This month we caught up with the team at Housing Justice, a NACCOM member based in London that run a hosting scheme and night shelter network. Housing Justice have recently received a large pot of funding from the Greater London Authority to reduce rough sleeping in the […]
Partner agencies in Scotland have published findings on delays with Section 4 applications which demonstrate systemic problems with the system. The research, which was gathered from April 2017- April 2018, highlights the challenges that people face in accessing this vital support, which is only available to those who are destitute […]
Please read on for details of job vacancies in the network this month. Got something to advertise? Get in touch here. Action Foundation is recruiting a Support Worker (fixed term to December 2020) An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated Support Worker for Action Foundation’s supported housing […]
Today the British Red Cross releases ‘Still An Ordeal’, examining the experiences of new refugees who face destitution after moving on from asylum support. The report concludes that the 28-day move-on period ‘is leaving refugees on the brink of extreme poverty.’ Below we share a summary of […]
This week is Self Care Week 2018 and we’re marking it with another guest blog from Bird, an organisation working with people to avoid burn out and build resilience. Here’s Hannah Massarella, Bird’s CEO and founder, explaining some of the practical steps we can all take to master self care. […]
‘The Movement’ is a feature length film telling stories of voluntary rescuers who have stepped in where governments have held back in the ongoing ‘refugee crisis’. With footage from the Mediterranean, Paris, Rome, and Greece, the film was produced by Sharon Walia, a journalist and refugee worker at […]
The Boaz Trust have been running a night shelter in Manchester for ten years now as part of their work to end destitution amongst people seeking sanctuary in the UK. As well as directly delivering life saving accommodation and support, in 2017-18 they worked with other NACCOM members to […]
Home4U is an accommodation project in Cardiff and each year they organise a sleep out to raise awareness and funds for their work. Below we find out more about their work and how the event went this year. Home4U accommodates people who have had their accommodation and […]
‘If you keep fishing babies out of the river, sooner or later you have to ask yourself who keeps throwing them in?’ This was the indefatigable Zrinka Bralo, CEO of Migrants Organise at a recent NACCOM ‘campaigning and advocacy’ meeting. She also had a what turned out to be […]
Please read on for details of job vacancies in the network this month. Got something to advertise? Get in touch here. The Boaz Trust is recruiting a Client Support Worker. The Client Support Worker is a vital member of our frontline team, helping us to meet our organisational […]
Today sees the launch of the #LiftTheBan report on why people seeking asylum should have the right to work. The report, which can be found here, calls on the Government to give asylum seekers and their adult dependents the right to work after waiting six months for a […]
NACCOM Members, are you interested in advocating for changes in policy to reduce and prevent destitution? If yes, then this month we’d like to encourage you to join our free Campaigning and Advocacy Day to explore ways to evidence and campaign on key issues more effectively in […]
October 10th is World Mental Health Day so we’re marking it with a guest blog from Bird, an organisation working with people to avoid burn out and build resilience. Find out more about what they do and why below… Please introduce yourself, your work, and who you work […]
Please read on for details of job vacancies in the network this month. Got something to advertise? Get in touch here. HOST Nottingham is recruiting a Project Coordinator. Hours: 15 per week (flexible) Salary: £9,516 per year HOST Nottingham has been providing temporary housing in local people’s homes […]
As a network of over 50 member organisations, NACCOM is committed to bringing an end to destitution amongst people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants with no recourse to public funds living in the UK. This year’s annual report highlights key developments towards this vision over the last […]
Our thanks to everyone who helped make this video happen, especially all the residents, staff and volunteers at BIRCH, Hope Projects and Fatima House. This video was produced by Millie Harvey for NACCOM in September 2018 and was launched today as part of our annual conference.
Hope into Action: Black Country and Wolverhampton Council have launched a pilot project to get migrants – who have the right to work – off the streets and into employment and accommodation. Matthieu Lambert, the organisation’s Black Country Chief Executive, told us more… ‘Many Eastern Europeans come […]
Bookings are now open for Sanctuary in Parliament 2018 – ‘Towards a Fairer System’. This event is taking place on Monday 12th November. For the latest details from City of Sanctuary, including how to book your place and invite your MP, read on. Bookings are now open […]
Since 2006, NACCOM members have been instrumental in developing a broad range of innovative housing solutions that have radically changed the mood, wellbeing and overall sense of place felt by those left in limbo by our unfair asylum system. Some of these solutions (which someone recently described […]
Mirjam Thullesen is a trained psychologist and practising psychotherapist who has worked with refugees and survivors of trafficking and torture for a number of years, in roles at the Poppy Project, British Refugee Council and Freedom from Torture. She is currently working towards a Doctorate in Psychology and Psychotherapy looking […]
As of 3rd September 2018, NACCOM is based at the North East office of Depaul UK in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. We have been very grateful for the support and space that Action Foundation have offered for the last two years in Newcastle city centre. Since […]
This Bank Holiday, NACCOM is attending Greenbelt Festival, a ‘festival of arts, faith and justice’ taking place at Boughton House, Northamptonshire. We’re coordinating a stand in the Takeaway area of the site, where we’ll be raising awareness about the impact of hostile government policies such as destitution and […]
Earlier this month, ministers announced the scrapping of proposed changes to the provision of ‘supported housing’, in a move that has been welcomed by many in the homelessness sector following years of uncertainty and months of lobbying. In the press release on 9th August, Housing Minister Kit […]
Praxis Community Projects are a long-standing NACCOM member providing casework, housing, legal advice and peer support to migrants at risk or at a point of crisis in London, including those facing destitution and homelessness. Until recently, they would not have considered themselves a campaigning organisation. Yet, in […]
Please read on for details of job vacancies in the network this month. Got something to advertise? Get in touch here. Hope Projects are recruiting an Individual Giving Fundraiser. Hope Projects provides housing, financial support and legal advice to homeless and destitute asylum seekers in Birmingham, Coventry and […]
NFP workshops are putting on affordable and accessible Basic and Advanced Bid Writing Workshops in various locations across the UK this Autumn. Designed for charities, schools or not for profit organisations who want to submit grant funding applications to grant making trusts and foundations, the sessions last 2.5 […]
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Ending Homelessness recently launched its second annual report. The focus was on migrant homelessness, youth homelessness and rapid rehousing models. The report, which can be found in full here, includes key findings and recommendations related to barriers faced by migrants, summarised […]
This month’s update comes from the Refugee Survival Trust, one of NACCOM’s members working to end destitution in Scotland. As we write, it has been a busy and difficult few days for the charity’s small team, beginning with news that the local asylum accommodation provider, Serco, is planning to […]
This year NACCOM’s Annual Conference, taking place on Tuesday 25th September in Birmingham, looks at promoting pathways out of destitution through partnerships, provision and policy change. With input from a range of experts in the field, it is a great opportunity to meet others in the network and […]
Increasing Vulnerability of Justice for People Seeking Sanctuary A recent report ‘Tipping the Scales: Access to Justice in the Asylum System’ which was launched with Refugee Action last week finally put some hard facts behind what we have all been noticing, the increasing vulnerability of justice. Like […]
