We’ve previously mentioned the Home Office Welcome Guides, and told you that although they were an excellent idea, they were full of dodgy/broken weblinks. The Good news is that the […]
Archive | August, 2019
Re-vive is looking for volunteers who want to gain new skills!
Re-vive is a social enterprise based in Leeds which is working to minimise the issue of food waste in society. Every Tuesday, our team holds a market stall where we […]
Free Safeguarding in the Community Training from Voluntary Action in Leeds
It’s a great offer, and a great course – but it gets a bit shouty at the end “Aimed at learners who want an introduction to Safeguarding before they take […]
Resource of the week #89: Citizens Advice: Adviser Online – resources for advice professionals from the experts
Shared by John Donkersley (Immigration Expert at Citizens Advice) The expert advice team at Citizens Advice have launched Adviser Online, a brand new free resource for people working in the […]
Minor amendments to the LMP Blog (the Menus in particular)
We’ve used the Bank Holiday weekend to have a bit of a clear-out. What’s changed? The menus at the top of the blog have been simplified so it’s easier to […]
Transition to AASC and AIRE contracts in Yorkshire & Humberside – from Asylum Matters
On 8th August, Yorkshire & Humberside transitioned onto the new AIRE (advice, issue-reporting and eligibility) and AASC (accommodation & support) contracts, meaning the services delivered by Migrant Help and Mears […]
Refugee Council Starbucks Employabilty Programme
In Partnership with RETAS and PATH Yorkshire Are you are Refugee? Do you want to improve your employability skills and understanding of customer service? Do you want to work full […]
Asylum Statistics: April to June 2019 (fka Q2 2019)
Andrea at Asylum Matters has summarised the key findings below, and you can find the data tables here. There were 32,693 asylum applications in the UK (main applicants only) in […]
Volunteer Role: Children’s Advisor at Refugee Council
Refugee Council in Leeds are looking a new volunteer for the Children’s Advice project for 2 days per week. The main purpose of this post is to assist the Children’s […]
Job: Mental Health Support Workers, Part Time x 2, Touchstone, £21,589 pa/pro rata
An exciting opportunity to join the Connecting Opportunities team at Touchstone! Connecting Opportunities is a project that supports new migrants and refugees across West Yorkshire and part of North Yorkshire […]
Free digital skills ‘train-the-trainer’ workshop with 100% Digital Leeds – 11th September
100% Digital Leeds and Discovery with Three have partnered up to offer a free training workshop for those wanting to run basic digital skills sessions for their service users. Workshop […]
Leeds Migrant Health Board – LMP report from 20th August
Name of meeting: Migrant Health Board Date of meeting: 20th August 2019 LMP Representative: Karen Pearse Key issues/themes/messages A member of the DV Team at Safer Leeds gave a presentation. […]