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
Unity in Poverty Action
At UPA we run the Leeds Homeless Charter Migration and Homelessness Group. We are a networking organisation and don't provide any front line services, apart from delivering some food parcels. Contact: David Paterson Phone: 07903 123 283 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Princes Avenue Methodist Church Open Doors
Princes Avenue Methodist Church Open Doors places and supports destitute asylum seekers in two houses operated by other charities. Name: Cecil Jones Email: [email protected] Phone: 01482 345132 Website: http://www.Open-doors.org.uk
National Zakat Foundation
We are a charity that provides financial grants to people in need. This is done through the following funds - hardship relief, housing, work and education. Website: National Zakat Foundation - Zakat charity in the UK (nzf.org.uk) Social media: Facebook / Twitter
Severn Angels Housing & Support
We provide accommodation and support to refugees, mothers fleeing domestic violence, care leavers, asylum seekers and vulnerable women from 16 years over. Severn Angels supports homeless people with either psychological support, counselling, support with applying for benefits, applying for housing and a wide range of services. Our goal is to equip individuals and young people leaving care with the skills that will allow them to live independently and find a job they can earn a living from. This support comes in different forms, from providing supported housing where the individuals can live and be supported emotionally and also get help, [...]
Safety4Sisters
If you are a woman experiencing abuse and you have no recourse to public funds then Safety4Sisters is able to talk to you about your options. You may think there is no way to leave if you are dependent on your partner’s immigration status, if you have no recourse to public funds or if you have no money. This is not the case, so please do get in touch. Contact: Vicky Marsh Phone: 07591359733 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Helen Bamber Foundation
The Helen Bamber Foundation supports refugees and asylum seekers who have experienced human cruelty, including torture, human trafficking and other human rights abuses. We provide specialist care to meet the complex needs of some of the most marginalised and vulnerable people seeking asylum. We offer survivors specialist trauma-focused therapy, legal protection work and expert medico-legal reports, counter-trafficking safeguarding, medical assessment and liaison, housing and welfare casework, and creative arts and skills programmes to help people rebuild their lives. Phone: 0203 058 2020 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 [...]
Welsh Refugee Council
We empower sanctuary seekers and refugees to build new futures in Wales and have over 33 years’ experience. We listen to people’s needs, and co-produce projects that create improved pathways of support. Phone: 0808 196 7273 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
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
Destitution Project (Bolton)
Destitution Project Bolton has been operating at a Drop-In for asylum seekers and refugees at the Victoria Hall since 2001. The service was originally part of Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers (BRASS) but became a separate charity in 2015. The Casework team at the Destitution Project provide casework support for asylum seekers and refused asylum seekers who live in Bolton. Casework operates Monday to Fridays remotely - 9am till 1pm, except for Wednesdays - face to face at the drop-in: 10am till 3pm. Contact: Shaheda Mangerah Phone: 07421 352 829 Email: [email protected] Website
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 [...]
Refugee Council
The Refugee Council works directly with thousands of refugees each year. The charity supports them from the moment they arrive in the UK. They provide crisis advice and practical support, help them to integrate into their new communities and offer mental health counselling to help them come to terms with the trauma so many of them have experienced. The Refugee Council is the only organisation providing a national service in support of refugee children and young people who arrive in the UK alone. They also speak up for refugees using their work as an evidence base and ensure refugees have [...]
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
Rochdale Action with Destitute Asylum seekers and Refugees (RADAR)
RADAR (Rochdale Action with Destitute Asylum seekers and Refugees) is an organisation based in Rochdale which aims to provide temporary accommodation for destitute asylum seekers with NRPF. Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Darlington Assistance for Refugees (DAR)
Darlington Assistance for Refugees is a registered charity (CIO) based in Darlington, County Durham. Our organisation is run by volunteers who work alongside refugees and asylum seekers as they rebuild their lives in the Darlington area. DAR provides drop ins, language support and school orientation. 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 [...]
New Neighbours Together
New Neighbours Together are a hosting charity based in Burnley, in the North West, also offering a drop-in service, advice and support, group social and sporting activities, distribution of quality second-hand household goods and clothes, personal development programmes and English tuition. Contact: Ruth Haygarth Phone: 07864 841 729 Email: [email protected] Website
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 [...]
ACAP (Ashton Churches Asylum Project)
ACAP (Ashton Churches Asylum Project) currently provides occasional hosting for local asylum seekers, who we know, on an informal basis. Phone: 01942 724 207 Email: [email protected] Website
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
Commonweal Housing Limited
Commonweal works with Praxis Community Projects (a Full NACCOM Member) to run an NRPF housing project in London. The project provides free bed spaces for single women with NRPF, cross subsidised by income from housing families to whom local authorities have a Section 17 responsibility. Commonweal provide the houses, as well as strategic support and ongoing evaluation. Website / Twitter
Refugees in Effective and Active Partnership (REAP)
Refugees in Effective and Active Partnership (REAP) is an independent, refugee-led organisation in West London that aims to empower refugees and asylum-seekers to live as valuable and valued members of British society. We believe that it is essential to protect the right to refuge so people can escape danger and suffering caused by persecution. We work towards our aim through practical activities and engagement; communications, training and networking across the voluntary and community sectors (VCS), and policy-oriented activities in partnership with others including building constructive exchange between VCS and statutory bodies relating to knowledge and support for refugees. We provide support, [...]
Ubuntu Women Shelter
Ubuntu Women Shelter is a charity dedicated to meeting emergency and short term needs of women who are destitute and have no recourse to public funds. Our services are open to and welcome cis gender, non-binary, queer, trans people and sex workers. We welcome women from all faiths and religious persuasions. Phone: 07570 877 817 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Silverlyte
Contact: Marie M'bengle Email address: [email protected] Phone number: 07737044944
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
The Gap
The Gap is a community charity in Newport, South Wales, which runs The Sanctuary Refugee Welcome Group. The Sanctuary runs a range of activities throughout the week. There are English classes for men and women as well as drop-in services offering help in accessing other services and advocacy. There is also a Mums and Toddlers group, a Games Night for men and an after-school Youth Club, which provides a safe space for unaccompanied minors to socialise with local young people and access appropriate support. The Sanctuary also provides a weekly meal as part of a drop-in café open to both men [...]
Refugee Women Connect
Refugee Women Connect (RWC) is a support and advice service for women seeking asylum, refugees and their children. We run drop-in sessions each week, where women come for casework and to socialise. We also offer mental health support. We have a developing casework project, advising and advocating on behalf of women on the asylum system and support, as well as welfare, health and issues such as destitution and detention. We are increasing our advocacy capacity on a wider level, and are involved with local campaigns against detention. Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook