http://www.samphireproject.org.uk/ex-detainee-support/local-support-services/ – Click on this link for information about local support
Scottish Refugee Council and Refugee Survival Trust have launched an online petition and postcard campaign to raise opposition to UK destitution policies in Scotland.
For a powerful 7-minute and 2-minute edited documentary film following three people refused asylum and destitute living in Glasgow go to: www.stopdestitution.org.uk
NEW: Haringey Migrant Support Centre
provides a weekly drop-in service for migrants, offering free advice on immigration, welfare, health and housing, and signposting to other local services. We hope to create a welcoming and safe space in the borough and reach out to migrants who feel isolated.
No appointment necessary * Any nationality or immigration status welcome
The Centre is open every Monday
St John Vianney Church Hall, 386 West Green Road, N15 3QL
Drop-in sessions from 13:00 to16:00pm,
Volunteers needed between 11:30am and 17:00pm.
Contact us: [email protected] / tel: 07544078332
ASAP has issued 2 new factsheets on Section 4 Support for Families with dependant children and Pregnant refused asylum seekers
Regulations on free HIV treatment
The regulations around access to free HIV treatment for asylum seekers and migrants in England have been laid in Parliament and will come into force on 1 October 2012. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1586/introduction/made
Child Protection Manual – for African parents in the UK – Go to website below
http://www.afruca.org/publications.html
Scotland – Refugee Survival Trust
http://www.rst.org.uk/who_we_help/ Helps destitute people in Scotland
Accommodation help:
London – Useful Organisations and Contacts
Click on the link below for a wide range of useful information re day centres, access to medical help, food and clothing in London. Many thanks to Laura Hall for sharing this information with us.
London Useful Contacts Dec 2010
Finding support through studying and volunteering
If you have claimed asylum in UK, you may find life is uncertain and stressful:
- you will have little money
- you won’t be allowed to work (If UKBA takes longer than a year to make a decision on your application, you can request permission to work.)
Keeping sane:
Without work or money, you may get anxious and depressed. You may miss your own people and language. You may feel stressed by the uncertainty of not knowing when your application will be considered and how long it will take.
Fight depression:
- give yourself a daily timetable of things to do or learn or achieve
- make contacts
Finding support:
- make friends
- socialize
- join church, mosque or temple of your faith, language and culture, to strengthen you
- volunteer – look for opportunities to help local charities or groups
If you don’t trust your own community (which happens to many asylum seekers) find a voluntary refugee support group.