Fusion Housing Kirklees
Fusion Housing is a registered charity working to help individuals who are experiencing housing related problems and need support, advice and guidance to resolve these. Preventing homelessness for the first or subsequent time is at the heart of everything that we do. As part of this we provide NRPF housing to people in the Kirklees area (please note NRPF referrals must come through Kirklees Council RSI). Phone: 01484 425 522 Email: [email protected] Website
Leeds City of Sanctuary and Horsforth Town of Sanctuary
Leeds City of Sanctuary and Horsforth Town of Sanctuary are both part of the City of Sanctuary network, providing a welcome for people seeking asylum and refugees. Phone: 07932 063 648 Email: [email protected] Websites: Leeds CoS and Horsforth ToS
Nomad Opening Doors
Nomad Opening Doors is a homeless charity that helps single, non-priority people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Sheffield to access either supported accommodation or private rented accommodation. We also own two letting agencies. Contact: Karen Awdhali Phone: 01143210262 Email: [email protected] Website | Facebook
RAY (Refugee Action York)
Refugee Action York (RAY)'s vision is for all refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to be welcomed and fully accepted into local and regional communities, where they can feel safe and empowered to rebuild their lives. RAY works with refugees, asylum seekers and migrants from within and around the City of York. We provide a safe meeting point where people can seek information and support, learn new skills and languages and form lasting friendships. Through providing this support we hope to empower individuals to assist them in rebuilding their lives. Phone:07510 544 692 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
LEDAS
Leeds Destitute Asylum seekers Support (LEDAS) run two houses which each house up to 4 destitute asylum-seekers with No Recourse to Public Funds. We work collaboratively with Leeds City Council who provide grant support, and with PAFRAS who provide referral and case-work for our residents. Our aim is to provide family-style housing, in which the residents have dignity and independence. Housing essentials, food and an allowance are provided. The five LEDAS Trustees run the houses on a voluntary basis. Contact: Gillian Tober Email: [email protected] 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
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
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
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
WYDAN
WYDAN operate a winter night shelter for destitute asylums seekers in the Leeds area, providing befriending, signposting and a weekly financial allowance to those housed there. Phone: 07515 996 871 Email: [email protected] Website
Abigail Housing
Abigail Housing is a West-Yorkshire based charitable company dedicated to providing support and homes to refugees and asylum seekers who find themselves destitute on our streets. This includes those who have been refused asylum but cannot reasonably return to their country of origin (our Destitution Project in Bradford) and those given refugee status who have to leave their Home Office housing (our Refugee Project in Leeds). Contacts: Leeds Refugee Project: Email: [email protected] Phone: 07743 189 314 Bradford Destitution Project: Email: [email protected] Phone: 07547 238 162 CEO: Email: [email protected] Phone: 07908 364 112 Website / Facebook
ASSIST Sheffield
Since 2003, ASSIST Sheffield has provided accommodation, bespoke casework service and welfare payments to people forced into destitution by the asylum system. Offering a period of relative stability from which clients can begin to rebuild their lives and pursue their legal rights, ASSIST fosters an atmosphere of welcome in Sheffield, and works to challenge the policies of destitution and the hostile environment. Phone: 0300 201 0072 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Immigration and Asylum Support Kirklees
Immigration and Asylum Support Kirklees (formerly DASH - Destitute Asylum Seekers Huddersfield) provides support to asylum seekers including case work and helping prepare appeal applications, immigration advice, welfare support, volunteer mentor and integration projects and outreach projects. We're a dedicated, multicultural team of experts helping people navigate their asylum journey. Phone: 07707 382 647 Email: [email protected] Website
Leeds Asylum Seekers’ Support Network (LASSN)
Leeds Asylum Seekers’ Support Network (LASSN) works with refugees and asylum seekers living in Leeds, offering befriending and support to learn English. The Grace Hosting project links local volunteers with a spare room with asylum seekers and refugees who have nowhere to stay. Phone: 0113 373 1759 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
Open Doors Project (Hull)
Open Doors Project works with asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants, enabling them to integrate into the local society. We offer a range of services including accommodation, drop-in service, befriending, interpreting, food parcels, hardship funds, employment support basic English classes, Sport/social/music activities, Social and Health wellbeing Service and IT basic lessons and IT facilities. Contact: Jones Okolie Phone: 07561 103 961 Email: [email protected] Website / Facebook
St Augustine’s Centre
St. Augustine's Centre is a Halifax-based community centre that welcomes the vulnerable and cares for all, including destitute asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants. We enable individuals to access support and advice to help with basic needs, build confidence and prevent isolation through community participation. Contact: Becky Hellewell Phone: 01422 352 492 Email: [email protected] Website
St Monica’s Housing Ltd
St Monica's Housing St Monica's Housing are based in Leeds, providing short-term housing for destitute female asylum seekers. All are given support by PAFRAS/Red Cross in their asylum claims whilst accommodated. Contact: Tony O'Brien Phone: 07967 477 336 Email: [email protected] Website