“This guide is for asylum seekers staying in temporary accommodation while their claim for asylum is being assessed, explaining UK rights and expectations and contains important information about: UK culture, values and law health and welfare services staying safe and getting support” You can find links to all these guides here – translated into Albanian […]
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Resource of the week #95 – Sanctuary in the Arts resource pack
Promoting a culture of welcome for people seeking sanctuary ‘Sanctuary in the Arts’ is a resource pack to inspire, support and promote the use of arts in nurturing a culture and practice of welcome for people seeking sanctuary in the UK. This resource pack contains practical guidance on how your organisation can embed sanctuary in […]
UPDATE Volunteering opportunities with refugees and asylum-seekers in the city from LCoS
via Tina at Leeds City of Sanctuary Following the session I delivered last night, here is information about current volunteer opportunities with R&AS in the city. It is lengthy but certainly not exhaustive! If you would like your volunteer role to be included for the next session please send me the details. Please share this […]
Resource of the week #94: New indices of multiple deprivation released + Migration Observatory’s new Local Data Guide
The new indices of multiple deprivation were released on 26th September. These are often called the “£1 billion dataset” due to the decisions that are made using them. You can access this data via the handy tool below: http://dclgapps.communities.gov.uk/imd/iod_index.html You can search by income deprivation, employment deprivation, education deprivation, health, crime, barriers to housing and […]
learningenglish.org.uk – the new, brilliant, Yorkshire-wide replacement for lel.help
“It can be very difficult to find information about ESOL classes. This website helps by listing all English language education providers and their classes in Yorkshire & the Humber, for anyone who wants to learn English and anyone who is helping them. The website was developed by the Migrant English Support Hub (MESH). MESH […]
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 […]
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
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.
New Home Office Guide to Living in Asylum Accommodation
The new Home Office Guide to Living in Asylum Accommodation (ie the places provided by Mears, previously by G4S) is now online here. It will be issued to people seeking asylum once they have transitioned under the new Asylum Accommodation & Support Services (AASC) contract, and will also be part of the new induction pack […]