The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Refugees recently launched an inquiry into the experiences of refugees in the UK (including those who have been resettled here and those who have sought asylum here). To respond, we will [...]
Thanks to Gemma at Host Nottingham for this update about their work over the last few months... 'We have one new host who has joined us and who is already hosting. We have met with 5 people [...]
In just less than one month, NACCOM will be packing up and heading off- to Greenbelt Festival in Kettering for the August bank holiday! Greenbelt is an arts, faith and justice festival and we've got an information [...]
Newcastle based organisation Action Foundation has been developing its hosting scheme and they are now recruiting their first volunteer hosts, with an Open Evening on Tuesday 26th July. The scheme will be helping destitute refused asylum seekers [...]
Our annual survey is a vital activity for evidencing both the needs of the sector and the impact of NACCOM projects across the UK, and we are delighted to have received support from the Joseph [...]
The first ever NACCOM Hosting conference took place this week with representatives from 9 NACCOM members as well as other informal schemes and statutory organisations wanting to find out more. Dave Smith, NACCOM Coordinator, writes; 'It [...]
Because of the growing interest in hosting and the emergence of several new schemes in the UK, NACCOM will be running two conferences for hosting schemes in the next few weeks, one in the North [...]
Today, as people around the world remember World Refugee Day, a new book by NACCOM Coordinator Dave Smith entitled Refugee Stories is being released on Amazon. The book follows the amazing stories of seven people from [...]
Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network (LASSN) are launching an online directory of services for refugees and asylum seekers in Leeds. The website which is called Helpinleeds.com gathers details of over 175 different places that asylum seekers and refugees [...]
If you’re excited by the thought of being part of a team working to end destitution in the UK for those seeking asylum then this may be the role for you... 'The Boaz Trust are looking for an [...]
St. Augustine’s Centre in Halifax has been working with diverse communities for over 40 years providing support, sanctuary, community and information. We are looking for a Finance and Office Administrator (Maternity Cover) who will have responsibility for providing [...]
Here is a update from Justin Koame, Chair Person at NICRAS, the Northern Ireland Community of Refugees & Asylum Seekers, which became a NACCOM Member earlier this year. How does NICRAS work? 'NICRAS was established [...]
NACCOM would like to extend its congratulations to Lucy, Project Coordinator at Destitute Asylum Seekers Huddersfield (DASH), who was recently announced as the runner up in a national competition, Britain's Best Volunteer. The competition, run [...]
Here is a collection of tweets from throughout the day at our National Conference. You can also follow us on Twitter or Like us on Facebook for ongoing updates on our work... [View the story "National Conference [...]
Earlier this year, Sanctus, based in Stoke-on-Trent, joined the NACCOM Network. We recently caught up with the charity's director, Rev. Sally Smith (below right), who shared some stories from the project so far. Sally writes: [...]
Friends of the Drop-in for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (FODI) in Sunderland are seeking a PROJECT DEVELOPMENT WORKER. This is a full-time post, funded for two and a half years but we will seek to [...]
Nominations are now open for the Community Integration Awards, a new initiative celebrating striking examples of integration work in the UK. Sponsored by Migration Work CIC, nominations are invited for projects in communities across the country, but please [...]
NACCOM Member One Roof Leicester have recently gained two new houses for destitute asylum seekers and refugees. They are currently in the final stages of preparing the leases and getting the keys, after which they hope to start furnishing [...]
“Before you, no one knock my door. Now I feel I have family and support.” A Welcome Box recipient. Set up by Derby-based Upbeat Communities and supported by the Cinnamon Network, Welcome Boxes represent a practical [...]
NACCOM would like to extend our warm congratulations to Mariam, a Manchester-based Somali asylum seeker who won the Women on The Move Awards in March. Nominated by NACCOM member Boaz Trust, Mariam recently said of her experiences: “If we did not [...]
For a number of years, destitute asylum seekers and refugees have been hosted on an ad-hoc basis across Calderdale, but following a preliminary meeting in January, NACCOM Member St. Augustine’s Centre has produced a hosting [...]
We would like to say thanks to our friends at Totaal for developing our new-look site, which launched this week. Here is a quick guide to what you can find: Get to know more about the [...]
The NACCOM Annual Report for 2015 has now been published and is available to download via our Resources page. On the significant developments that have taken place within the network over the last year, Dave Smith (NACCOM Coordinator) [...]
We would like to extend our warm welcome to Host Oxford, one of the newest NACCOM members. The organisation was formed in March 2015 and took off in September after a Refugees Welcome demonstration attended by 2,000 [...]
All projects that are currently offering accommodation to refused asylum seekers should have now been contacted about becoming Full Members of NACCOM. Other projects and individuals are very welcome to become Associate Members. Details of [...]
Since September and the refugee crisis hitting Europe, there has been a upsurge in the offers of accommodation in spare rooms across the UK. Although many of these offers were specifically for Syrians, and often [...]
NACCOM project member Action Foundation has recently been announced as one of the winners of the Guardian Charity Award 2015. The charity is aiming to use the money to set up a new house to support asylum [...]
This month, NACCOM welcomes Lucy Smith as our new part-time Communications, Media and Advocacy Officer. Lucy will be handling media enquiries and helping with access to media training. She will also be helping to develop and [...]
NACCOM will hold its 8th National Conference, “Working for a Better Asylum Future”, on Friday September 11th in Derby. The NACCOM Conference empowers organisations to tackle destitution amongst asylum seekers through innovative housing options and [...]
NACCOM has been invited to become a member of the newly formed Strategic Alliance on Migrant Destitution, which brings together professionals from the homelessness, refugee and migrant sectors to work together to tackle the problem [...]
