Brilliant resource shared by Katy from PATH Yorkshire Visiting the library can be a good way to meet different people, develop skills and practise English. Today on a visit we learned about what we can do… Register to get a free library card number, and you can practise listening skills, with audiobooks to download or […]
Asylum Matters update – 17th December 2021
We’re getting in touch with this, our final update to you all of 2021. We’ll resume the updates in January. For now, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year; and we look forward to campaigning with you in 2022! With thanks and best wishes from all of us at Asylum […]
Support to Asylum Seekers, Refugees and other Migrants over Christmas 2021
This amazing resource has been compiled and updated with the help of Jennifer Jennings at Leeds City Council. A massive thank you from everyone at LMP, Jenny. If you spot anything that isn’t right or that’s missing, please email [email protected] and we’ll do our best to update things. Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support Telephone support […]
Job: ESOL tutors £20-£30/hr depending on experience PATH Yorkshire – Deadline 15th December 2021
Sign the joint Yorkshire statement on welcoming refugees and the Nationality and Borders Bill
As you will know, the Nationality and Borders Bill was recently passed by MPs in its Third Reading in the House of Commons. This legislation goes against who we are as a region and will prevent us from offering the welcome we have always been proud to give in Yorkshire. A group of us from […]
Migrant Help Organisational Updates – December 2021
Migrant Help have also asked us to circulate these documents – their most recent national and regional updates from October 21, and a new organisational diagram (that refers to the new contact emails we’ve already posted here)
Changes to Migrant Help Emails – December 2021
Please be sure to look at/download the documents at the end of this post – which contain this info in printer-friendly formats – suitable for pinning to notice-boards etc ;o) As of 1st December 2021 Migrant Help will use the following inboxes to deal with incoming queries from service users and third party agencies. These […]
Funding Opportunity: Community Care Hub Grants
Shared on behalf of Voluntary Action Leeds: A funding pot has been identified to assist voluntary and community groups who are continuing to support the most vulnerable communities with the impact of the pandemic. It covers activity to be undertaken in January to March 2022. The funding is for those groups with unfunded existing and […]
Asylum Matters Yorkshire & Humber update – 8th December 2021
via Mary at Asylum Matters Urgent action: Please can I also draw your attention to the West Yorkshire joint statement against the Anti-refugee Bill, for which we are now seeking signatories. Please consider signing this statement on behalf of your group/organisation and please share with your wider networks if you can as we need as […]
PATH Yorkshire paid training opportunities in libraries/ events/ communications- deadline Friday 3rd December
Trainee Library Assistant Placement at Leeds Trinity University £15,000 per year, pro rata, exempt from tax and NI 35 hours per week, including 7 hours towards study Up to 12 months, subject to periodic reviews. Details – Trainee Library Assistant Application Form – PATH Better Futures Application Form 2021 CLOSING: Friday, 3 December 2021, 4 pm. Student […]
Resources for Afghan Refugees, from Refugee Action
Refugee Action have been quietly compiling a list of resources to help improve the support offered to Afghan Refugees. From Doctors of the World to the DWP, to translated guides on family reunion – there’s loads to go at here. if you know of anyone working alongside Afghan refugees – please make sure they are […]
Job: Destitution Caseworker at PAFRAS – Full Time (12month fixed term contract) £25,000
We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and passionate Destitution Caseworker, on a fixed term 12 month contract, to provide specialist advice and advocacy to support asylum seekers experiencing, or at risk of, destitution in Leeds. The Destitution Caseworker will work at the PAFRAS weekly drop-in, the PAFRAS office and some home working, providing […]