Defeating Modern Slavery
Dave Smith, NACCOM's National Coordinator, published the following blog this week through WriteYou: Theresa May has set out her stall to end modern day slavery. As Home Secretary she brought in the Modern Slavery Act, [...]
Changes in London hosting provision
After 20 years of service, supporting forced migrants across London and South East communities, a decision was taken at their recent AGM that NACCOM Member Spare Room is merging with London Hosting for all offers and referrals [...]
Refugees Welcome Here March- Sept 17th
Last summer witnessed a remarkable rise in public support, across Britain and the rest of Europe, for those risking everything to escape conflict. This was demonstrated by the Refugees Welcome Here march which took place in [...]
Spare Room celebrates 20th anniversary
Spare Room for Forced Destitute Migrants has been finding hosts since 1996. It began as Wanstead Friends Refugee Support Group. Members felt moved to offer hospitality in their own homes. After many hostile changes in Immigration Rules [...]
Coventry Migrant Women’s House Launch
Coventry Migrant Women's Houses is a small project that has started up in the last few months. Thanks to Sarah Taal (Trustee) for the following update, and to Kate for the insight into her journey: 'Coventry Migrant [...]
APPG Inquiry – Refugees Welcome?
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 [...]
Update from Host Nottingham
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 [...]
Greenbelt Festival
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 [...]
Action Hosting launches this month
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 [...]
Annual survey deadline this week
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 [...]
Hosting Conferences- North and South
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 [...]
Refugee Stories released today on Amazon
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 [...]
New online directory from HelpinLeeds.com
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 [...]
Fundraiser role coming up at Boaz Trust
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 [...]
Job opportunity at St Augustine’s Centre
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 [...]
Update from NICRAS
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 [...]
Runner up in Britain’s Best Volunteer Award
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 [...]
Catch up from the National Conference…
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 [...]
Stories from Sanctus
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: [...]
Job opportunity at FODI in Sunderland
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 [...]
Community Integration Awards
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 [...]
New houses at One Roof Leicester
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 [...]
Welcome Boxes Training dates
“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 [...]
‘I am here, I am human’
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 [...]
Hosting scheme develops in Calderdale
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 [...]
Welcome to our new-look website
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 [...]
Annual Report 2015
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) [...]
Introducing Host Oxford
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 [...]
NACCOM Membership
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 [...]
Hosting Takes Off
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 [...]