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 is a needs-led human rights organisation, established to facilitate safety and dignity for people forced to migrate, to advocate for a rights-based approach to the movement of people throughout Northern Europe, and to represent humans whose rights are violated. We are led and informed by the migrants we work with and collaborate to address mistreatment and challenge systemic and structural racism and discrimination and their harmful impacts. We provide support to migrants under 18 across the UK, and migrants of any age who find themselves in a camp or detention centre. Contact: Maddie Harris Phone: 07967 357 723 [...]
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 Forum of Essex & London
Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL) is a charity that supports vulnerable migrants to access justice and provides vital support in moments of individual crisis. We are a not for profit organisation, running a busy client facing service. We provide immigration advice (OISC level 3) and generalist advice in a range of areas to support our clients. This goes alongside destitution services and support to build a new life in the UK, with ESOL classes and referrals for support accessing work. Our wide range of experience, drawing on the daily insights from those we work with, as [...]
Saint John of God Hospitaller Services (SJOG)
SJOG provides safe houses to victims of modern slavery and those with no recourse to public funds. SJOG and Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) are also part of the Community Sponsorship movement in the UK offering a matching, training and support service to sponsors and guests under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme. Contact: Jamie MacKrill 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. 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: Romy Wood Email: [email protected] Website / Twitter / 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 number: 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 [...]
Starling Collective
Starling Collective is a new organisation based in Belfast that helps refugees and asylum seekers. We are an unincorporated association with Charitable status pending. Starling Collective founders have over 25 years’ experience of working with refugees and asylum seekers in Belfast. We established Starling Collective Collective because we felt that there were needs among the refugee community that we were not able to meet in the previous organisation. Contact: Ryan Doherty Email: [email protected] Social Media: Facebook Website
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
Whispers of Hope
Whispers of Hope is a full member of NACCOM supporting women who are victims of domestic abuse and sexual exploitation who have the added complication of complex immigration issues. We support asylum seekers, refugees and those on spouse and family reunion visas. We provide befriending and sign posting to other agencies as well as well-being activities and a weekly SafeSpace meeting. We also have a Safe House, Avan House, offering temporary accommodation to women with no recourse to public funds. This house of hospitality has a part-time live-in host as well as other volunteers who provide emotional and practical support [...]
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 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 [...]
Hackney Migrant Centre
Hackney Migrant Centre joined NACCOM in 2019 as an Associate Member. Hackney Migrant Centre runs a weekly drop-in advice service with the help of volunteers and professional advisers. Visitors to the service receive initial immigration, housing and welfare advice; as well as advice on accessing a GP and dealing with charges for hospital care. Outside the drop-in, they charity works with visitors to resolve the problems facing them. HMC provides a welcoming environment to migrants, regardless of immigration status, nationality or current place of residence. Phone: 07856632796 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
Safe In Scotland
Safe in Scotland is a human rights organisation committed to ending destitution among asylum seekers. We provide safe, dignified, ensuite accommodation 24/7 collaborating with case workers, service providers, and the communities we work alongside. Contact: Annika Joy Email: [email protected] Phone: 07818 372 130 Website: https://www.safeinscotland.com/
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 Care
Name: Joanne Watters Email: [email protected] Website Social media: Twitter / 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
Giroscope
Giroscope is a provider of housing to disadvantaged people in Hull. We buy and renovate derelict and unused houses which we let on affordable rents to people in need, run volunteer programmes, support small enterprise development and provide food parcels. We also provide one house rent free to a family of EU migrants with no recourse to public funds and are part of the Gateway Resettlement Programme. We are working with Open Doors Hull to provide more housing for destitute refused asylum seekers. Email: [email protected] Website
Watford & Three Rivers Refugee Partnership (WTRRP)
Watford & Three Rivers Refugee Partnership (WTRRP) Watford & Three Rivers Refugee Partnership (WTRRP) offers support to refugees, asylum seekers and non-European migrants with no recourse to public funds in West Hertfordshire. Our mission is to help provide access to the advice and services needed, often providing long term support (i.e. basic needs including food, ESOL, befriending etc) until statutory services are in place. WTRRP does not provide accommodation but finds ‘ways and means’ to help source emergency accommodation. Phone: 01923 252434 Email: [email protected] Website