Links
National
- Refugee Council
The largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. They give direct help and support and also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed. - Refugee Council Just.Fair. Campaign
The Refugee Council’s Just.Fair. campaign seeks to address the issue of destitution amongst asylum seekers. - Enabling Christians in Serving Refugees
Assisting and equipping Christians to express God’s love in practical and informed ways to asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. - Church Action on Poverty Living Ghosts Campaign
seeks to address the issue of the destitution of asylum seekers. - Amnesty International UK
An organisation standing up for human rights world wide and particularly the rights of those who are persecuted and imprisoned. - The British Red Cross
In Birmingham the British Red Cross are very involved in supporting asylum seekers, especially those who are destitute.
Local
- Birmingham Churches Together
- ASIRT (Asylum Support and Immigration Resource Team)
provide immigration advice to asylum seekers. They run a drop-in service for advice on Thursdays. - Birmingham Money Advice and Grants (B-MAG)
is an anti-poverty agency which provides social work and legal advice services to individuals and communities in need. - BUMP
Birmingham Unaccompanied Minors Project is run by Save the Children UK. - Celebrating Sanctuary
Birmingham’s Refugee Week celebrations. - Karis Neighbour Scheme
seeks to offer practical support, friendship and advocacy in the local community in Ladywood through volunteers. - Sport4life UK
exists to change lives through the power of sport. They are running regular football sessions for asylum seeker and refugee men. - Handsworth Welcome!
A project of the churches in the Handsworth area of Birmingham serving refugees and asylum seekers: Contact Suzanne Dix on welcomeproject@yahoo.co.uk - Selly Oak World Friends
has monthly events for asylum seekers and refugees at Selly Oak Methodist Church, Birmingham. - Love Life Live Lent 2
More information about this innovative publication. - The Vietnamese Development Centre
is located in Handsworth. - Solihull Churches Refugee Support Group: A project of the churches in the Solihull providing a drop-in facility on Wednesdays near the Midlands Enforcement Unit for those asylum seekers who need to sign on there.
Contact swanmrsp@aol.com for more information.
Flyers
Independent Asylum Commission’s West Midlands Roadshow, an evening of free entertainment and information about the first independent review of the UK’s asylum system
Glossary
- Refugee — someone who is outside the country they normally reside in and is unable or unwilling to return home for fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.
- Asylum Seeker — a person who has applied for refugee status and is waiting to be considered by the Government.
- Volunteer — a person who works for an organisation without being paid. Many charities depend on the generous gifts of time, energy and commitment that volunteers offer.
- Refugee Council glossary
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