Lisa Norcross, Development Co-Ordinator at Together Lancashire, talks to us about their Lancashire Sanctuary Homes Project for refugees and destitute asylum seekers, and the challenges and rewards of turning an existing grassroots support network into a new charitable initiative. Tell us when and how the Lancashire Sanctuary […]
NACCOM’s Network Development Worker, Dave Smith, talks about how our member projects in the North West of England are responding to challenges in the sector by working together to innovate and #EndDestitution. What role does the North West play in accommodating those seeking asylum? “The North West […]
After a frustrating two-year wait, and pressure from parliamentarians and refugee campaign groups, the government has published its review of the Post Grant Appointment Service (PGAS). The PGAS, which began as a pilot project set up by the Home Office and the Department of Work and Pensions […]
Each year, NACCOM Members provide information on the number, needs and experiences of people accommodated through their services who are facing destitution because of the immigration system. Below is a summary of the ways data members provided in 2018 has been used. The information from the survey […]
To coincide with World Refugee Day, NACCOM has launched its Mind the Gap – One Year On report, which builds on findings published in June 2018 that made a direct link between Home Office policy and the high prevalence of homelessness among refugees in the UK. Details from […]
Please see below for vacancies this month, including King’s Arms Project and Praxis Community Projects. Got something to advertise? Get in touch. King’s Arms Project are recruiting a part-time Refugee Support Worker. Location: King’s House, Bedford MK42 9AZ Hours: 24 hours per week Salary: £12,360 per annum […]
CARAG (Coventry Asylum and Refugee Action Group) is a migrant rights group founded in 2013, made up of people seeking asylum, refugees and others going through the UK immigration system. The group have recently begun working on a new campaign called ‘Right To A Home’ (R2AH) so […]
Nottingham Arimathea Trust, a NACCOM member delivering housing and support to people who face destitution, was the recent winner of two local awards with prize money totalling £8,000. We caught up with their CEO, Caron Boulghassoul, to find out more about how they’ll spend the money. ‘The […]
Please see below for vacancies this month, including NACCOM’s Campaigns and Policy Co-ordinator and new opportunities with our members. Got something to advertise? Get in touch. NACCOM is recruiting a Campaigns and Policy Co-ordinator – Maternity Cover NACCOM is recruiting a Campaigns and Policy Co-ordinator for maternity cover. […]
Right to Rent legislation obliges landlords to undertake checks to ensure they are not providing private accommodation to those with certain immigration restrictions. Brought in under the 2014 Immigration Act, the scheme has served as a key component of the hostile environment for years, but in March […]
The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) UK accompany, serve and advocate on behalf of those currently detained in Immigration Removal Centres near Heathrow and those made destitute during the asylum process. Naomi Turner is the Communities of Hospitality Coordinator and oversees JRS UK’s hosting scheme, ‘At Home’. This […]
Today, at the first of two Funding Your Project conferences taking place this spring, NACCOM is proud to launch its ‘Funding Toolkit’. This free guide explores creative and innovative ways to generate income, with a specific focus on methods undertaken by projects working with people who are […]
Could you be NACCOM’s new Treasurer? We are currently looking for a Treasurer with a strong financial background to join our Board, and help us to develop the charity and bring about an end to destitution. See here for more details. NACCOM is a growing and ambitious […]
Later this month, join Docs Not Cops, Migrants Organise, Medact, JCWI, Runnymede Trust and 500 supporters and campaigners for the launch of the Patients Not Passports toolkit and learn how together we can bring down the Hostile Environment in the NHS. Patients not Passports: Challenging Far Right […]
Please read on for details of job vacancies in the network this month. Got something to advertise? Get in touch here. Job vacancies featured below include: JRS UK– Communications Assistant Action Foundation – Support Worker ASSIST Sheffield – Accommodation Coordinator Swindon City of Sanctuary – Hosting Coordinator Plus […]
NACCOM is recruiting for a Policy and Advocacy Coordinator (maternity cover)- could you be the person we’re looking for? The Policy and Advocacy Coordinator will oversee NACCOM’s advocacy work, developing and implementing the advocacy strategy. They will consult with member organisations and the people they are working […]
Happy to Host is a new one day event supporting and bringing together hosting schemes across the network. Taking place on Saturday 13th July 2019, this free event will celebrate the work of hosts, hear more about the experience of those being hosted, recruit volunteers to the […]
To assist with the development of skills and ideas for funding accommodation and support services for those facing destitution, and to launch our upcoming Funding Toolkit, NACCOM is hosting two ‘Funding Your Project’ events on 29th April (Leeds) and 14th May (London). These one-day events will feature […]
‘Seeking Asylum’, a report on women’s Experiences of Home Office Decision Making, Destitution and Mental Health Issues, has been recently published by a group of civil society activists including women seeking asylum in the West Midlands. The authors highlight the UK’s failure to fulfil the Convention on […]
NACCOM is recruiting several posts to assist in our work to end destitution amongst people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants with no recourse to public funds, and the deadline for the Communications Coordinator and Operations Coordinator are both coming up on Monday 18th March. Could you join […]
Areej Osman, placement administrator and former guest of UK-wide hosting scheme, Refugees at Home, was invited to an early screening of the first two episodes of Home, a new Channel 4 comedy series that was aired for the first time last night. Below she shares her views […]
‘From Pillar to Post’, new research by several Scottish refugee charities released this week, calls for a human rights based strategy to tackle asylum destitution. The research, coordinated by the Destitute Asylum Seeker Service (DASS), a Glasgow based project coordinated by the Refugee Survival Trust, Scottish Refugee Council, […]
Dying Homeless is an investigation logging when and how people are dying homeless in the UK. The project, for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, aims to both memorialise those that have died and provide irrefutable evidence on the scale of the issue. Maeve McClenaghan is an journalist who has been […]
Salma Ravat is the manager of One Roof Leicester (ORL), a NACCOM member in the Midlands working to reduce homelessness in their local community. One Roof runs a winter night shelter alongside a year-round housing scheme. As the winter draws to an end, we caught up with […]
Please read on for details of job vacancies in the network this month. Got something to advertise? Get in touch here. Job vacancies featured below include: PAFRAS– Director Action Foundation – Fundraising and Grants Officer, Drop in Coordinator, Drop in Manager Plus see here for jobs at NACCOM […]
Late in 2018, ‘re-documentation interviews’ took place at several reporting centres across the UK, conducted by Zimbabwean government officials with the permission of the Home Office. Since then at least two people who were subject to these interviews were detained, including Victor Mujakachi, a longstanding volunteer with […]
A housing project is helping migrants out of destitution by using an innovative model of funding and support. Run by Praxis Community Projects, in partnership with Commonweal Housing, the London-based project has been providing migrant families and single women who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) […]
Imagine… You came here because you had no choice. It cost you your country, your home, your dignity, your freedom, your family, your friends, your job, your baby. The UK government says you cannot work. The UK press say you are a burden, a drain on public […]
Refugee Action’s Asylum Guide Network is growing across the UK. With programmes in Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, Refugee Action are looking for 15 further organisations to join and offer Asylum Guides within their services. Read more about the plans below, and get in touch with Refugee Action […]
Within the NACCOM team, Angela Stapley (Grants and Admin Officer) and Lucy Smith (Communications and Advocacy Worker) are going on maternity leave in the summer of 2019. As such, we are recruiting several new posts to assist in our work to end destitution amongst people seeking asylum, […]
