ASSIST Sheffield are recruiting an Executive Director ASSIST Sheffield are seeking our first Executive Director to work alongside our fantastic Leadership Team to take the organisation into the next phase in our development. ASSIST is an organisation with a deep passion for social justice and a 17-year history of supporting destitute asylum seekers. We are […]
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March 2021 calendar of activities for asylum seekers and refugees
Check out the March calendar of activities from organisations across Leeds! Please share with colleagues and people you are working with. Notable additions this month include: Tuesday treats – from Touchstone Know Your Rights course – from DLA Piper/New Roots Energy Saving workshop – from National Energy Action/New Roots Filling in application forms; getting work […]
Update from Manuel Bravo – 11th Feb 2021
We are currently operating a different, reduced service and will continue to do so until the end of the current lockdown in England. Our phonelines are currently staffed every day between 9am and 11am. Calls made outside this time will be directed to our voicemail and called back as soon as we can. We are […]
Migrant Help Update Feb 21
Key points It’s tough and MH are working very hard. Avg waiting times on the helpline are 4-10 mins New recruits to MH will help reduce waiting times If you experience problems, please contact MH [email protected] [email protected]
New Roots: Vaccine info sessions for Arabic/Tigrinya/Farsi speakers
Refugee Council New Roots team are hosting vaccine information sessions next week: Wednesday 17th February 10am – Arabic Thursday 18th February 10am – Farsi Friday 19th February 10am – Tigrinya These sessions are an opportunity to ask questions to a health professional in your own language (interpreters available). Contact Amy for more information: [email protected] / […]
February calendar of activities for refugees and asylum seekers
Check out the February calendar of activities below. Notable extras for this month: Vaccine info sessions (with pharmacist) – Arabic/Farsi/Tigrinya interpreters available Confidence building for Tigrinya speakers Mindful Movement for women Please use contact details on the calendar for more information. If you’d like to add your activities onto the next calendar, please contact [email protected] […]
Staff Vaccination for Third sector partners
The following information has been shared via the Communities of Interest Network Vaccination: As you will be aware, the national COVID-19 vaccination programme began before Christmas. Forum Central is been working with partners including our local NHS, Leeds City Council and VAL to ensure that eligible frontline Third Sector health and community social care workers […]
Immigration Surgery – Speak to a Home Office Immigration Officer without fear of being arrested
Call us every Thursday between 13:30—16:30 on 0300 072 1678
Feedback from Migrant Help and Customer Feedback Survey -January 21
We are keen to improve the support we provide to service users and would like to encourage feedback from clients. Migrant Help has produced a feedback survey, to encourage clients to feedback which is anonymous and in 12 different languages. Please see the attached feedback survey information and the link below, if you can please […]
New Home Office Reporting Centre Numbers for Sheffield and Leeds – Jan 2021
Both Sheffield & Leeds Reporting Centres now have new telephone numbers for public callers Leeds 0300 1065267 [email protected] Sheffield 0300 0738248 [email protected] These numbers are available 09:30 – 14:30 Monday – Friday inclusive “Please note: these are for Reporting Centre queries only – we are not able to provide updates etc on individual […]
Service update: PAFRAS- Last drop-in of 2020 – 23rd December
The last PAFRAS drop-in of the year will be on 23rd December, 10-12, in St Aidan’s Church Hall. Sadly there won’t be a party this year but we will be offering our usual services: casework, mental health support and food parcels. We’ll also have some Christmas presents for clients who have children. We promise Christmas […]
November calendar of activities
Below is the November calendar of some local activities for refugees and asylum seekers, collated by the New Roots project. Please share with your organisations, volunteers, clients, and anyone else you think might be interested. Groups are run by different organisations so if you need more info please refer to the details on the calendar. […]