WYDAN members have discussed how some asylum seekers are being given eviction letters (from Urban House) because they are believed to have assets/money that they must spend before they can access support. It appears that the rules around the retention of cash are not being made clear in the asylum screening process in London, and […]
Refugee Week 2017 Timetable
Download your copy or browse events here https://www.leedsmultiagency.org.uk/events/2017-06/
The Well-Bean Hope In A Crisis Café: Lincoln Green- Saturday Sunday, Monday evenings 6pm-12pm
Update from Asylum Matters – Q1 2017 Stats, Destitute Pregnant Women, Destitution in Scotland, Manifestos
Shamelessly ripping off Andrea’s work Q1 2017 Asylum Stats The immigration statistics for January to March 2017 have been released today. Key asylum figures are below and you can find the data tables here. Applications: In Q1 (2017), there were 6,516 asylum applications, compared with 7,419 in Q4 (2016). Decisions: There were 5,953 initial decisions in Q1 […]
Health, Wellbeing, and religion event: 17th June, 10am–3pm Roscoe Church Hall, 132 Chapeltown Road
Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network (LASSN) are moving offices
As of 9th June, their new offices will be Floor 4, Oak House, 94 Park Lane, Leeds LS3 1EL Please see this post for more details
Job: Team leader at BEACON 21hrs/week £23k
The Board of Trustees is seeking an experienced and dynamic Team Leader to support and develop the work of BEACON, following our recent strategic review. The organisation was established 12 years ago to support asylum seekers through its four projects: CHAT Conversation Club, CHAT Phoenix House, McKenzie Friends and Hosting. The Team Leader will have […]
Free music lessons for asylum seekers and refugees (guitar and keyboard)
Mondays, 10:00-12:00 at West Yorkshire Playhouse
Grant Opportunity – Leeds Migrant Access Project Plus
Here’s the advert – please note the deadline of June 9th. Small grass-roots orgs who think they have a role to play in this should think seriously about speaking with larger organisations about developing partnerships. All applications need to be done via the Yortender website
“The Translator” at The Hub – 23rd & 25th June
Think about a time you didn’t understand what was happening around you. Perhaps you didn’t understand the language, or why people were acting a certain way, or perhaps you were just in a meeting that was going way over your head. The Translator is a dynamic, surprising and humorous examination of how we communicate and […]
Leeds Migration Partnership – Papers from 10th May
These can all be found in the Dropbox, filed under Meetings – as usual. Minutes of meeting EUROCITIES brief – Pria Bhabra LMP way forward presentation – Jon Beech and Abdou Sidibe Approach to migration in Leeds presentation – Samantha Powell Regional report, Leeds – Migration Yorkshire
Forum Central – information about Health and Social Care in Leeds
Forum Central – the health and social care umbrella group formed by the coming together of Volition, the Physical and Sensory Impairment Network, Leeds Older People’s Forum, Tenfold – now have a single website and info portal. As well as a shiny new website, they will now be sending combined bulletins describing changes and developments […]