Tuesday 19 December, 1pm to 4pm, Banqueting Suite The aim is to bring leaders of new communities closer to the decision makers of the council and the city, where communities can showcase their contribution to the city’s ambition, and who are bridging the gap between services and communities.
Leeds Asylum Charities write to the Home Secretary about a greater role for Local Authorities in Asylum Housing
A number of Migration Partnership members signed an open letter this week, urging the Government to bring Asylum Accommodation back under Local Authority Control. It was a rather hurried affair, but the letter was circulated and signatures were solicited/received in about 6 hours flat. Here’s some coverage of the letter in the Grauniad https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/14/charities-urge-ministers-to-let-councils-oversee-asylum-seeker-housing And […]
“If you could do one thing…” Local actions to promote social integration
via Kate Smith Since January 2017, the British Academy has led a programme of work to examine local actions to improve social integration in the UK. “If you could do one thing…” Local actions to promote social integration highlights practical, evidence-based interventions which could be replicated in other parts of the country to improve relationships […]
More on GDPR and Universal Credit – Third Sector Leeds
Third Sector Leeds (TSL) invites you to a short workshop to start discussing topics of particular importance in 2018. – Impact of the Universal Credit Rollout It has been confirmed that Universal Credit will be rolled out in Leeds in October 2018 and this workshop will explore what this means for the Leeds communities you […]
General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and Voluntary Action Leeds
By Sean Tunnicliffe at Forum Central As you will probably know there is a growing amount of discussion about General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) which come into force in May 2018 and Voluntary Action Leeds (VA-L) have been receiving an increasing amount of calls from local third sector orgs about it (most very worried). Similarly they’ve had groups contacting them […]
Job Vacancy at Manuel Bravo Project – OISC Caseworker
Vacancy: OISC Part-Time Caseworker Hours: 24 per week (days are flexible) Manuel Bravo Project provides free legal advice for people seeking asylum in Leeds. The Project employs OISC Caseworkers and benefits from a large team of volunteers including barristers, solicitors, law students and other individuals giving their time to assist people who are unable to […]
Refugee Council are recruiting an office coordinator in Leeds
see link for more details https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/jobs/5116_office_co-ordinator
Free food provision in Leeds over Christmas 2017
This is a version intended for members of the public. Another more detailed version for signposting services can be requested from Mary at the Food Aid Network
Resource of the Week #4: Asylum. Welfare. Work.
Asylumwelfarework.com is the website of an academic project run by @lucymayblin focusing on Asylum, Welfare and Work. There are some great articles and resources posted on here including the excellent
Have you checked/updated your helpinleeds.com entry recently?
Please can you check your entry on helpinleeds.com? You can make any Any changes can be made directly by clicking helpinleeds.com/update helpinleeds.com was launched in June 2015 and now lists 195 different organisations offering free help and assistance to asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants – and like all Directories, it goes out of date very […]
Job Vacancy: Housing Manager, Leeds
Abigail Housing provides accommodation and support to people made homeless at the end of the asylum process. This includes failed asylum seekers who cannot return safely to their country of origin (our Bradford Project) and refugees who have recently been granted leave to remain (our Leeds Project). An exciting opportunity has arisen, with the retirement […]
Vacancies: Communications, Media, Data, Partnerships & Policy Jobs at Migration Yorkshire
Migration Yorkshire have 4 exciting new posts to fill. These are all full-time, permanent posts in the centre of Leeds. Communications & Media Officer Data Officer Integration & Partnerships Officer Policy & Research Officer The deadline for all posts is 12 noon on Friday 12 January 2018. Please let your contacts know about these opportunities by […]