nicolas Barré House were developed in partnership with parishes and religious orders to offer accommodation and support to refugees and migrants. Contact: Shari Brown Phone: 01675 434 000 Email: [email protected] Website/ Facebook
Hope Housing
Hope Housing aims to provide a positive pathway out of homelessness through supported housing for people in all homeless situations including refugees, failed asylum seekers, EA migrants, those who are destitute as well as people with drug/alcohol problems or other support requirements. We provide casework support, and help people to access legal advice if required. Phone: 01274 900 764 Email: [email protected] Website/ Facebook