The Home Office has published a welcome guide for new refugees. The guide has been adapted from the one that is provided to refugees arriving through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme. It contains useful information about how to make contact with the services that can help refugees once they have been granted refugee or Humanitarian […]
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Resource of the week #87: Home Office Indicators of Integration Framework 2nd version 2019
The Home Office has recently released (June 2019) the second version of the Indicators of Integration, first released in 2004. The framework is intended to provide ‘practical ways to design more effective strategies, monitor services and evaluate integration interventions’. It is encouraging that integration is recognised as a shared responsibility and works on the assumption […]
Resource of the week #85: BMA resource to help Drs and Medics understand more about Refugees and Asylum Seekers
The BMA has published a refugee and asylum seeker health resource to help doctors understand their specific health needs and how to overcome common barriers when accessing healthcare. https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/employment/ethics/refugee-and-asylum-seekers-health-resource It contains links to useful resources and relevant organisations. Why not tell your GP about it – next time you’re there? And, whilst you’re at it, […]
Resource of the week #84: Proof of identity and address when opening a bank account
This is a fantastic summary produced by Chapteltown Citizen’s advice. We’ve previously featured info on opening Basic Bank accounts but this is next level stuff – a comprehensive list of ID required by each of the main banks. Please share widely, and credit the good folks at Chapeltown CA when you do
AIRE contract update from Migrant Help
Migrant Help are committed to keeping stakeholders informed about the transition to the AIRE (Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility) contract to support asylum seekers in the UK. The following website link will take you to the first 3 AIRE newsletter’s (20th June, 4th July, 18th July), which are produced every fortnight. These newsletters gives you […]
Resource of the week #83: Further Education Special
We just found this excellent Guide to Further Education produced by Children’s Legal Centre
Resource of the week #82: UK Government Spending – an infographic
Many people are concerned about Government Spending: people often express views that too much is spent on one thing and too little on another. We’ve found a lovely infographic at information is beautiful which tries to show the relative size of government income and expenditure. Although it’s not strictly speaking Leeds or Migration related, we […]
Roads from the past: a short history of Britain’s Gypsies Roma and Travellers
Resource #81: Now I See You – a Comic book from strategiesforrefugees.com
Is this a resource? Sort of. It’s a comic which exemplifies the “Don’t try and persuade people with facts: show them relatable human stories” approach we mentioned in the last week’s resource of the week. You can find an HD version of this comic on their website strategiesforrefugees.com as well as versions in a variety […]
Resource of the Week #79: Applying Women Centred Principles to your work with Migrant Women
This week WomenCentre launched Applying Women Centred Principles at The Hepworth Wakefield. Here is a link to WomenCentre’s website where the report is available in PDF: https://womencentre.org.uk/connecting-opportunities/applying-women-centred-principles-report/ Further, broader info about women centred working is available here: https://womencentre.org.uk/connecting-opportunities/about-women-centred-working-with-women-migrants/ And finally, here is a link to a recent briefing about women centres and why they […]
Resource of the week #78: a quick guide to the asylum process.
A lot of us struggle to understand/explain the complexities of the asylum process. LASSN have produced a 90 second animation that attempts to explain things simply. You’ll need to play it at full screen (it’s in HD so you should be able to read it ok) pause/unpause it by hitting the space bar, but it’s […]
helpinleeds.com 2.0 is launched
helpinleeds.com has been updated from the original site, which LASSN launched during Refugee Week in 2016 It still contains more than 200 places where refugees and asylum seekers can find help in Leeds, is translated into 19 different languages designed with cheap smartphones in mind, so it should look fabulous, no matter how old your […]