Jon from LASSN writes Every 2 months LASSN produce a Policy update for our Trustees, (usually gathering up resources that have been posted on LMP) – a mixture of Local and National things with a small amount of commentary. I’ve cut and pasted it below in case anyone finds it useful to have all these […]
Migration Yorkshire update report July-Sept 2019
The latest update report from Migration Yorkshire, for the Leeds Migration Operations and Strategic group meetings
Resource of the week #92: Loads of classroom resources from UNHCR
Do you know a teacher? If you do, please tell them Excellent set of resources from United Nations High Commission for Refugees https://www.unhcr.org/uk/teaching-resources.html
Leeds Migration Partnership Strategy Meeting Notes 11th September 2019
Thank you to all who were able to attend the Leeds Migration Partnership strategy group meeting on the 11th September. The meeting notes are below but just to highlight some of the key notes: The Employment and Learning priority was introduced to the group through a case study Helen Laird from Public Health presented information […]
LMP Ops group on Monday 23rd September, 10-12 at One Community Centre.
The next Leeds Migration Partnership Operations Group Meeting is happening on Monday 23rd September, 10-12 at One Community Centre. There aren’t any notes from the LMP Ops group because that was the networking event during Refugee Week. Here’s the agenda All the best, and we’re looking forward to seeing you there Ali and Daniel, LMP Operations Group
Transition to AASC/AIRE- (aka Mears and Migrant Help) Update 3
Excellent briefing from Mary at Asylum Matters – please contact her directly about issues arising from this [email protected] AIRE The AIRE service is now live and you should be able to reach Migrant Help via: The FRC (First Response Centre) phoneline 0808 8010 503. Though the phoneline is available 24/7, calls are encouraged outside peak […]
Advising refugees and asylum seekers on volunteering opportunities – 25th September 2019
What? Volunteering Opportunities for member of the Refugee and Asylum Seeking Communities: When? Training 25 September 10 am – 12.30 pm Where? at Stringer House, Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) The Volunteer Centre, Leeds (VAL), LASSN, Refugee Council and RETAS have been working in partnership to increase the choice of volunteering opportunities for adults from Refugee […]
Sanctuary in Politics- Volunteer Mentor role
The City of Sanctuary Yorkshire & Humberside and North East regional co-ordinators, Sara and Sam, have joined forces to run a NEYH Sanctuary in Politics course, which will be held in Durham on 26th-28th September. For more info on the course, please see the attached documents. They are looking for one more mentor to support a Leeds-based […]
Ever have problems getting through to Home Office at Waterside Court?
We just found out about the Aylum Team Duty number: which apparently operates between 08:30 and 10:45 on weekdays: 0113 341 1955 This number came from an unnamed HO employee, after we’d raised concerns that the General line for reporting “0113 3865985 (only staffed between 10:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 16:00)” never seemed to […]
Community Connectors: place based support for isolated migrant households
A Community Connectors Project has been established within the Migration Team (who are based within the Communities Team at LCC) to support new migrant communities to connect with local services and existing community networks by encouraging participation and independence, that benefits all communities. 16 neighbourhoods in Leeds are now categorised as being in the most deprived […]
Universal Credit Contact for Organisations
Organisations supporting people apply for Universal Credit and search for jobs may face challenges during the process. Your organisation can access support/advice from the Department of Work and Pensions Leeds Partnership Manager, Simon Betts. Here are Simon’s contact details.
Mafwa Theatre Seeking Trustees
Mafwa Theatre are a community theatre organisation working with refugees, asylum seekers and settled Leeds communities since February 2018. Mafwa currently deliver a weekly women’s drama group at Leeds Refugee Forum in Lincoln Green. Mafwa are seeking to appoint 3-4 Trustees of the CIC to act in an advisory capacity, as they endeavour to build […]