A treasure trove of resources, collated by the British Council to help schools prepare for asylum seeking and refugee children, as well as resources for running lessons. The list is a couple of years old now, but all the links still work, and there’s some really good stuff in here. A guide to good practice […]
Social prescribing services in Leeds
Social prescribing is a way of connecting people with health difficulties to community activities which may help them. There are three orgs doing this in Leeds, covering different areas of Leeds North CCG – run by Community Links South and East CCG- run by Touchstone West CCG – run by BARCA
Leeds Migration Partnership – Operations Group Ideas
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Become a member of an NHS Trust, and get your voice heard
At today’s LMP Ops group we discussed ways of influencing local NHS Healthcare providers. NHS Trusts are supposed to consult, draw inspiration from and seek support from their members. Why not put this to the test, and become a member of your local NHS Trust? Leeds Community Healthcare Trust Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust Leeds […]
Banking and asylum seekers/refugees
At today’s LMP Ops meeting there was a discussion of the Home Office checks which Banks are required to do from January 2018. Here’s an article from the Guardian in September talking about some of the problems in the communication of information between Home office and the banking firms. Here’s another article about the Banking […]
Refugees wanted to help design a guide to life in Leeds
via Jon at LASSN LASSN are looking for refugees to help them to design the new Transition guide for Leeds – a step-by-step guide to life in Leeds for the first 3 months following a positive decision. The content will cover access to housing, benefits, health, education as well as detailed guidance on the […]
International Women’s Group
The International Women’s Group meet once weekly at the Refugee Council to share ideas and join together in group activities. Each week we talk about, or try something new. Past sessions have included healthy eating, roles of men and women in the UK and basic first aid. Join us to meet new people and have fun […]
Universal Credit awareness sessions – March 2018
Universal Credit is due to be introduced in Leeds next year. In preparation the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are planning a couple of Universal Credit awareness presentations in March 2018. DWP have compiled a list of groups/organisations to be informed about these sessions and will be sending an email inviting people to the […]
Universal Credit Videos from today’s LMP Strategy Group
A number of online resources about Universal Credit were referenced at today’s LMP Strategy Group. Here they are. Thanks to Simon at DWP sand Lorna at Asylum Matters for suggesting these Webinar: Universal Credit – An introduction for homelessness services from Homeless Link Sorry we couldn’t embed it. Homeless Link‘s settings mean they won’t allow this […]
Resource of the Week #1: Electronic Immigration Network
Electronic Immigration Network (EIN) is the UK’s largest specialist provider of information on immigration and refugee law via the internet. EIN provides an online resource for immigration practitioners and for others with an interest in immigration, including immigrants and asylum seekers, students, journalists, judges, academics and researchers. Their free website is great – but they’ve […]
WYDAN Meeting (& AGM) – 13th December
The next WYDAN (West Yorkshire Destitute Asylum Network) meeting will be on Wednesday the 13th of December at Meeting Point in Leeds. We will be holding our AGM straight after this meeting, at the Red Cross building, which is 5 minutes’ drive from Meeting Point. We will be having a bring and share meal after […]
Santa knows no borders: 2nd December
Come and help raise solidarity and support for the Stand Up to Racism and Care4Calais Winter Appeal for refugees – Saturday 2 December, 12 noon on Briggate, Leeds – Leeds Stand Up to Racism are also joining the national Convoy on Saturday 9 December