An FGM clinic was launched a couple of weeks ago. This is a joint clinic with Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Touchstone and offers support for people who have physical and/or psychological health issues as a result of FGM.
Archive | September, 2019
Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Community Newsletter (MEMEC) and Referral Form
Find out more about Fostering Refugee Children
What? Are you interested in finding out more about caring for young refugees? Who? Migration Yorkshire, in partnership with Leeds City Council Fostering Team, are hosting a fostering information event in Headingley. Just drop in, no need to book: When? Thursday 10th October, 4pm-7pm and Saturday 12th October 2019 11am-1pm Where? Headingley Community Hub and […]
Important Information for Referrers to Solace Leeds
Making a referral – Important News October 2019 Leeds and Bradford waiting list As a temporary measure, Solace will not be accepting new general referrals for clients in the Leeds or Bradford areas from Monday 23rd September 2019. There are some exceptions to who can still be referred into our Leeds service. Please see below […]
New Group for Families Arriving via Family Reunion
Do you support Family Reunion arrivals? What? The British Red Cross in Leeds are running life-skills groups for families who have arrived on FR visas within the last 12 months. The groups are open to both sponsors and recently arrived family members, and children are very welcome to come along too. When? Groups are Mondays […]
Chair Vacancy with Abigail Housing
With the planned retirement of our Chair, we are seeking someone to lead our board of capable and experienced Trustees. This person will have senior leadership experience, ideally in the housing and/or refugee environment, the inspiration and ability to lead our charity strategically and be able to build relationships with external stakeholders. Our Refugee Housing […]
Resource of the Week #93: “Shana Tova”- Jewish High Holy Days
One of the most established migrant communities of Leeds is the Jewish Community. Whilst we (thankfully) don’t see many Jewish refugees these days, the refugee and asylum sector is full of staff and volunteers of Jewish descent. Many of whom will observe important Jewish festivals. We thought this document, explaining the dates of Jewish High […]
Repost of Asylum Matters’ newsletter
Posted with the usual encouragement to sign up for the newsletter directly… AIRE Transition: Issues with Migrant Help Service & Call for Case Studies The new Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility Assistance services (AIRE) contract, which is delivered by Migrant Help and offers a single integrated national service for asylum seekers, has gone live on […]
Leeds City of Sanctuary can help you find Volunteer opportunities with refugees and asylum seekers
Come and join our informal information session and find out about the varied volunteering opportunities with refugees and asylum seekers across Leeds. Monday 30th September, Malmarc House, 116 Dewsbury Road, LS11 6XD (LASSN offices). 5.45-6.45pm https://leeds.cityofsanctuary.org/2019/01/16/do-you-want-to-volunteer-with-refugees-in-leeds-in-2019-find-out-how-at-our-volunteer-information-sessio
Summary of Policy updates created for LASSN Trustees, but which you might also find useful
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